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title: Get all severity modifier rules
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# Get all severity modifier rules{% #get-all-severity-modifier-rules %}
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**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 | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules  |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security/findings/automation/severity_modifier_rules |

### Overview

Get all severity modifier rules for the current organization. This endpoint requires the `security_pipelines_read` permission.

### Arguments

#### Query Strings

| Name         | Type    | Description                                    |
| ------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| page[size]   | integer | The number of rules per page. Maximum is 1000. |
| page[number] | integer | The page number to return.                     |

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
Successfully retrieved the list of severity modifier rules
{% tab title="Model" %}
A list of severity modifier rules with pagination metadata.

| Parent field | Field                                  | Type          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]                 | [object]      | A list of severity modifier rule data objects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| data         | attributes [*required*]           | object        | Attributes of a severity modifier rule as returned by the API.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| attributes   | action [*required*]               |  <oneOf> | The action to take when a severity modifier rule matches a finding. This is a discriminated union on `type`: `set` assigns a fixed severity, while `shift` moves the severity up or down by one rank.                                                                                        | A severity modifier rule's `rule.query` must not filter on `@severity` or on the `@severity_details.user_adjusted.*` namespace. | Use `@severity_details.adjusted.value` instead, which reflects the severity before user-defined adjustments. |
| action       | <type=set>                             | object        | Sets matched findings to a fixed severity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| <type=set>   | description                            | string        | An optional free-form explanation for the severity change.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| <type=set>   | severity [*required*]             | enum          | The severity to assign to matched findings. `info_none` is not supported for the `iac_misconfiguration`, `runtime_code_vulnerability`, `secret`, or `static_code_vulnerability` finding types. Allowed enum values: `info_none,low,medium,high,critical`                                     |
| <type=set>   | type [*required*]                 | enum          | The type of a severity modifier rule action that sets a fixed severity. Allowed enum values: `set`                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| action       | <type=shift>                           | object        | Shifts matched findings up or down by one severity rank.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| <type=shift> | description                            | string        | An optional free-form explanation for the severity change.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| <type=shift> | severity_delta [*required*]       | enum          | The direction in which to shift the severity of matched findings by one rank. Allowed enum values: `up_one,down_one`                                                                                                                                                                         |
| <type=shift> | type [*required*]                 | enum          | The type of a severity modifier rule action that shifts the severity by one rank. Allowed enum values: `shift`                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 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 severity modifier 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 severity modifier 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 severity modifier rule.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| data         | type [*required*]                 | enum          | The JSON:API type for severity modifier rules. Allowed enum values: `severity_modifier_rules`                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|              | links [*required*]                | object        | Pagination links for the list of automation rules.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| links        | first [*required*]                | string        | Link to the first page of results.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| links        | last [*required*]                 | string        | Link to the last page of results.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| links        | next                                   | string        | Link to the next page of results.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| links        | prev                                   | string        | Link to the previous page of results.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|              | meta [*required*]                 | object        | Metadata for the list of automation rules.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| meta         | page [*required*]                 | object        | Pagination information for the list of automation rules.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| page         | total_filtered_count [*required*] | int64         | The total number of rules matching the current filter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "action": {
          "description": "Lower severity for dev environment noise",
          "severity": "low",
          "type": "set"
        },
        "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": "Downgrade misconfigurations in dev",
        "rule": {
          "finding_types": [
            "misconfiguration"
          ],
          "query": "env:prod team:platform"
        }
      },
      "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "type": "severity_modifier_rules"
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "first": "/api/v2/security/findings/automation/mute_rules?page[size]=10\u0026page[number]=0",
    "last": "/api/v2/security/findings/automation/mute_rules?page[size]=10\u0026page[number]=5",
    "next": "/api/v2/security/findings/automation/mute_rules?page[size]=10\u0026page[number]=2",
    "prev": "/api/v2/security/findings/automation/mute_rules?page[size]=10\u0026page[number]=0"
  },
  "meta": {
    "page": {
      "total_filtered_count": 42
    }
  }
}
```

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{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="404" %}
Not Found
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```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. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

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

```python
"""
Get all severity modifier rules returns "Successfully retrieved the list of severity modifier rules" response
"""

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

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["list_security_findings_automation_severity_modifier_rules"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = SecurityMonitoringApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.list_security_findings_automation_severity_modifier_rules()

    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 severity modifier rules returns "Successfully retrieved the list of severity modifier rules" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.unstable_operations["v2.list_security_findings_automation_severity_modifier_rules".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::SecurityMonitoringAPI.new
p api_instance.list_security_findings_automation_severity_modifier_rules()
```

#### 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 severity modifier rules returns "Successfully retrieved the list of severity modifier rules" 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()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.ListSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRules", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewSecurityMonitoringApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.ListSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRules(ctx, *datadogV2.NewListSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRulesOptionalParameters())

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `SecurityMonitoringApi.ListSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRules`:\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 severity modifier rules returns "Successfully retrieved the list of severity modifier
// rules" 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.SeverityModifierRulesResponse;

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

    try {
      SeverityModifierRulesResponse result =
          apiInstance.listSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRules();
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println(
          "Exception when calling"
              + " SecurityMonitoringApi#listSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRules");
      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 severity modifier rules returns "Successfully retrieved the list of
// severity modifier rules" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_security_monitoring::ListSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRulesOptionalParams;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_security_monitoring::SecurityMonitoringAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled(
        "v2.ListSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRules",
        true,
    );
    let api = SecurityMonitoringAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .list_security_findings_automation_severity_modifier_rules(
            ListSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRulesOptionalParams::default(),
        )
        .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 severity modifier rules returns "Successfully retrieved the list of severity modifier rules" response
 */

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

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

apiInstance
  .listSecurityFindingsAutomationSeverityModifierRules()
  .then((data: v2.SeverityModifierRulesResponse) => {
    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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