--- title: Create a due date rule description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Security Monitoring --- > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt). # Create a due date rule{% #create-a-due-date-rule %} Copy pageCopied {% tab title="v2" %} **Note**: This endpoint is in Preview and is subject to change. 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/findings/automation/due_date_rules | | ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules | | app.datadoghq.eu | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules | | app.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules | | us2.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules | | uk1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules | | app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules | | us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules | | us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules | ### Overview Create a new due date rule for the current organization. This endpoint requires the `security_pipelines_write` permission. ### Request #### Body Data (required) {% tab title="Model" %} | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | --------------------- | --------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | The data object for a due date rule create or update request. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes for creating or updating a due date rule. | | attributes | action [*required*] | object | The action to take when the due date rule matches a finding. | | action | due_days_per_severity [*required*] | [object] | A list of severity-to-due-date mappings. Each severity may appear at most once. | | due_days_per_severity | due_in_days [*required*] | int64 | The number of days from the reference point until the finding is due. | | due_days_per_severity | severity [*required*] | enum | A severity level used to configure due date thresholds. Allowed enum values: `critical,high,medium,low,info,none,unknown` | | action | due_from [*required*] | enum | The reference point from which the due date is calculated. When `fix_available` is selected but not applicable to the finding type, `first_seen` is used instead. Allowed enum values: `first_seen,fix_available` | | action | reason_description | string | An optional description providing more context for the due date assignment. | | attributes | enabled | boolean | Whether the due date rule is enabled. | | attributes | name [*required*] | string | The name of the due date rule. | | attributes | rule [*required*] | object | Defines the scope of findings to which the automation rule applies. | | rule | finding_types [*required*] | [string] | The list of security finding types that the automation rule applies to. | | rule | query | string | A search query to further filter the findings matched by this rule. The `@workflow.*` namespace and `@status` fields are not permitted. For a reference of available fields, see the [Security Findings schema documentation](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/guide/findings-schema.md). | | data | type [*required*] | enum | The JSON:API type for due date rules. Allowed enum values: `due_date_rules` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "action": { "due_days_per_severity": [ { "due_in_days": 7, "severity": "critical" } ], "due_from": "first_seen" }, "enabled": true, "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring", "rule": { "finding_types": [ "misconfiguration" ], "query": "env:staging" } }, "type": "due_date_rules" } } ``` {% /tab %} ### Response {% tab title="201" %} Successfully created the due date rule {% tab title="Model" %} A single due date rule response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | --------------------- | --------------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | The data object for a due date rule returned by the API. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes of a due date rule returned by the API. | | attributes | action [*required*] | object | The action to take when the due date rule matches a finding. | | action | due_days_per_severity [*required*] | [object] | A list of severity-to-due-date mappings. Each severity may appear at most once. | | due_days_per_severity | due_in_days [*required*] | int64 | The number of days from the reference point until the finding is due. | | due_days_per_severity | severity [*required*] | enum | A severity level used to configure due date thresholds. Allowed enum values: `critical,high,medium,low,info,none,unknown` | | action | due_from [*required*] | enum | The reference point from which the due date is calculated. When `fix_available` is selected but not applicable to the finding type, `first_seen` is used instead. Allowed enum values: `first_seen,fix_available` | | action | reason_description | string | An optional description providing more context for the due date assignment. | | attributes | created_at [*required*] | int64 | The Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the rule was created. | | attributes | created_by [*required*] | object | The user or Datadog system who created the rule. | | created_by | id [*required*] | string | The actor's identifier (a user UUID or a system identifier). | | created_by | name [*required*] | string | The name of the actor. | | created_by | type [*required*] | enum | Whether the actor is a user or the Datadog system. Allowed enum values: `user,system` | | attributes | enabled [*required*] | boolean | Whether the due date rule is enabled. | | attributes | modified_at [*required*] | int64 | The Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the rule was last modified. | | attributes | modified_by [*required*] | object | The user or Datadog system who last modified the rule. | | modified_by | id [*required*] | string | The actor's identifier (a user UUID or a system identifier). | | modified_by | name [*required*] | string | The name of the actor. | | modified_by | type [*required*] | enum | Whether the actor is a user or the Datadog system. Allowed enum values: `user,system` | | attributes | name [*required*] | string | The name of the due date rule. | | attributes | rule [*required*] | object | Defines the scope of findings to which the automation rule applies. | | rule | finding_types [*required*] | [string] | The list of security finding types that the automation rule applies to. | | rule | query | string | A search query to further filter the findings matched by this rule. The `@workflow.