---
title: Get a monitor configuration policy
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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# Get a monitor configuration policy{% #get-a-monitor-configuration-policy %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                        |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id} |

### Overview

Get a monitor configuration policy by `policy_id`. This endpoint requires the `monitors_read` permission.

OAuth apps require the `monitors_read` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#monitors) to access this endpoint.



### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

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

### Response

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OK
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Response for retrieving a monitor configuration policy.

| Parent field | Field            | Type          | Description                                                                              |
| ------------ | ---------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data             | object        | A monitor configuration policy data.                                                     |
| data         | attributes       | object        | Policy and policy type for a monitor configuration policy.                               |
| attributes   | policy           |  <oneOf> | Configuration for the policy.                                                            |
| policy       | Option 1         | object        | Tag attributes of a monitor configuration policy.                                        |
| Option 1     | tag_key          | string        | The key of the tag.                                                                      |
| Option 1     | tag_key_required | boolean       | If a tag key is required for monitor creation.                                           |
| Option 1     | valid_tag_values | [string]      | Valid values for the tag.                                                                |
| attributes   | policy_type      | enum          | The monitor configuration policy type. Allowed enum values: `tag`                        |
| data         | id               | string        | ID of this monitor configuration policy.                                                 |
| data         | type             | enum          | Monitor configuration policy resource type. Allowed enum values: `monitor-config-policy` |

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```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "policy": {
        "tag_key": "datacenter",
        "tag_key_required": true,
        "valid_tag_values": [
          "prod",
          "staging"
        ]
      },
      "policy_type": "tag"
    },
    "id": "00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000",
    "type": "monitor-config-policy"
  }
}
```

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Forbidden
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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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Not Found
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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="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/monitor/policy/${policy_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Get a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.monitors_api import MonitorsApi

# there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID = environ["MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID"]

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = MonitorsApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.get_monitor_config_policy(
        policy_id=MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID,
    )

    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
# Get a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response

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

# there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID = ENV["MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID"]
p api_instance.get_monitor_config_policy(MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID)
```

#### 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
// Get a monitor configuration policy 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() {
	// there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
	MonitorConfigurationPolicyDataID := os.Getenv("MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID")

	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewMonitorsApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.GetMonitorConfigPolicy(ctx, MonitorConfigurationPolicyDataID)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `MonitorsApi.GetMonitorConfigPolicy`:\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
// Get a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.MonitorsApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MonitorConfigPolicyResponse;

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

    // there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
    String MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID =
        System.getenv("MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID");

    try {
      MonitorConfigPolicyResponse result =
          apiInstance.getMonitorConfigPolicy(MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling MonitorsApi#getMonitorConfigPolicy");
      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
// Get a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_monitors::MonitorsAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
    let monitor_configuration_policy_data_id =
        std::env::var("MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID").unwrap();
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = MonitorsAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .get_monitor_config_policy(monitor_configuration_policy_data_id.clone())
        .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
/**
 * Get a monitor configuration policy returns "OK" response
 */

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

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

// there is a valid "monitor_configuration_policy" in the system
const MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID = process.env
  .MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID as string;

const params: v2.MonitorsApiGetMonitorConfigPolicyRequest = {
  policyId: MONITOR_CONFIGURATION_POLICY_DATA_ID,
};

apiInstance
  .getMonitorConfigPolicy(params)
  .then((data: v2.MonitorConfigPolicyResponse) => {
    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"
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