--- title: Get AST for source code description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Security Monitoring --- # Get AST for source code{% #get-ast-for-source-code %} 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/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast | | ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast | | app.datadoghq.eu | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast | | app.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast | | us2.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast | | app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast | | us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast | | us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast | ### Overview Parse source code into an abstract syntax tree (AST) for the specified language. OAuth apps require the `code_analysis_read` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#security-monitoring) to access this endpoint. ### Request #### Body Data (required) {% tab title="Model" %} | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | The primary data object in the get-AST request. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | The attributes of the get-AST request, containing the source code to parse. | | attributes | code [*required*] | string | The base64-encoded source code to parse into an abstract syntax tree. | | attributes | file_encoding [*required*] | string | The encoding of the source code file (must be utf-8). | | attributes | language [*required*] | string | The programming language of the source code to parse. | | data | id | string | An optional identifier for the get-AST request resource. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Get AST request resource type. Allowed enum values: `get_ast_request` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "code": "aW1wb3J0IHN5cw==", "file_encoding": "utf-8", "language": "python" }, "id": "string", "type": "get_ast_request" } } ``` {% /tab %} ### Response {% tab title="200" %} OK {% tab title="Model" %} The response payload containing the parsed abstract syntax tree. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | The primary data object in the get-AST response. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | The attributes of the get-AST response, containing the parsed abstract syntax tree. | | attributes | ast [*required*] | object | The parsed abstract syntax tree as a JSON object. | | data | id | string | The identifier of the get-AST response resource. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Get AST response resource type. Allowed enum values: `get_ast_response` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "ast": {} }, "id": "string", "type": "get_ast_response" } } ``` {% /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="401" %} Unauthorized {% 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/static-analysis/static-analysis-server/get-ast" \ -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": { "code": "aW1wb3J0IHN5cw==", "file_encoding": "utf-8", "language": "python" }, "type": "get_ast_request" } } EOF {% /tab %}