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Test a rule

POSThttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/testhttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/testhttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/testhttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/testhttps://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/testhttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/testhttps://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/testhttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/testhttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/test

Overview

Test a rule.

This endpoint requires the security_monitoring_rules_write permission.

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

Request

Body Data (required)

Field
Type
Description
rule
<oneOf>

Test a rule.

ruleQueryPayloads
[object]

Data payloads used to test rules query with the expected result.

Response

OK

Result of the test of the rule queries.

Field
Type
Description
results
[boolean]

Assert results are returned in the same order as the rule query payloads. For each payload, it returns True if the result matched the expected result, False otherwise.

Code Example

Test a 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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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/rules/test" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "rule": {
    "cases": [
      {
        "name": "",
        "status": "info",
        "notifications": [],
        "condition": "a > 0"
      }
    ],
    "hasExtendedTitle": true,
    "isEnabled": true,
    "message": "My security monitoring rule message.",
    "name": "My security monitoring rule.",
    "options": {
      "decreaseCriticalityBasedOnEnv": false,
      "detectionMethod": "threshold",
      "evaluationWindow": 0,
      "keepAlive": 0,
      "maxSignalDuration": 0
    },
    "queries": [
      {
        "query": "source:source_here",
        "groupByFields": [
          "@userIdentity.assumed_role"
        ],
        "distinctFields": [],
        "aggregation": "count",
        "name": ""
      }
    ],
    "tags": [
      "env:prod",
      "team:security"
    ],
    "type": "log_detection"
  },
  "ruleQueryPayloads": [
    {
      "expectedResult": true,
      "index": 0,
      "payload": {
        "ddsource": "source_here",
        "ddtags": "env:staging,version:5.1",
        "hostname": "i-012345678",
        "message": "2019-11-19T14:37:58,995 INFO [process.name][20081] Hello World",
        "service": "payment",
        "userIdentity": {
          "assumed_role": "fake assumed_role"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
EOF