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title: Get a WAF Policy
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# Get a WAF Policy{% #get-a-waf-policy %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                                 |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/{policy_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/{policy_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/{policy_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/{policy_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/{policy_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/{policy_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/{policy_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/{policy_id} |

### Overview

Retrieve a WAF policy by ID.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                        | Type   | Description           |
| --------------------------- | ------ | --------------------- |
| policy_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the policy. |

### Response

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OK
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Response object that includes a single WAF policy.

| Parent field | Field                         | Type      | Description                                                                                                                      |
| ------------ | ----------------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data                          | object    | Object for a single WAF policy.                                                                                                  |
| data         | attributes                    | object    | A WAF policy.                                                                                                                    |
| attributes   | description [*required*] | string    | Description of the WAF policy.                                                                                                   |
| attributes   | isDefault                     | boolean   | Make this policy the default policy. The default policy is applied to every service not specifically assigned to another policy. |
| attributes   | name [*required*]        | string    | The name of the WAF policy.                                                                                                      |
| attributes   | protectionPresets             | [string]  | Presets enabled on this policy.                                                                                                  |
| attributes   | rules                         | [object]  | Rule overrides applied by the policy.                                                                                            |
| rules        | blocking [*required*]    | boolean   | When blocking is enabled, the rule will block the traffic matched by this rule.                                                  |
| rules        | enabled [*required*]     | boolean   | When false, this rule will not match any traffic.                                                                                |
| rules        | extended_data_collection      | boolean   | When true, collects additional data from the WAF for this rule.                                                                  |
| rules        | id [*required*]          | string    | Override the parameters for this WAF rule identifier.                                                                            |
| attributes   | rulesets                      | [object]  | **DEPRECATED**: Deprecated: Ruleset overrides. Use `protectionPresets` instead.                                                  |
| rulesets     | blocking [*required*]    | boolean   | When blocking is enabled, the ruleset will block the traffic it matches.                                                         |
| rulesets     | enabled [*required*]     | boolean   | When false, this ruleset will not match any traffic.                                                                             |
| rulesets     | id [*required*]          | string    | The identifier of the ruleset to override.                                                                                       |
| attributes   | scope                         | [object]  | The scope of the WAF policy.                                                                                                     |
| scope        | env [*required*]         | string    | The environment scope for the WAF policy.                                                                                        |
| scope        | service [*required*]     | string    | The service scope for the WAF policy.                                                                                            |
| attributes   | version                       | int64     | Version of the WAF ruleset maintained by Datadog used by this policy. 0 is the default value.                                    |
| data         | id                            | string    | The ID of the policy.                                                                                                            |
| data         | meta                          | object    | Metadata associated with the WAF policy.                                                                                         |
| meta         | added_at                      | date-time | The date and time the WAF policy was created.                                                                                    |
| meta         | added_by                      | string    | The handle of the user who created the WAF policy.                                                                               |
| meta         | added_by_name                 | string    | The name of the user who created the WAF policy.                                                                                 |
| meta         | modified_at                   | date-time | The date and time the WAF policy was last updated.                                                                               |
| meta         | modified_by                   | string    | The handle of the user who last updated the WAF policy.                                                                          |
| meta         | modified_by_name              | string    | The name of the user who last updated the WAF policy.                                                                            |
| data         | type                          | enum      | The type of the resource. The value should always be `policy`. Allowed enum values: `policy`                                     |

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```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Policy applied to internal web applications.",
      "isDefault": false,
      "name": "Internal Network Policy",
      "protectionPresets": [
        "attack-tools"
      ],
      "rules": [
        {
          "blocking": false,
          "enabled": true,
          "extended_data_collection": false,
          "id": "rasp-001-002"
        }
      ],
      "rulesets": [
        {
          "blocking": false,
          "enabled": true,
          "id": "attack_tool"
        }
      ],
      "scope": [
        {
          "env": "prod",
          "service": "billing-service"
        }
      ],
      "version": 0
    },
    "id": "2857c47d-1e3a-4300-8b2f-dc24089c084b",
    "meta": {
      "added_at": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "added_by": "john.doe@datadoghq.com",
      "added_by_name": "John Doe",
      "modified_at": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "modified_by": "john.doe@datadoghq.com",
      "modified_by_name": "John Doe"
    },
    "type": "policy"
  }
}
```

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Not Authorized
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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Too many requests
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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### Code Example

##### 
                  \# Path parameters export policy_id="recommended" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/asm/waf/policies/${policy_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
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