# Retrieve Patch Approval Settings

Retrieves the current patch approval settings (automatic or manual).

**This API endpoint is deprecating soon**

## Endpoint

`GET /api/1.4/patch/approvalsettings`

## Request URL

https://[*{serverurl}*](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/api/1.4/patch/approvalsettings

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.PatchMgmt.READ`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Query Parameters

- **searchvalue** `string` *(Optional)*
- **searchcolumn** `string` *(Optional)*
- **searchtype** `string` *(Optional)*
- **sortorder** `string` *(Optional)*
- **orderby** `string` *(Optional)*
- **pagelimit** `string` *(Optional)*: Number of records per page.
- **page** `integer` *(Optional)*: Current page number for pagination.
- **customerid** `long` *(Optional)*

## Sample Request

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/api/1.4/patch/approvalsettings \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

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

- `JSON Object`
  - **message_type** `string`: Value: approvalsettings
  - **message_response** `JSON Object`: Patch approval settings data
  - **message_version** `string`: API version: 1.0
  - **status** `string`: Operation status: success
  - **response_code** `string`: Response code: 200

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Current patch approval mode

```json
{
  "response_code": 200,
  "message_type": "approvalsettings",
  "message_response": {
    "approvalsettings": {
      "patch_approval": "automatic"
    }
  },
  "message_version": "1.0",
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Rate Limits

**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.