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# ErrorCodeSoftwareUpdateRequired

An error response that indicates the system requires a software update.

```
object ErrorCodeSoftwareUpdateRequired
```

## Discussion

The schema for a JSON or property list XML document that an MDM server’s 403 response body contains. The response headers need to include a “Content-Type” header that indicates whether the response returns JSON or XML.

The MDM server returns this response when a device enrolls in MDM during Setup Assistant and it requires the device to perform a software update before it can continue with enrollment and setup.

## Topics

### Objects

[`ErrorCodeSoftwareUpdateRequired.Details`](/documentation/DeviceManagement/ErrorCodeSoftwareUpdateRequired/Details-data.dictionary)

A dictionary that contains additional data about the software update required error code.


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