---
title: Edit a monitor configuration policy
description: Edit a monitor configuration policy.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API > Edit a monitor configuration policy
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/jen.gilbert/astro-base/llms.txt).

# Edit a monitor configuration policy

## v2 (latest)

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                          |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | PATCH https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}      |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | PATCH https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | PATCH https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}  |

### Overview

Edit a monitor configuration policy.

This endpoint requires the `monitor_config_policy_write` permission.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Field                  | Type   | Description                             |
| ---------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- |
| policy_id [*required*] | string | ID of the monitor configuration policy. |

### Request

#### Body Data (required)

Description of the update.

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
| Parent field | Field                        | Type     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]            | object   | A monitor configuration policy data.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| data         | attributes [*required*]      | object   | Policy and policy type for a monitor configuration policy.                                                                                                                                                 |
| attributes   | policy [*required*]          | <oneOf>  | Configuration for the policy.                                                                                                                                                                              |
| policy       | Object 1                     | object   | Tag attributes of a monitor configuration policy.                                                                                                                                                          |
| Object 1     | tag_key                      | string   | The key of the tag.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Object 1     | tag_key_required             | boolean  | If a tag key is required for monitor creation.                                                                                                                                                             |
| Object 1     | valid_tag_values             | [string] | Valid values for the tag.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| policy       | Object 2                     | object   | Downtime duration attributes of a monitor configuration policy.                                                                                                                                            |
| Object 2     | max_duration_ms [*required*] | int64    | The maximum allowed downtime duration, in milliseconds.                                                                                                                                                    |
| attributes   | policy_type [*required*]     | enum     | The monitor configuration policy type. `tag` enforces required tags on monitors. `downtime` sets a maximum downtime duration for the organization. Allowed enum values: `tag`, `downtime`. Default: `tag`. |
| data         | id [*required*]              | string   | ID of this monitor configuration policy.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| data         | type [*required*]            | enum     | Monitor configuration policy resource type. Allowed enum values: `monitor-config-policy`. Default: `monitor-config-policy`.                                                                                |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "policy": {
        "tag_key": "examplemonitor",
        "tag_key_required": false,
        "valid_tag_values": [
          "prod",
          "staging"
        ]
      },
      "policy_type": "tag"
    },
    "id": "00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000",
    "type": "monitor-config-policy"
  }
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}

### Response

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="200" %}
OK

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
Response for retrieving a monitor configuration policy.

| Parent field | Field                        | Type     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data                         | object   | A monitor configuration policy data.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| data         | attributes                   | object   | Policy and policy type for a monitor configuration policy.                                                                                                                                                 |
| attributes   | policy                       | <oneOf>  | Configuration for the policy.                                                                                                                                                                              |
| policy       | Object 1                     | object   | Tag attributes of a monitor configuration policy.                                                                                                                                                          |
| Object 1     | tag_key                      | string   | The key of the tag.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Object 1     | tag_key_required             | boolean  | If a tag key is required for monitor creation.                                                                                                                                                             |
| Object 1     | valid_tag_values             | [string] | Valid values for the tag.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| policy       | Object 2                     | object   | Downtime duration attributes of a monitor configuration policy.                                                                                                                                            |
| Object 2     | max_duration_ms [*required*] | int64    | The maximum allowed downtime duration, in milliseconds.                                                                                                                                                    |
| attributes   | policy_type                  | enum     | The monitor configuration policy type. `tag` enforces required tags on monitors. `downtime` sets a maximum downtime duration for the organization. Allowed enum values: `tag`, `downtime`. Default: `tag`. |
| data         | id                           | string   | ID of this monitor configuration policy.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| data         | type                         | enum     | Monitor configuration policy resource type. Allowed enum values: `monitor-config-policy`. Default: `monitor-config-policy`.                                                                                |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "policy": {
        "tag_key": "datacenter",
        "tag_key_required": true,
        "valid_tag_values": [
          "prod",
          "staging"
        ]
      },
      "policy_type": "tag"
    },
    "id": "00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000",
    "type": "monitor-config-policy"
  }
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="403" %}
Forbidden

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="404" %}
Not Found

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="422" %}
Unprocessable Entity

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="429" %}
Too many requests

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}

### Code Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Curl" %}
```bash
# Path parameters
export policy_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" # Or us3.datadoghq.com, us5.datadoghq.com, datadoghq.eu, ap1.datadoghq.com, ap2.datadoghq.com, uk1.datadoghq.com, ddog-gov.com, us2.ddog-gov.com
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/monitor/policy/${policy_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "policy": {
        "tag_key": "examplemonitor",
        "tag_key_required": false,
        "valid_tag_values": [
          "prod",
          "staging"
        ]
      },
      "policy_type": "tag"
    },
    "id": "00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000",
    "type": "monitor-config-policy"
  }
}
EOF
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Go" %}
```go
// Edit a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	// there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
	MonitorConfigurationPolicyDataID := os.Getenv("MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID")

