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Create a suppression rule

POSThttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressionshttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressionshttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressionshttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressionshttps://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressionshttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressionshttps://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressionshttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressionshttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions

Overview

Create a new suppression rule.

OAuth apps require the security_monitoring_suppressions_write authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Request

Body Data (required)

The definition of the new suppression rule.

Field
Type
Description
data [required]
object

Object for a single suppression rule.

Response

OK

Response object containing a single suppression rule.

Field
Type
Description
data
object

The suppression rule's properties.

Code Example

Create a suppression rule returns "OK" response
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us3.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us5.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.eu"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap2.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="uk1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="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 POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="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 POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "suppression_query": "env:staging status:low",
      "tags": [
        "technique:T1110-brute-force",
        "source:cloudtrail"
      ]
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
Create a suppression rule with an exclusion query returns "OK" response
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us3.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us5.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.eu"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap2.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="uk1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="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 POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="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 POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/suppressions" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "This rule suppresses low-severity signals in staging environments.",
      "enabled": true,
      "start_date": 1637493071000,
      "expiration_date": 1638443471000,
      "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
      "rule_query": "type:log_detection source:cloudtrail",
      "data_exclusion_query": "account_id:12345"
    },
    "type": "suppressions"
  }
}
EOF