---
title: Convert security monitoring resource to Terraform
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Security Monitoring
---

# Convert security monitoring resource to Terraform{% #convert-security-monitoring-resource-to-terraform %}
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**Note**: This endpoint is in Preview. If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/).
| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                                    |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/{resource_type}/convert |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/{resource_type}/convert |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/{resource_type}/convert      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/{resource_type}/convert      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/{resource_type}/convert  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/{resource_type}/convert     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/{resource_type}/convert |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/{resource_type}/convert |

### Overview

Convert a security monitoring resource that doesn't (yet) exist from JSON to Terraform. The `resource_type` path parameter specifies the type of resource to convert and must be one of `suppressions` or `critical_assets`. This endpoint requires any of the following permissions:
`security_monitoring_suppressions_read``security_monitoring_rules_read` 


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                                         |
| ------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| resource_type [*required*] | string | The type of security monitoring resource to export. |

### Request

#### Body Data (required)

The resource JSON to convert.

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| Parent field | Field                           | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                     |
| ------------ | ------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]          | object | The convert request data object.                                                                                                                                |
| data         | attributes [*required*]    | object | Attributes for the convert request.                                                                                                                             |
| attributes   | resource_json [*required*] | object | The resource attributes as a JSON object, matching the structure returned by the corresponding Datadog API (for example, the attributes of a suppression rule). |
| data         | id [*required*]            | string | The ID of the resource being converted.                                                                                                                         |
| data         | type [*required*]          | string | The JSON:API type. Always `convert_resource`.                                                                                                                   |

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```json
{
  "data": {
    "type": "convert_resource",
    "id": "abc-123",
    "attributes": {
      "resource_json": {
        "enabled": true,
        "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
        "rule_query": "source:cloudtrail",
        "suppression_query": "env:test"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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### Response

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OK
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Response containing the Terraform configuration for a security monitoring resource.

| Parent field | Field                         | Type   | Description                                                                                       |
| ------------ | ----------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data                          | object | The Terraform export data object.                                                                 |
| data         | attributes [*required*]  | object | Attributes of the Terraform export response.                                                      |
| attributes   | output                        | string | The Terraform configuration for the resource.                                                     |
| attributes   | resource_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the exported resource.                                                                  |
| attributes   | type_name [*required*]   | string | The Terraform resource type name.                                                                 |
| data         | id [*required*]          | string | The resource identifier composed of the Terraform type name and the resource ID separated by `|`. |
| data         | type [*required*]        | string | The JSON:API type. Always `format_resource`.                                                      |

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```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "output": "string",
      "resource_id": "abc-123",
      "type_name": "datadog_security_monitoring_suppression"
    },
    "id": "datadog_security_monitoring_suppression|abc-123",
    "type": "format_resource"
  }
}
```

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Bad Request
{% tab title="Model" %}
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
{% tab title="Model" %}
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="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
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
# 
 \# Path parameters export resource_type="CHANGE_ME" \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/terraform/${resource_type}/convert" \
-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": {
      "resource_json": {
        "enabled": true,
        "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring",
        "rule_query": "source:cloudtrail",
        "suppression_query": "env:test"
      }
    },
    "id": "abc-123",
    "type": "convert_resource"
  }
}
EOF 
                        
##### 

```go
// Convert security monitoring resource 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() {
	body := datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest{
		Data: datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertData{
			Type: "convert_resource",
			Id:   "abc-123",
			Attributes: datadogV2.SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertAttributes{
				ResourceJson: map[string]interface{}{
					"enabled":           true,
					"name":              "Example-Security-Monitoring",
					"rule_query":        "source:cloudtrail",
					"suppression_query": "env:test",
				},
			},
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.ConvertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewSecurityMonitoringApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.ConvertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource(ctx, datadogV2.SECURITYMONITORINGTERRAFORMRESOURCETYPE_SUPPRESSIONS, body)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `SecurityMonitoringApi.ConvertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource`:\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 security monitoring resource 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.SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringTerraformExportResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityMonitoringTerraformResourceType;
import java.util.Map;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled(
        "v2.convertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource", true);
    SecurityMonitoringApi apiInstance = new SecurityMonitoringApi(defaultClient);

    SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest body =
        new SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest()
            .data(
                new SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertData()
                    .type("convert_resource")
                    .id("abc-123")
                    .attributes(
                        new SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertAttributes()
                            .resourceJson(
                                Map.ofEntries(
                                    Map.entry("enabled", "True"),
                                    Map.entry("name", "Example-Security-Monitoring"),
                                    Map.entry("rule_query", "source:cloudtrail"),
                                    Map.entry("suppression_query", "env:test")))));

    try {
      SecurityMonitoringTerraformExportResponse result =
          apiInstance.convertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource(
              SecurityMonitoringTerraformResourceType.SUPPRESSIONS, body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println(
          "Exception when calling"
              + " SecurityMonitoringApi#convertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource");
      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"
##### 

```python
"""
Convert security monitoring resource 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_terraform_convert_attributes import (
    SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertAttributes,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_terraform_convert_data import (
    SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertData,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_terraform_convert_request import (
    SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_monitoring_terraform_resource_type import (
    SecurityMonitoringTerraformResourceType,
)

body = SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest(
    data=SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertData(
        type="convert_resource",
        id="abc-123",
        attributes=SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertAttributes(
            resource_json=dict(
                [
                    ("enabled", "True"),
                    ("name", "Example-Security-Monitoring"),
                    ("rule_query", "source:cloudtrail"),
                    ("suppression_query", "env:test"),
                ]
            ),
        ),
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["convert_security_monitoring_terraform_resource"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = SecurityMonitoringApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.convert_security_monitoring_terraform_resource(
        resource_type=SecurityMonitoringTerraformResourceType.SUPPRESSIONS, body=body
    )

    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 security monitoring resource to Terraform returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.unstable_operations["v2.convert_security_monitoring_terraform_resource".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertData.new({
    type: "convert_resource",
    id: "abc-123",
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertAttributes.new({
      resource_json: {
        "enabled": "True", "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring", "rule_query": "source:cloudtrail", "suppression_query": "env:test",
      },
    }),
  }),
})
p api_instance.convert_security_monitoring_terraform_resource(SecurityMonitoringTerraformResourceType::SUPPRESSIONS, 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"
##### 

```rust
// Convert security monitoring resource 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::SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityMonitoringTerraformResourceType;
use serde_json::Value;
use std::collections::BTreeMap;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertRequest::new(
        SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertData::new(
            SecurityMonitoringTerraformConvertAttributes::new(BTreeMap::from([
                ("enabled".to_string(), Value::from("True")),
                (
                    "name".to_string(),
                    Value::from("Example-Security-Monitoring"),
                ),
                ("rule_query".to_string(), Value::from("source:cloudtrail")),
                ("suppression_query".to_string(), Value::from("env:test")),
            ])),
            "abc-123".to_string(),
            "convert_resource".to_string(),
        ),
    );
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration
        .set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.ConvertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource", true);
    let api = SecurityMonitoringAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .convert_security_monitoring_terraform_resource(
            SecurityMonitoringTerraformResourceType::SUPPRESSIONS,
            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
/**
 * Convert security monitoring resource to Terraform returns "OK" response
 */

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

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
configuration.unstableOperations[
  "v2.convertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource"
] = true;
const apiInstance = new v2.SecurityMonitoringApi(configuration);

const params: v2.SecurityMonitoringApiConvertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResourceRequest =
  {
    body: {
      data: {
        type: "convert_resource",
        id: "abc-123",
        attributes: {
          resourceJson: {
            enabled: "True",
            name: "Example-Security-Monitoring",
            rule_query: "source:cloudtrail",
            suppression_query: "env:test",
          },
        },
      },
    },
    resourceType: "suppressions",
  };

apiInstance
  .convertSecurityMonitoringTerraformResource(params)
  .then((data: v2.SecurityMonitoringTerraformExportResponse) => {
    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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