---
title: Get all security filters
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Security Monitoring
---

# Get all security filters{% #get-all-security-filters %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                                |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters |

### Overview

Get the list of configured security filters with their definitions. This endpoint requires the `security_monitoring_filters_read` permission.

OAuth apps require the `security_monitoring_filters_read` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#security-monitoring) to access this endpoint.



### Response

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OK
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All the available security filters objects.

| Parent field      | Field              | Type     | Description                                                                                                      |
| ----------------- | ------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                   | data               | [object] | A list of security filters objects.                                                                              |
| data              | attributes         | object   | The object describing a security filter.                                                                         |
| attributes        | exclusion_filters  | [object] | The list of exclusion filters applied in this security filter.                                                   |
| exclusion_filters | name               | string   | The exclusion filter name.                                                                                       |
| exclusion_filters | query              | string   | The exclusion filter query.                                                                                      |
| attributes        | filtered_data_type | enum     | The filtered data type. Allowed enum values: `logs`                                                              |
| attributes        | is_builtin         | boolean  | Whether the security filter is the built-in filter.                                                              |
| attributes        | is_enabled         | boolean  | Whether the security filter is enabled.                                                                          |
| attributes        | name               | string   | The security filter name.                                                                                        |
| attributes        | query              | string   | The security filter query. Logs accepted by this query will be accepted by this filter.                          |
| attributes        | version            | int32    | The version of the security filter.                                                                              |
| data              | id                 | string   | The ID of the security filter.                                                                                   |
| data              | type               | enum     | The type of the resource. The value should always be `security_filters`. Allowed enum values: `security_filters` |
|                   | meta               | object   | Optional metadata associated to the response.                                                                    |
| meta              | warning            | string   | A warning message.                                                                                               |

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```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "exclusion_filters": [
          {
            "name": "Exclude staging",
            "query": "source:staging"
          }
        ],
        "filtered_data_type": "logs",
        "is_builtin": false,
        "is_enabled": false,
        "name": "Custom security filter",
        "query": "service:api",
        "version": 1
      },
      "id": "3dd-0uc-h1s",
      "type": "security_filters"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "warning": "All the security filters are disabled. As a result, no logs are being analyzed."
  }
}
```

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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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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

##### 
                  \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/security_filters" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Get all security filters returns "OK" response
"""

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

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

    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
# Get all security filters returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringAPI.new
p api_instance.list_security_filters()
```

#### 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
// Get all security filters 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() {
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewSecurityMonitoringApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.ListSecurityFilters(ctx)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `SecurityMonitoringApi.ListSecurityFilters`:\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
// Get all security filters 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.SecurityFiltersResponse;

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

    try {
      SecurityFiltersResponse result = apiInstance.listSecurityFilters();
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling SecurityMonitoringApi#listSecurityFilters");
      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
// Get all security filters returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_security_monitoring::SecurityMonitoringAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = SecurityMonitoringAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.list_security_filters().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
/**
 * Get all security filters returns "OK" response
 */

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

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

apiInstance
  .listSecurityFilters()
  .then((data: v2.SecurityFiltersResponse) => {
    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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