# Get current targets as resource IDs

Returns the current targets of a collection, configuration as an array of numeric resource IDs. The response format matches the input expected by the [modifyTargets](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/deployment-fw-modify-targets-new.html) endpoint — making it easy to fetch, modify, and resubmit targets without format conversion. To use this format, pass `useResourceIdFormat=true` as a query parameter.

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/target/{collectionId}/getTargets`

## Request URL

`https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/dcapi/target/{collectionId}/getTargets`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Configurations.READ`, `DesktopCentralCloud.SWDeployment.READ`, `DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.READ`, `DesktopCentralCloud.VulnerabilityMgmt.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

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

### Path Parameters

- **collectionId** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - The unique numeric identifier of the collection whose targets are to be retrieved. Fetch from [Get Configurations View](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/deployment-fw-get-configurations-view.html).

### Query Parameters

- **useResourceIdFormat** `boolean` — **Mandatory**
  - Set to true to receive the Resource-ID format response containing numeric resource IDs. Omit or set false for the domain/value pairs format.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://appdomains/dcapi/target/{collectionId}/getTargets?useResourceIdFormat=SOME_BOOLEAN_VALUE' \
  --header 'Accept: application/getTargets.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **collectionId** `long`
    - Unique collection ID whose targets are returned.
  - **targetDetails** `JSON Object`
    - Target descriptor in Resource ID format containing the target type and an array of numeric resource IDs.

### HTTP Code 400

Response Body — `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **error_code** `string`
    - `CONFIG_INVALID_INPUT_DATA`: the specified collection is expired or no longer alive.
  - **error_description** `string`
    - Message indicating the collection is not active or has expired.

### 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

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Computer-type collection with three targeted resources (Resource ID format)

```json
{
  "collectionId": 12345,
  "targetDetails": {
    "values": [
      1001,
      1002,
      1003
    ],
    "type": "computer"
  }
}
```

### User-type collection with two targeted user resources (Resource ID format)

```json
{
  "collectionId": 67890,
  "targetDetails": {
    "values": [
      2001,
      2002
    ],
    "type": "user"
  }
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 400

### Collection is expired or no longer active

```json
{
  "error_description": "Collection is not active or expired",
  "error_code": "CONFIG_INVALID_INPUT_DATA"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 401

### User lacks read role for this configuration type

```json
{
  "error_description": "Access denied - You are not allowed to access the requested resource.",
  "error_code": "UAC_UNAUTHORIZED"
}
```

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