# Enables automatic package creation for one or more software

Enables auto-update for specified software IDs by associating each with an auto-update policy. When enabled, new template packages are automatically created when updates are available.

## Endpoints

`POST /dcapi/swDeployment/enableSWAutoUpdate`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/swDeployment/enableSWAutoUpdate`

## Scope

`SWDeployment.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/enableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**: `application/enableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

JSON Object:

- **softwareId** `long` — Optional

  Software ID to enable auto-update for. Obtain from the `swID` field in the response of the [List Auto Update Eligible Software](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/templates-list-auto-update-eligible-software.html) API.

- **policyId** `long` — Optional

  Auto-update policy ID to associate with this software. Obtain from the `policyId` field in the response of the [List Auto Update Policies](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/onpremise/templates-list-auto-update-policies.html) API.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/swDeployment/enableSWAutoUpdate \
  --header 'Accept: application/enableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/enableSWAutoUpdate.v1+json' \
  --data '[{"softwareId":2001,"policyId":1}]'
```

## Sample Request Body

### Enable auto-update for one software with a policy

```json
[
  {
    "softwareId": 2001,
    "policyId": 1
  }
]
```

### Enable for multiple software

```json
[
  {
    "softwareId": 2001,
    "policyId": 1
  },
  {
    "softwareId": 2002,
    "policyId": 2
  }
]
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **status** `integer`

  `0` on success, `-1` on failure

### HTTP code 401

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **errorCode** `long`

  Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (`authentication=required`)

- **errorMsg** `string`

  Authentication failure reason

### HTTP code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

JSON Object:

- **errorCode** `string`

  `INTERNAL_ERROR` for general failures, `SW_INTERNAL_ERROR` for software deployment internal errors

- **errorMessage** `string`

  Internal server error with details about the template/auto-update operation failure

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **401** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Enabled successfully

```json
{
  "status": 0
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

### User lacks required role

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Unauthorized access",
  "errorCode": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

### Server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## Rate Limit

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration — Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold — Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period — Wait time before consecutive API requests.