---
title: Convert an existing rule from JSON to Terraform
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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# Convert an existing rule from JSON to Terraform{% #convert-an-existing-rule-from-json-to-terraform %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                         |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/{rule_id}/convert |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/{rule_id}/convert |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/{rule_id}/convert      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/{rule_id}/convert      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/{rule_id}/convert  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/{rule_id}/convert     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/{rule_id}/convert |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/{rule_id}/convert |

### Overview



Convert an existing rule from JSON to Terraform for Datadog provider resource `datadog_security_monitoring_rule`. You can do so for the following rule types:

- App and API Protection
- Cloud SIEM (log detection and signal correlation)
- Workload Protection

You can convert Cloud Security configuration rules using Terraform's [Datadog Cloud Configuration Rule resource](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/DataDog/datadog/latest/docs/resources/cloud_configuration_rule).
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.



### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                      | Type   | Description         |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ------------------- |
| rule_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the rule. |

### Response

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OK
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Result of the convert rule request containing Terraform content.

| Field            | Type   | Description                                                    |
| ---------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ruleId           | string | the ID of the rule.                                            |
| terraformContent | string | Terraform string as a result of converting the rule from JSON. |

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```json
{
  "ruleId": "string",
  "terraformContent": "string"
}
```

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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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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

##### 
                  \# Path parameters export rule_id="CHANGE_ME" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}/convert" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Convert an existing rule from JSON to Terraform returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.security_monitoring_api import SecurityMonitoringApi

# there is a valid "security_rule_hash" in the system
SECURITY_RULE_HASH_ID = environ["SECURITY_RULE_HASH_ID"]

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = SecurityMonitoringApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.convert_existing_security_monitoring_rule(
        rule_id=SECURITY_RULE_HASH_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
# Convert an existing rule from JSON to Terraform returns "OK" response

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

# there is a valid "security_rule_hash" in the system
SECURITY_RULE_HASH_ID = ENV["SECURITY_RULE_HASH_ID"]
p api_instance.convert_existing_security_monitoring_rule(SECURITY_RULE_HASH_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
// Convert an existing rule from JSON to Terraform 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 "security_rule_hash" in the system
	SecurityRuleHashID := os.Getenv("SECURITY_RULE_HASH_ID")

	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewSecurityMonitoringApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.ConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRule(ctx, SecurityRuleHashID)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `SecurityMonitoringApi.ConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRule`:\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
// Convert an existing rule from JSON 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.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertResponse;

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

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

    try {
      SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertResponse result =
          apiInstance.convertExistingSecurityMonitoringRule(SECURITY_RULE_HASH_ID);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println(
          "Exception when calling SecurityMonitoringApi#convertExistingSecurityMonitoringRule");
      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
// Convert an existing rule from JSON to Terraform returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_security_monitoring::SecurityMonitoringAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // there is a valid "security_rule_hash" in the system
    let security_rule_hash_id = std::env::var("SECURITY_RULE_HASH_ID").unwrap();
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = SecurityMonitoringAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .convert_existing_security_monitoring_rule(security_rule_hash_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
/**
 * Convert an existing rule from JSON to Terraform returns "OK" response
 */

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

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

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

const params: v2.SecurityMonitoringApiConvertExistingSecurityMonitoringRuleRequest =
  {
    ruleId: SECURITY_RULE_HASH_ID,
  };

apiInstance
  .convertExistingSecurityMonitoringRule(params)
  .then((data: v2.SecurityMonitoringRuleConvertResponse) => {
    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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