Analyze code

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POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyzehttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyzehttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyzehttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyzehttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyzehttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyzehttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyzehttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyze

Overview

Run static analysis rules against a source code file and return violations found.

OAuth apps require the code_analysis_read authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Request

Body Data (required)

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Field

Type

Description

data [required]

object

The primary data object in the analysis request.

attributes [required]

object

The attributes of the analysis request, containing the source code and rules to apply.

code [required]

string

The base64-encoded source code to analyze.

file_encoding [required]

string

The encoding of the source code file (must be utf-8).

filename [required]

string

The name of the file being analyzed.

language [required]

string

The programming language of the source code.

rules [required]

[object]

The list of static analysis rules to apply during analysis.

category [required]

string

The category of the rule (for example, BEST_PRACTICES, SECURITY).

checksum [required]

string

A checksum of the rule definition.

code [required]

string

The base64-encoded rule implementation code.

entity_checked

string

The code entity type checked by the rule, applicable when rule type is AST_CHECK.

id [required]

string

The unique identifier of the rule.

language [required]

string

The programming language this rule targets.

regex

string

A base64-encoded regex pattern used by the rule, applicable when rule type is REGEX.

severity [required]

string

The severity of findings from this rule (for example, ERROR, WARNING).

tree_sitter_query [required]

string

The base64-encoded tree-sitter query used by the rule.

type [required]

string

The rule type indicating the detection mechanism (for example, TREE_SITTER_QUERY).

id

string

An optional identifier for the analysis request resource.

type [required]

enum

Analysis request resource type. Allowed enum values: analysis_request

default: analysis_request

{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "code": "aW1wb3J0IHN5cw==",
      "file_encoding": "utf-8",
      "filename": "test.py",
      "language": "python",
      "rules": [
        {
          "category": "BEST_PRACTICES",
          "checksum": "abc123def456",
          "code": "ZnVuY3Rpb24gdmlzaXQobm9kZSkge30=",
          "entity_checked": "string",
          "id": "python-best-practices/no-exit",
          "language": "python",
          "regex": "string",
          "severity": "WARNING",
          "tree_sitter_query": "KGNhbGwgbmFtZTogKGF0dHJpYnV0ZSkpQHZhbA==",
          "type": "TREE_SITTER_QUERY"
        }
      ]
    },
    "id": "string",
    "type": "analysis_request"
  }
}

Response

OK

The response payload from running static analysis on source code.

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Field

Type

Description

data [required]

object

The primary data object in the analysis response.

attributes [required]

object

The attributes of the analysis response, containing rule results and any top-level errors.

errors [required]

[string]

Top-level error messages encountered during the analysis operation.

rule_responses [required]

[object]

The list of results for each static analysis rule applied during analysis.

errors [required]

[string]

A list of error messages encountered while executing the rule.

execution_error [required]

string

An error message if the rule execution failed, or null if execution succeeded.

execution_time_ms [required]

int64

The time taken to execute the rule, in milliseconds.

identifier [required]

string

The identifier of the rule that produced this response.

output [required]

string

The raw output produced by the rule engine during execution.

violations [required]

[object]

The list of violations found by this rule.

category [required]

string

The category of the violation.

end [required]

object

A position in source code, identified by line and column numbers.

col [required]

int64

The column number in the source file (1-based).

line [required]

int64

The line number in the source file (1-based).

fixes [required]

[object]

The list of suggested fixes for this violation.

description [required]

string

A human-readable description of what the fix does.

edits [required]

[object]

The list of edit operations that constitute the fix.

content [required]

string

The content to insert or replace at the specified position, if applicable.

edit_type [required]

enum

The type of code edit to apply when fixing a violation. Allowed enum values: ADD,UPDATE,REMOVE

default: ADD

end [required]

object

The end position of the edit, or null for pure insertions.

col [required]

int64

The column number in the source file (1-based).

line [required]

int64

The line number in the source file (1-based).

start [required]

object

A position in source code, identified by line and column numbers.

col [required]

int64

The column number in the source file (1-based).

line [required]

int64

The line number in the source file (1-based).

message [required]

string

A human-readable description of the violation.

severity [required]

string

The severity level of the violation.

start [required]

object

A position in source code, identified by line and column numbers.

col [required]

int64

The column number in the source file (1-based).

line [required]

int64

The line number in the source file (1-based).

id [required]

string

The unique identifier of the analysis response resource.

type [required]

enum

Analysis response resource type. Allowed enum values: server_request

default: server_request

{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "errors": [
        []
      ],
      "rule_responses": [
        {
          "errors": [
            []
          ],
          "execution_error": null,
          "execution_time_ms": 42,
          "identifier": "python-best-practices/no-exit",
          "output": "",
          "violations": [
            {
              "category": "BEST_PRACTICES",
              "end": {
                "col": 5,
                "line": 10
              },
              "fixes": [
                {
                  "description": "Replace with a safe alternative.",
                  "edits": [
                    {
                      "content": "safe_alternative()",
                      "edit_type": "ADD",
                      "end": {
                        "col": 5,
                        "line": 10
                      },
                      "start": {
                        "col": 5,
                        "line": 10
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                }
              ],
              "message": "Use of sys.exit() is discouraged.",
              "severity": "WARNING",
              "start": {
                "col": 5,
                "line": 10
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "id": "abc-123",
    "type": "server_request"
  }
}

Bad Request

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[object]

A list of errors.

detail

string

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.

meta

object

Non-standard meta-information about the error

source

object

References to the source of the error.

header

string

A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error.

parameter

string

A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.

pointer

string

A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error.

status

string

Status code of the response.

title

string

Short human-readable summary of the error.

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}

Unauthorized

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[object]

A list of errors.

detail

string

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error.

meta

object

Non-standard meta-information about the error

source

object

References to the source of the error.

header

string

A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error.

parameter

string

A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.

pointer

string

A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error.

status

string

Status code of the response.

title

string

Short human-readable summary of the error.

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}

Too many requests

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

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

Code Example

                  ## default
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# Curl command
curl -X POST "https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com"https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.eu"https://api.ddog-gov.com"https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com"https://api.datadoghq.com"https://api.us3.datadoghq.com"https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/analyze" \ -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": { "code": "aW1wb3J0IHN5cw==", "file_encoding": "utf-8", "filename": "test.py", "language": "python", "rules": [] }, "type": "analysis_request" } } EOF