---
title: Bulk convert rules to Terraform
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Security Monitoring
---

# Bulk convert rules to Terraform{% #bulk-convert-rules-to-terraform %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                     |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk |

### Overview



Convert a list of existing security monitoring rules to Terraform for the Datadog provider resource `datadog_security_monitoring_rule`. Returns a ZIP archive containing one Terraform file per rule. You can convert rules for the following types:

- App and API Protection
- Cloud SIEM (log detection and signal correlation)
- Workload Protection
This endpoint requires the `security_monitoring_rules_read` permission.
OAuth apps require the `security_monitoring_rules_read` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#security-monitoring) to access this endpoint.



### Request

#### Body Data (required)



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| Parent field | Field                        | Type     | Description                                                                                                     |
| ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]       | object   | Data for bulk converting security monitoring rules to Terraform.                                                |
| data         | attributes [*required*] | object   | Attributes for bulk converting security monitoring rules to Terraform.                                          |
| attributes   | ruleIds [*required*]    | [string] | List of rule IDs to convert. Each rule will be included in the resulting ZIP file as a separate Terraform file. |
| data         | id                           | string   | Request ID.                                                                                                     |
| data         | type [*required*]       | enum     | The type of the resource. Allowed enum values: `security_monitoring_rules_convert_bulk`                         |

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```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "ruleIds": [
        "def-000-u7q",
        "def-000-7dd"
      ]
    },
    "id": "convert_bulk",
    "type": "security_monitoring_rules_convert_bulk"
  }
}
```

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### Response

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OK
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| Field | Type | Description |
| ----- | ---- | ----------- |

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```json
{}
```

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Bad Request
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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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{% tab title="403" %}
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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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

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/convert/bulk" \
-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": {
      "ruleIds": [
        "def-000-u7q",
        "def-000-7dd"
      ]
    },
    "id": "convert_bulk",
    "type": "security_monitoring_rules_convert_bulk"
  }
}
EOF 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Bulk convert rules to Terraform returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.security_monitoring_api import SecurityMonitoringApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_rule_convert_bulk_attributes import (
    SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkAttributes,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_rule_convert_bulk_data import SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_rule_convert_bulk_data_type import (
    SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkDataType,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_rule_convert_bulk_payload import (
    SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload,
)

body = SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload(
    data=SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkData(
        attributes=SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkAttributes(
            rule_ids=[
                "def-000-u7q",
                "def-000-7dd",
            ],
        ),
        id="convert_bulk",
        type=SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkDataType.SECURITY_MONITORING_RULES_CONVERT_BULK,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = SecurityMonitoringApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.bulk_convert_existing_security_monitoring_rules(body=body)

    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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Bulk convert rules to Terraform returns "OK" response

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

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkAttributes.new({
      rule_ids: [
        "def-000-u7q",
        "def-000-7dd",
      ],
    }),
    id: "convert_bulk",
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkDataType::SECURITY_MONITORING_RULES_CONVERT_BULK,
  }),
})
p api_instance.bulk_convert_existing_security_monitoring_rules(body)
```

#### 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
// Bulk convert rules to Terraform 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() {
	body := datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload{
		Data: datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkData{
			Attributes: datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkAttributes{
				RuleIds: []string{
					"def-000-u7q",
					"def-000-7dd",
				},
			},
			Id:   datadog.PtrString("convert_bulk"),
			Type: datadogV2.SECURITYMONITORINGRULECONVERTBULKDATATYPE_SECURITY_MONITORING_RULES_CONVERT_BULK,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewSecurityMonitoringApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.BulkConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRules(ctx, body)

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

	responseContent, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp)
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `SecurityMonitoringApi.BulkConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRules`:\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
// Bulk convert rules to Terraform returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.SecurityMonitoringApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkDataType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Arrays;

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

    SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload body =
        new SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload()
            .data(
                new SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkData()
                    .attributes(
                        new SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkAttributes()
                            .ruleIds(Arrays.asList("def-000-u7q", "def-000-7dd")))
                    .id("convert_bulk")
                    .type(
                        SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkDataType
                            .SECURITY_MONITORING_RULES_CONVERT_BULK));

    try {
      File result = apiInstance.bulkConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRules(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println(
          "Exception when calling"
              + " SecurityMonitoringApi#bulkConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRules");
      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
// Bulk convert rules to Terraform returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_security_monitoring::SecurityMonitoringAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkDataType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkPayload::new(
        SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkData::new(
            SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkAttributes::new(vec![
                "def-000-u7q".to_string(),
                "def-000-7dd".to_string(),
            ]),
            SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertBulkDataType::SECURITY_MONITORING_RULES_CONVERT_BULK,
        )
        .id("convert_bulk".to_string()),
    );
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = SecurityMonitoringAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .bulk_convert_existing_security_monitoring_rules(body)
        .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
/**
 * Bulk convert rules to Terraform returns "OK" response
 */

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

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

const params: v2.SecurityMonitoringApiBulkConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRulesRequest =
  {
    body: {
      data: {
        attributes: {
          ruleIds: ["def-000-u7q", "def-000-7dd"],
        },
        id: "convert_bulk",
        type: "security_monitoring_rules_convert_bulk",
      },
    },
  };

apiInstance
  .bulkConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRules(params)
  .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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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