---
title: Validate entity context sync credentials
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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---

# Validate entity context sync credentials{% #validate-entity-context-sync-credentials %}
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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/validate |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/validate |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/validate      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/validate      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/validate  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/validate     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/validate |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/validate |

### Overview

Validate a set of credentials against the external entity source before creating a sync configuration. Returns a 200 status code if the credentials are valid. 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.



### Request

#### Body Data (required)

The credentials to validate.

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| Parent field | Field                              | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]             | object | The credentials to validate.                                                                                                                                        |
| data         | attributes [*required*]       | object | The credentials to validate against the external entity source.                                                                                                     |
| attributes   | domain [*required*]           | string | The domain associated with the external entity source.                                                                                                              |
| attributes   | integration_type [*required*] | enum   | The type of external source that provides entities to Cloud SIEM. Allowed enum values: `GOOGLE_WORKSPACE,OKTA,ENTRA_ID`                                             |
| attributes   | secrets [*required*]          | object | The secrets used to authenticate against the external entity source. The accepted keys depend on the source type (for example, `admin_email` for Google Workspace). |
| data         | type [*required*]             | enum   | The type of the resource. The value should always be `integration_config`. Allowed enum values: `integration_config`                                                |

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```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "domain": "siem-test.com",
      "integration_type": "GOOGLE_WORKSPACE",
      "secrets": {
        "admin_email": "test@example.com"
      }
    },
    "type": "integration_config"
  }
}
```

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### 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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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

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/configuration/integration_config/validate" \
-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": {
      "domain": "siem-test.com",
      "integration_type": "GOOGLE_WORKSPACE",
      "secrets": {
        "admin_email": "test@example.com"
      }
    },
    "type": "integration_config"
  }
}
EOF 
                
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