*` namespace and `@status` fields are not permitted. For a reference of available fields, see the [Security Findings schema documentation](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/guide/findings-schema.md). | | data | id [*required*] | uuid | The ID of the due date rule. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | The JSON:API type for due date rules. Allowed enum values: `due_date_rules` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "action": { "due_days_per_severity": [ { "due_in_days": 7, "severity": "critical" } ], "due_from": "first_seen", "reason_description": "Applied for production findings only" }, "created_at": 1722439510282, "created_by": { "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "name": "Jane Doe", "type": "user" }, "enabled": true, "modified_at": 1722439510282, "modified_by": { "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "name": "Jane Doe", "type": "user" }, "name": "Critical findings due in 7 days", "rule": { "finding_types": [ "misconfiguration" ], "query": "env:prod team:platform" } }, "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "type": "due_date_rules" } } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="400" %} Bad Request {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="403" %} Forbidden {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="422" %} Unprocessable Entity {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "Bad Request" } ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} {% tab title="429" %} Too many requests {% tab title="Model" %} API error response. | Field | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- | | errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ "Bad Request" ] } ``` {% /tab %} {% /tab %} ### Code Example ##### \## default # \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/due_date_rules" \ -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": { "action": { "due_days_per_severity": [ { "due_in_days": 7, "severity": "critical" }, { "due_in_days": 30, "severity": "high" } ], "due_from": "first_seen" }, "enabled": true, "name": "Critical findings due in 7 days", "rule": { "finding_types": [ "misconfiguration" ], "query": "env:prod" } }, "type": "due_date_rules" } } EOF ##### ```go // Create a due date rule returns "Successfully created the due date rule" 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.DueDateRuleCreateRequest{ Data: datadogV2.DueDateRuleDataCreate{ Attributes: datadogV2.DueDateRuleAttributesCreate{ Action: datadogV2.DueDateRuleAction{ DueDaysPerSeverity: []datadogV2.DueDatePerSeverityItem{ { DueInDays: 7, Severity: datadogV2.DUEDATESEVERITY_CRITICAL, }, }, DueFrom: datadogV2.DUEDATEFROM_FIRST_SEEN, }, Enabled: datadog.PtrBool(true), Name: "Example-Security-Monitoring", Rule: datadogV2.AutomationRuleScope{ FindingTypes: []datadogV2.SecurityFindingType{ datadogV2.SECURITYFINDINGTYPE_MISCONFIGURATION, }, Query: datadog.PtrString("env:staging"), }, }, Type: datadogV2.DUEDATERULETYPE_DUE_DATE_RULES, }, } ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background()) configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration() configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.CreateSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule", true) apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration) api := datadogV2.NewSecurityMonitoringApi(apiClient) resp, r, err := api.CreateSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule(ctx, body) if err != nil { fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `SecurityMonitoringApi.CreateSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule`: %v\n", err) fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r) } responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", " ") fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `SecurityMonitoringApi.CreateSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule`:\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_APP_KEY="" go run "main.go" ##### ```java // Create a due date rule returns "Successfully created the due date rule" 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.AutomationRuleScope; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDateFrom; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDatePerSeverityItem; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDateRuleAction; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDateRuleAttributesCreate; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDateRuleCreateRequest; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDateRuleDataCreate; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDateRuleResponse; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDateRuleType; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.DueDateSeverity; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.SecurityFindingType; import java.util.Collections; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient(); defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled( "v2.createSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule", true); SecurityMonitoringApi apiInstance = new SecurityMonitoringApi(defaultClient); DueDateRuleCreateRequest body = new DueDateRuleCreateRequest() .data( new DueDateRuleDataCreate() .attributes( new DueDateRuleAttributesCreate() .action( new DueDateRuleAction() .dueDaysPerSeverity( Collections.singletonList( new DueDatePerSeverityItem() .dueInDays(7L) .severity(DueDateSeverity.CRITICAL))) .dueFrom(DueDateFrom.FIRST_SEEN)) .enabled(true) .name("Example-Security-Monitoring") .rule( new AutomationRuleScope() .findingTypes( Collections.singletonList( SecurityFindingType.MISCONFIGURATION)) .query("env:staging"))) .type(DueDateRuleType.DUE_DATE_RULES)); try { DueDateRuleResponse result = apiInstance.createSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule(body); System.out.println(result); } catch (ApiException e) { System.err.println( "Exception