---
title: Validate API and application keys
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Key Management
---

# Validate API and application keys{% #validate-api-and-application-keys %}

{% tab title="v2" %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                           |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/validate_keys |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/validate_keys |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/validate_keys      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/validate_keys      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/validate_keys  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/validate_keys     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/validate_keys |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/validate_keys |

### Overview

Check that the API key and application key used for the request are both valid. Returns `{"status": "ok"}` on success, `401` or `403` otherwise. Useful as a lightweight authentication probe before issuing other API calls that require full credentials.

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
Response object for the API and application key validation status check.

| Field                    | Type | Description                                                                                                              |
| ------------------------ | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| status [*required*] | enum | Status of the validation. Always `ok` when both the API key and the application key are valid. Allowed enum values: `ok` |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "status": "ok"
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="401" %}
Unauthorized
{% 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 %}

{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% 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 %}

{% 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

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

```python
"""
Validate API and application keys returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.key_management_api import KeyManagementApi

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = KeyManagementApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.validate_api_key()

    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 API and application keys returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::KeyManagementAPI.new
p api_instance.validate_api_key()
```

#### 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"
##### 

```go
// Validate API and application keys 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()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewKeyManagementApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.ValidateAPIKey(ctx)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `KeyManagementApi.ValidateAPIKey`:\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 API and application keys returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.KeyManagementApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.ValidateAPIKeyResponse;

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

    try {
      ValidateAPIKeyResponse result = apiInstance.validateAPIKey();
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling KeyManagementApi#validateAPIKey");
      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"
##### 

```rust
// Validate API and application keys returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_key_management::KeyManagementAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = KeyManagementAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.validate_api_key().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 API and application keys returns "OK" response
 */

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

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

apiInstance
  .validateAPIKey()
  .then((data: v2.ValidateAPIKeyResponse) => {
    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 %}