---
title: Validate query
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Cloud Cost Management
---

# Validate query{% #validate-query %}

{% tab title="v2" %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                             |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query |

### Overview

Validate a tag pipeline query - Validate the syntax and structure of a tag pipeline query

OAuth apps require the `cloud_cost_management_read` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#cloud-cost-management) to access this endpoint.



### Request

#### Body Data (required)



{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field | Field                   | Type   | Description                                                         |
| ------------ | ----------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data                    | object | The definition of `RulesValidateQueryRequestData` object.           |
| data         | attributes              | object | The definition of `RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes` object. |
| attributes   | Query [*required*] | string | The `attributes` `Query`.                                           |
| data         | id                      | string | The `RulesValidateQueryRequestData` `id`.                           |
| data         | type [*required*]  | enum   | Validate query resource type. Allowed enum values: `validate_query` |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "Query": "example:query AND test:true"
    },
    "type": "validate_query"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
The definition of `RulesValidateQueryResponse` object.

| Parent field | Field                       | Type   | Description                                                               |
| ------------ | --------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data                        | object | The definition of `RulesValidateQueryResponseData` object.                |
| data         | attributes                  | object | The definition of `RulesValidateQueryResponseDataAttributes` object.      |
| attributes   | Canonical [*required*] | string | The `attributes` `Canonical`.                                             |
| data         | id                          | string | The `RulesValidateQueryResponseData` `id`.                                |
| data         | type [*required*]      | enum   | Validate response resource type. Allowed enum values: `validate_response` |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "Canonical": "canonical query representation"
    },
    "type": "validate_response"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

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

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

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

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                          \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tags/enrichment/validate-query" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "Query": "example:query AND test:true"
    },
    "type": "validate_query"
  }
}
EOF 
                        
##### 

```go
// Validate query 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() {
	body := datadogV2.RulesValidateQueryRequest{
		Data: &datadogV2.RulesValidateQueryRequestData{
			Attributes: &datadogV2.RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes{
				Query: "example:query AND test:true",
			},
			Type: datadogV2.RULESVALIDATEQUERYREQUESTDATATYPE_VALIDATE_QUERY,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewCloudCostManagementApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.ValidateQuery(ctx, body)

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

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

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Validate query returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.CloudCostManagementApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.RulesValidateQueryRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.RulesValidateQueryRequestData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.RulesValidateQueryRequestDataType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.RulesValidateQueryResponse;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    CloudCostManagementApi apiInstance = new CloudCostManagementApi(defaultClient);

    RulesValidateQueryRequest body =
        new RulesValidateQueryRequest()
            .data(
                new RulesValidateQueryRequestData()
                    .attributes(
                        new RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes()
                            .query("example:query AND test:true"))
                    .type(RulesValidateQueryRequestDataType.VALIDATE_QUERY));

    try {
      RulesValidateQueryResponse result = apiInstance.validateQuery(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling CloudCostManagementApi#validateQuery");
      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://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```python
"""
Validate query returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.cloud_cost_management_api import CloudCostManagementApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.rules_validate_query_request import RulesValidateQueryRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.rules_validate_query_request_data import RulesValidateQueryRequestData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.rules_validate_query_request_data_attributes import (
    RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.rules_validate_query_request_data_type import RulesValidateQueryRequestDataType

body = RulesValidateQueryRequest(
    data=RulesValidateQueryRequestData(
        attributes=RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes(
            query="example:query AND test:true",
        ),
        type=RulesValidateQueryRequestDataType.VALIDATE_QUERY,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = CloudCostManagementApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.validate_query(body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Validate query returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::CloudCostManagementAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::RulesValidateQueryRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::RulesValidateQueryRequestData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes.new({
      query: "example:query AND test:true",
    }),
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::RulesValidateQueryRequestDataType::VALIDATE_QUERY,
  }),
})
p api_instance.validate_query(body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```rust
// Validate query returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_cloud_cost_management::CloudCostManagementAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::RulesValidateQueryRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::RulesValidateQueryRequestData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::RulesValidateQueryRequestDataType;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = RulesValidateQueryRequest::new().data(
        RulesValidateQueryRequestData::new(RulesValidateQueryRequestDataType::VALIDATE_QUERY)
            .attributes(RulesValidateQueryRequestDataAttributes::new(
                "example:query AND test:true".to_string(),
            )),
    );
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = CloudCostManagementAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.validate_query(body).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Validate query returns "OK" response
 */

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

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.CloudCostManagementApi(configuration);

const params: v2.CloudCostManagementApiValidateQueryRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        query: "example:query AND test:true",
      },
      type: "validate_query",
    },
  },
};

apiInstance
  .validateQuery(params)
  .then((data: v2.RulesValidateQueryResponse) => {
    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://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}