when calling" + " SecurityMonitoringApi#createSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule"); 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_APP_KEY="" java "Example.java" ##### ```python """ Create a due date rule returns "Successfully created the due date rule" 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.automation_rule_scope import AutomationRuleScope from datadog_api_client.v2.model.due_date_from import DueDateFrom from datadog_api_client.v2.model.due_date_per_severity_item import DueDatePerSeverityItem from datadog_api_client.v2.model.due_date_rule_action import DueDateRuleAction from datadog_api_client.v2.model.due_date_rule_attributes_create import DueDateRuleAttributesCreate from datadog_api_client.v2.model.due_date_rule_create_request import DueDateRuleCreateRequest from datadog_api_client.v2.model.due_date_rule_data_create import DueDateRuleDataCreate from datadog_api_client.v2.model.due_date_rule_type import DueDateRuleType from datadog_api_client.v2.model.due_date_severity import DueDateSeverity from datadog_api_client.v2.model.security_finding_type import SecurityFindingType body = DueDateRuleCreateRequest( data=DueDateRuleDataCreate( attributes=DueDateRuleAttributesCreate( action=DueDateRuleAction( due_days_per_severity=[ DueDatePerSeverityItem( due_in_days=7, severity=DueDateSeverity.CRITICAL, ), ], due_from=DueDateFrom.FIRST_SEEN, ), enabled=True, name="Example-Security-Monitoring", rule=AutomationRuleScope( finding_types=[ SecurityFindingType.MISCONFIGURATION, ], query="env:staging", ), ), type=DueDateRuleType.DUE_DATE_RULES, ), ) configuration = Configuration() configuration.unstable_operations["create_security_findings_automation_due_date_rule"] = True with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client: api_instance = SecurityMonitoringApi(api_client) response = api_instance.create_security_findings_automation_due_date_rule(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_APP_KEY="" python3 "example.py" ##### ```ruby # Create a due date rule returns "Successfully created the due date rule" response require "datadog_api_client" DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config| config.unstable_operations["v2.create_security_findings_automation_due_date_rule".to_sym] = true end api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringAPI.new body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::DueDateRuleCreateRequest.new({ data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::DueDateRuleDataCreate.new({ attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::DueDateRuleAttributesCreate.new({ action: DatadogAPIClient::V2::DueDateRuleAction.new({ due_days_per_severity: [ DatadogAPIClient::V2::DueDatePerSeverityItem.new({ due_in_days: 7, severity: DatadogAPIClient::V2::DueDateSeverity::CRITICAL, }), ], due_from: DatadogAPIClient::V2::DueDateFrom::FIRST_SEEN, }), enabled: true, name: "Example-Security-Monitoring", rule: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AutomationRuleScope.new({ finding_types: [ DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityFindingType::MISCONFIGURATION, ], query: "env:staging", }), }), type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::DueDateRuleType::DUE_DATE_RULES, }), }) p api_instance.create_security_findings_automation_due_date_rule(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_APP_KEY="" rb "example.rb" ##### ```rust // Create a due date rule returns "Successfully created the due date rule" response use datadog_api_client::datadog; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_security_monitoring::SecurityMonitoringAPI; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AutomationRuleScope; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::DueDateFrom; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::DueDatePerSeverityItem; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::DueDateRuleAction; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::DueDateRuleAttributesCreate; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::DueDateRuleCreateRequest; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::DueDateRuleDataCreate; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::DueDateRuleType; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::DueDateSeverity; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::SecurityFindingType; #[tokio::main] async fn main() { let body = DueDateRuleCreateRequest::new(DueDateRuleDataCreate::new( DueDateRuleAttributesCreate::new( DueDateRuleAction::new( vec![DueDatePerSeverityItem::new(7, DueDateSeverity::CRITICAL)], DueDateFrom::FIRST_SEEN, ), "Example-Security-Monitoring".to_string(), AutomationRuleScope::new(vec![SecurityFindingType::MISCONFIGURATION]) .query("env:staging".to_string()), ) .enabled(true), DueDateRuleType::DUE_DATE_RULES, )); let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new(); configuration .set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.CreateSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule", true); let api = SecurityMonitoringAPI::with_config(configuration); let resp = api .create_security_findings_automation_due_date_rule(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_APP_KEY="" cargo run ##### ```typescript /** * Create a due date rule returns "Successfully created the due date rule" response */ import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client"; const configuration = client.createConfiguration(); configuration.unstableOperations[ "v2.createSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule" ] = true; const apiInstance = new v2.SecurityMonitoringApi(configuration); const params: v2.SecurityMonitoringApiCreateSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRuleRequest = { body: { data: { attributes: { action: { dueDaysPerSeverity: [ { dueInDays: 7, severity: "critical", }, ], dueFrom: "first_seen", }, enabled: true, name: "Example-Security-Monitoring", rule: { findingTypes: ["misconfiguration"], query: "env:staging", }, }, type: "due_date_rules", }, }, }; apiInstance .createSecurityFindingsAutomationDueDateRule(params) .then((data: v2.DueDateRuleResponse) => { 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_APP_KEY="" tsc "example.ts" {% /tab %}