--- title: Get Entity Risk Score description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Entity Risk Scores --- > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt). # Get Entity Risk Score{% #get-entity-risk-score %} Copy pageCopied {% tab title="v2" %} **Note**: This endpoint is in public beta and it's subject to change. If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/). | Datadog site | API endpoint | | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | | ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | | app.datadoghq.eu | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | | app.ddog-gov.com | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | | us2.ddog-gov.com | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | | uk1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | | app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | | us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | | us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/{entity_id} | ### Overview Get the risk score for a specific entity by its ID. Returns security risk assessment including risk score, severity, detected signals, misconfigurations, and identity risks. ### Arguments #### Path Parameters | Name | Type | Description | | --------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------- | | entity_id [*required*] | string | The URL-encoded unique identifier for the entity. | ### Response {% tab title="200" %} OK {% tab title="Model" %} Response containing a single entity risk score | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | -------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | An entity risk score containing security risk assessment information | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes of an entity risk score. | | attributes | accountIds [*required*] | [string] | Cloud account IDs associated with the entity. | | attributes | configRisks [*required*] | object | Configuration risks associated with the entity | | configRisks | hasIdentityRisk [*required*] | boolean | Whether the entity has identity risks | | configRisks | hasMisconfiguration [*required*] | boolean | Whether the entity has misconfigurations | | configRisks | hasPrivilegedRole [*required*] | boolean | Whether the entity has privileged roles | | configRisks | isPrivileged [*required*] | boolean | Whether the entity has privileged access | | configRisks | isProduction [*required*] | boolean | Whether the entity is in a production environment | | configRisks | isPubliclyAccessible [*required*] | boolean | Whether the entity is publicly accessible | | attributes | entityMetadata [*required*] | object | Metadata about the entity from cloud providers | | entityMetadata | accountID | string | Cloud account ID (AWS) | | entityMetadata | environments [*required*] | [string] | Environment tags associated with the entity | | entityMetadata | mitreTactics [*required*] | [string] | MITRE ATT&CK tactics detected | | entityMetadata | mitreTechniques [*required*] | [string] | MITRE ATT&CK techniques detected | | entityMetadata | projectID | string | Cloud project ID (GCP) | | entityMetadata | services [*required*] | [string] | Services associated with the entity | | entityMetadata | sources [*required*] | [string] | Data sources that detected this entity | | entityMetadata | subscriptionID | string | Cloud subscription ID (Azure) | | attributes | entityName | string | Human-readable name of the entity. | | attributes | entityProviders [*required*] | [string] | Cloud providers associated with the entity. | | attributes | entityRoles | [string] | Roles associated with the entity. | | attributes | entitySubTypes [*required*] | [string] | Sub-types associated with the entity. | | attributes | entityType | string | Type of the entity (for example, aws_iam_user, aws_ec2_instance). | | attributes | entityTypes | [string] | All types associated with the entity. | | attributes | firstDetected [*required*] | int64 | Timestamp when the entity was first detected (Unix milliseconds). | | attributes | lastActivityTitle [*required*] | string | Title of the most recent signal detected for this entity. | | attributes | lastDetected [*required*] | int64 | Timestamp when the entity was last detected (Unix milliseconds). | | attributes | riskScore [*required*] | int64 | Current risk score for the entity. | | attributes | riskScoreEvolution [*required*] | int64 | Change in risk score compared to previous period. | | attributes | severity [*required*] | enum | Severity level based on risk score Allowed enum values: `critical,high,medium,low,info` | | attributes | signalsDetected [*required*] | int64 | Number of security signals detected for this entity. | | data | id [*required*] | string | Unique identifier for the entity | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Resource type. Allowed enum values: `SecurityEntityRiskScore` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "accountIds": [ "222233334444", "3333333555555" ], "configRisks": { "hasIdentityRisk": false, "hasMisconfiguration": true, "hasPrivilegedRole": true, "isPrivileged": false, "isProduction": true, "isPubliclyAccessible": true }, "entityMetadata": { "accountID": "123456789012", "environments": [ "production", "us-east-1" ], "mitreTactics": [ "Credential Access", "Privilege Escalation" ], "mitreTechniques": [ "T1078", "T1098" ], "projectID": "my-gcp-project", "services": [ "api-gateway", "lambda" ], "sources": [ "cloudtrail", "cloud-security-posture-management" ], "subscriptionID": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890" }, "entityName": "john.doe", "entityProviders": [ "AWS" ], "entityRoles": [ [] ], "entitySubTypes": [ "Root" ], "entityType": "aws_iam_user", "entityTypes": [ "Root", "User Name" ], "firstDetected": 1778876604661, "lastActivityTitle": "Suspicious API call detected", "lastDetected": 1780064607093, "riskScore": 85, "riskScoreEvolution": 12, "severity": "critical", "signalsDetected": 15 }, "id": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/john.doe", "type": "SecurityEntityRiskScore" } } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="400" %} Bad Request {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="401" %} Unauthorized {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="403" %} Forbidden {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="404" %} Not Found {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /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 ##### \# Path parameters export entity_id="arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/john.doe" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security-entities/risk-scores/${entity_id}" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \ -H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" ##### ```python """ Get Entity Risk Score returns "OK" response """ from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration from datadog_api_client.v2.api.entity_risk_scores_api import EntityRiskScoresApi configuration = Configuration() configuration.unstable_operations["get_entity_risk_score"] = True with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client: api_instance = EntityRiskScoresApi(api_client) response = api_instance.get_entity_risk_score( entity_id="arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/john.doe", ) 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_APP_KEY="" python3 "example.py" ##### ```ruby # Get Entity Risk Score returns "OK" response require "datadog_api_client" DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config| config.unstable_operations["v2.get_entity_risk_score".to_sym] = true end api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::EntityRiskScoresAPI.new p api_instance.get_entity_risk_score("arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/john.doe") ``` #### 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_APP_KEY="" rb "example.rb" ##### ```go // Get Entity Risk Score 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() { ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background()) configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration() configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.GetEntityRiskScore", true) apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration) api := datadogV2.NewEntityRiskScoresApi(apiClient) resp, r, err := api.GetEntityRiskScore(ctx, "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/john.doe") if err != nil { fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `EntityRiskScoresApi.GetEntityRiskScore`: %v\n", err) fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r) } responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", " ") fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `EntityRiskScoresApi.GetEntityRiskScore`:\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_APP_KEY="" go run "main.go" ##### ```java // Get Entity Risk Score returns "OK" response import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient; import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.EntityRiskScoresApi; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityEntityRiskScoreResponse; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient(); defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.getEntityRiskScore", true); EntityRiskScoresApi apiInstance = new EntityRiskScoresApi(defaultClient); try { SecurityEntityRiskScoreResponse result = apiInstance.getEntityRiskScore("arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/john.doe"); System.out.println(result); } catch (ApiException e) { System.err.println("Exception when calling EntityRiskScoresApi#getEntityRiskScore"); 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_APP_KEY="" java "Example.java" ##### ```rust // Get Entity Risk Score returns "OK" response use datadog_api_client::datadog; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_entity_risk_scores::EntityRiskScoresAPI; #[tokio::main] async fn main() { let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new(); configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.GetEntityRiskScore", true); let api = EntityRiskScoresAPI::with_config(configuration); let resp = api .get_entity_risk_score("arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/john.doe".to_string()) .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_APP_KEY="" cargo run ##### ```typescript /** * Get Entity Risk Score returns "OK" response */ import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client"; const configuration = client.createConfiguration(); configuration.unstableOperations["v2.getEntityRiskScore"] = true; const apiInstance = new v2.EntityRiskScoresApi(configuration); const params: v2.EntityRiskScoresApiGetEntityRiskScoreRequest = { entityId: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/john.doe", }; apiInstance .getEntityRiskScore(params) .then((data: v2.SecurityEntityRiskScoreResponse) => { 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_APP_KEY="" tsc "example.ts" {% /tab %}