---
title: Download the Workload Protection policy
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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# Download the Workload Protection policy{% #download-the-workload-protection-policy %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                        |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download |

### Overview



The download endpoint generates a Workload Protection policy file from your currently active Workload Protection agent rules, and downloads them as a `.policy` file. This file can then be deployed to your agents to update the policy running in your environment.

**Note**: This endpoint is not available for the Government (US1-FED) site. Please reference the (US1-FED) specific resource below.



### Response

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OK
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| ----- | ---- | ----------- |

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```json
{}
```

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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

##### 
                  \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/remote_config/products/cws/policy/download" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Download the Workload Protection policy returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.csm_threats_api import CSMThreatsApi

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = CSMThreatsApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.download_csm_threats_policy()

    print(response.read())
```

#### 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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Download the Workload Protection policy returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::CSMThreatsAPI.new
p api_instance.download_csm_threats_policy()
```

#### 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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Download the Workload Protection policy returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"

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

func main() {
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewCSMThreatsApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.DownloadCSMThreatsPolicy(ctx)

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

	responseContent, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp)
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `CSMThreatsApi.DownloadCSMThreatsPolicy`:\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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Download the Workload Protection policy returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.CsmThreatsApi;
import java.io.File;

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

    try {
      File result = apiInstance.downloadCSMThreatsPolicy();
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling CsmThreatsApi#downloadCSMThreatsPolicy");
      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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Download the Workload Protection policy returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_csm_threats::CSMThreatsAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = CSMThreatsAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.download_csm_threats_policy().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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Download the Workload Protection policy returns "OK" response
 */

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

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

apiInstance
  .downloadCSMThreatsPolicy()
  .then((data: client.HttpFile) => {
    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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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