	body := datadogV2.MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest{
		Data: datadogV2.MonitorConfigPolicyEditData{
			Attributes: datadogV2.MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest{
				Policy: datadogV2.MonitorConfigPolicyPolicy{
					MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy: &datadogV2.MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy{
						TagKey:         datadog.PtrString("examplemonitor"),
						TagKeyRequired: datadog.PtrBool(false),
						ValidTagValues: []string{
							"prod",
							"staging",
						},
					}},
				PolicyType: datadogV2.MONITORCONFIGPOLICYTYPE_TAG,
			},
			Id:   MonitorConfigurationPolicyDataID,
			Type: datadogV2.MONITORCONFIGPOLICYRESOURCETYPE_MONITOR_CONFIG_POLICY,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, datadog.ContextAccessToken, os.Getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"))
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewMonitorsApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.UpdateMonitorConfigPolicy(ctx, MonitorConfigurationPolicyDataID, body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `MonitorsApi.UpdateMonitorConfigPolicy`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `MonitorsApi.UpdateMonitorConfigPolicy`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" go run "main.go"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Java" %}
```java
// Edit a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.MonitorsApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyEditData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyPolicy;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyResourceType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyType;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setAccessToken(System.getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"));
    MonitorsApi apiInstance = new MonitorsApi(defaultClient);

    // there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
    String MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID =
        System.getenv("MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID");

    MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest body =
        new MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest()
            .data(
                new MonitorConfigPolicyEditData()
                    .attributes(
                        new MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest()
                            .policy(
                                new MonitorConfigPolicyPolicy(
                                    new MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy()
                                        .tagKey("examplemonitor")
                                        .tagKeyRequired(false)
                                        .validTagValues(Arrays.asList("prod", "staging"))))
                            .policyType(MonitorConfigPolicyType.TAG))
                    .id(MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID)
                    .type(MonitorConfigPolicyResourceType.MONITOR_CONFIG_POLICY));

    try {
      MonitorConfigPolicyResponse result =
          apiInstance.updateMonitorConfigPolicy(MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID, body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling MonitorsApi#updateMonitorConfigPolicy");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" java "Example.java"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Python" %}
```python
"""
Edit a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.monitors_api import MonitorsApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.monitor_config_policy_attribute_edit_request import (
    MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.monitor_config_policy_edit_data import MonitorConfigPolicyEditData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.monitor_config_policy_edit_request import MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.monitor_config_policy_resource_type import MonitorConfigPolicyResourceType
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.monitor_config_policy_tag_policy import MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.monitor_config_policy_type import MonitorConfigPolicyType

# there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID = environ["MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID"]

body = MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest(
    data=MonitorConfigPolicyEditData(
        attributes=MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest(
            policy=MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy(
                tag_key="examplemonitor",
                tag_key_required=False,
                valid_tag_values=[
                    "prod",
                    "staging",
                ],
            ),
            policy_type=MonitorConfigPolicyType.TAG,
        ),
        id=MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID,
        type=MonitorConfigPolicyResourceType.MONITOR_CONFIG_POLICY,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.access_token = environ["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = MonitorsApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.update_monitor_config_policy(policy_id=MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID, body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" python3 "example.py"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Ruby" %}
```ruby
# Edit a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.access_token = ENV["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::MonitorsAPI.new

# there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID = ENV["MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID"]

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::MonitorConfigPolicyEditData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest.new({
      policy: DatadogAPIClient::V2::MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy.new({
        tag_key: "examplemonitor",
        tag_key_required: false,
        valid_tag_values: [
          "prod",
          "staging",
        ],
      }),
      policy_type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::MonitorConfigPolicyType::TAG,
    }),
    id: MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID,
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::MonitorConfigPolicyResourceType::MONITOR_CONFIG_POLICY,
  }),
})
p api_instance.update_monitor_config_policy(MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID, body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" rb "example.rb"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Rust" %}
```rust
// Edit a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_monitors::MonitorsAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MonitorConfigPolicyEditData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MonitorConfigPolicyPolicy;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MonitorConfigPolicyResourceType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MonitorConfigPolicyType;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
    let monitor_configuration_policy_data_id =
        std::env::var("MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID").unwrap();
    let body = MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest::new(MonitorConfigPolicyEditData::new(
        MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest::new(
            MonitorConfigPolicyPolicy::MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy(Box::new(
                MonitorConfigPolicyTagPolicy::new()
                    .tag_key("examplemonitor".to_string())
                    .tag_key_required(false)
                    .valid_tag_values(vec!["prod".to_string(), "staging".to_string()]),
            )),
            MonitorConfigPolicyType::TAG,
        ),
        monitor_configuration_policy_data_id.clone(),
        MonitorConfigPolicyResourceType::MONITOR_CONFIG_POLICY,
    ));
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = MonitorsAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .update_monitor_config_policy(monitor_configuration_policy_data_id.clone(), body)
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="TypeScript" %}
```typescript
/**
 * Edit a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration({
  authMethods: {
    AuthZ: {
      accessToken: process.env.DD_BEARER_TOKEN as string,
    },
  },
});
const apiInstance = new v2.MonitorsApi(configuration);

// there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
const MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID = process.env
  .MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID as string;

const params: v2.MonitorsApiUpdateMonitorConfigPolicyRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        policy: {
          tagKey: "examplemonitor",
          tagKeyRequired: false,
          validTagValues: ["prod", "staging"],
        },
        policyType: "tag",
      },
      id: MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID,
      type: "monitor-config-policy",
    },
  },
  policyId: MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID,
};

apiInstance
  .updateMonitorConfigPolicy(params)
  .then((data: v2.MonitorConfigPolicyResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" tsc "example.ts"
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}