---
title: Validate an entity context sync configuration
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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# Validate an entity context sync configuration{% #validate-an-entity-context-sync-configuration %}
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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 | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/{integration_config_id}/validate |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/{integration_config_id}/validate |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/{integration_config_id}/validate      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/{integration_config_id}/validate      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/{integration_config_id}/validate  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/{integration_config_id}/validate     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/{integration_config_id}/validate |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/{integration_config_id}/validate |

### Overview

Validate the credentials currently stored on an existing entity context sync configuration. Returns a 200 status code if the credentials are still valid against the external entity source. This endpoint requires the `integrations_read` permission.

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



### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                                    | Type   | Description                                      |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------ |
| integration_config_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the entity context sync configuration. |

### Response

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OK
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Bad Request
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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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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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Not Found
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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

##### 
                  \# Path parameters export integration_config_id="CHANGE_ME" \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/${integration_config_id}/validate" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
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