# Retrieve real-time live status of a computer agent

Retrieves the real-time live status of a specific computer's agent. Returns whether the computer is currently online or offline.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/som/computers/{computer_resource_id}/liveStatus`

## Request URL

`https://`*[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)*`/dcapi/som/computers/{computer_resource_id}/liveStatus`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SOM.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  `application/agentLiveStatus.v1+json`

### Path Parameters

- **computer_resource_id** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  Unique identifier for the computer, get resource id from [Get Computers](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/computers-getcomputers.html)

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/som/computers/{computer_resource_id}/liveStatus \
  --header 'Accept: application/agentLiveStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

#### Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **isComputerLive** `boolean`  
  true if the computer agent is currently online, false if offline

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Computer agent is online

```json
{
  "isComputerLive": true
}
```

### Computer agent is offline

```json
{
  "isComputerLive": false
}
```

## API Limits

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**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.