---
title: Create an AI custom rule
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# Create an AI custom rule{% #create-an-ai-custom-rule %}
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{% 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/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules  |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules |

### Overview

Create a new AI custom rule within a ruleset.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                           | Type   | Description       |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ----------------- |
| ruleset_name [*required*] | string | The ruleset name. |

### Request

#### Body Data (required)



{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field | Field      | Type   | Description                                                  |
| ------------ | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
|              | data       | object | Request data for creating an AI custom rule.                 |
| data         | attributes | object | Attributes for creating an AI custom rule.                   |
| attributes   | name       | string | The rule name.                                               |
| data         | id         | string | The rule identifier, which must match the name.              |
| data         | type       | enum   | AI custom rule resource type. Allowed enum values: `ai_rule` |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "name": "my-ai-rule"
    },
    "id": "my-ai-rule",
    "type": "ai_rule"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
Successfully created
{% tab title="Model" %}
Response containing a single AI custom rule.

| Parent field  | Field                               | Type      | Description                                                                                     |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|               | data [*required*]              | object    | Response data for an AI custom rule.                                                            |
| data          | attributes [*required*]        | object    | An AI custom rule embedded within a ruleset response.                                           |
| attributes    | created_at [*required*]        | date-time | The creation timestamp.                                                                         |
| attributes    | created_by [*required*]        | string    | The identifier of the user who created the rule.                                                |
| attributes    | last_revision [*required*]     | object    | The most recent revision of the rule.                                                           |
| last_revision | category [*required*]          | enum      | Rule category Allowed enum values: `SECURITY,BEST_PRACTICES,CODE_STYLE,ERROR_PRONE,PERFORMANCE` |
| last_revision | checksum [*required*]          | string    | Checksum of the revision content.                                                               |
| last_revision | content [*required*]           | string    | Base64-encoded AI model content for this revision.                                              |
| last_revision | created_at [*required*]        | date-time | The creation timestamp.                                                                         |
| last_revision | created_by [*required*]        | string    | The identifier of the user who created the revision.                                            |
| last_revision | cwe [*required*]               | string    | The associated CWE identifier.                                                                  |
| last_revision | description [*required*]       | string    | Base64-encoded full description.                                                                |
| last_revision | directories [*required*]       | [string]  | Directory patterns this rule applies to.                                                        |
| last_revision | execution_mode [*required*]    | enum      | The execution mode for an AI rule revision. Allowed enum values: `auto,manual,always`           |
| last_revision | globs [*required*]             | [string]  | File glob patterns this rule applies to.                                                        |
| last_revision | is_default [*required*]        | boolean   | Whether this is a default Datadog rule.                                                         |
| last_revision | is_published [*required*]      | boolean   | Whether this revision is published.                                                             |
| last_revision | is_testing [*required*]        | boolean   | Whether this revision is for testing only.                                                      |
| last_revision | severity [*required*]          | enum      | Rule severity Allowed enum values: `ERROR,WARNING,NOTICE`                                       |
| last_revision | short_description [*required*] | string    | Base64-encoded short description.                                                               |
| last_revision | version_id [*required*]        | int64     | The version identifier for this revision.                                                       |
| attributes    | name [*required*]              | string    | The rule name.                                                                                  |
| data          | id [*required*]                | string    | The rule identifier.                                                                            |
| data          | type [*required*]              | enum      | AI custom rule resource type. Allowed enum values: `ai_rule`                                    |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
      "created_by": "example-handle",
      "last_revision": {
        "category": "SECURITY",
        "checksum": "abc123def456",
        "content": "Content",
        "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
        "created_by": "example-handle",
        "cwe": "79",
        "description": "Ruleset description",
        "directories": [
          []
        ],
        "execution_mode": "auto",
        "globs": [
          "**/*.py"
        ],
        "is_default": false,
        "is_published": false,
        "is_testing": false,
        "severity": "ERROR",
        "short_description": "Ruleset short description",
        "version_id": 1
      },
      "name": "my-ai-rule"
    },
    "id": "my-ai-rule",
    "type": "ai_rule"
  }
}
```

{% /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="409" %}
Conflict - rule already exists
{% 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="412" %}
Precondition Failed - validation error or ruleset not found
{% 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 %}

{% tab title="500" %}
Internal Server Error
{% 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 %}

### Code Example

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Path parameters export ruleset_name="my-ai-ruleset" \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/ai/rulesets/${ruleset_name}/rules" \
-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": {
      "name": "my-ai-rule"
    },
    "type": "ai_rule"
  }
}
EOF 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Create an AI custom rule returns "Successfully created" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.static_analysis_api import StaticAnalysisApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.ai_custom_rule_data_type import AiCustomRuleDataType
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.ai_custom_rule_request import AiCustomRuleRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.ai_custom_rule_request_attributes import AiCustomRuleRequestAttributes
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.ai_custom_rule_request_data import AiCustomRuleRequestData

body = AiCustomRuleRequest(
    data=AiCustomRuleRequestData(
        attributes=AiCustomRuleRequestAttributes(
            name="my-ai-rule",
        ),
        id="my-ai-rule",
        type=AiCustomRuleDataType.AI_RULE,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["create_ai_custom_rule"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = StaticAnalysisApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.create_ai_custom_rule(ruleset_name="my-ai-ruleset", body=body)

    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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Create an AI custom rule returns "Successfully created" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.unstable_operations["v2.create_ai_custom_rule".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::StaticAnalysisAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::AiCustomRuleRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AiCustomRuleRequestData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AiCustomRuleRequestAttributes.new({
      name: "my-ai-rule",
    }),
    id: "my-ai-rule",
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::AiCustomRuleDataType::AI_RULE,
  }),
})
p api_instance.create_ai_custom_rule("my-ai-ruleset", body)
```

#### 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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Create an AI custom rule returns "Successfully created" 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() {
	body := datadogV2.AiCustomRuleRequest{
		Data: &datadogV2.AiCustomRuleRequestData{
			Attributes: &datadogV2.AiCustomRuleRequestAttributes{
				Name: datadog.PtrString("my-ai-rule"),
			},
			Id:   datadog.PtrString("my-ai-rule"),
			Type: datadogV2.AICUSTOMRULEDATATYPE_AI_RULE.Ptr(),
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.CreateAiCustomRule", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewStaticAnalysisApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.CreateAiCustomRule(ctx, "my-ai-ruleset", body)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `StaticAnalysisApi.CreateAiCustomRule`:\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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Create an AI custom rule returns "Successfully created" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.StaticAnalysisApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AiCustomRuleDataType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AiCustomRuleRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AiCustomRuleRequestAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AiCustomRuleRequestData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.AiCustomRuleResponse;

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

    AiCustomRuleRequest body =
        new AiCustomRuleRequest()
            .data(
                new AiCustomRuleRequestData()
                    .attributes(new AiCustomRuleRequestAttributes().name("my-ai-rule"))
                    .id("my-ai-rule")
                    .type(AiCustomRuleDataType.AI_RULE));

    try {
      AiCustomRuleResponse result = apiInstance.createAiCustomRule("my-ai-ruleset", body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling StaticAnalysisApi#createAiCustomRule");
      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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Create an AI custom rule returns "Successfully created" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_static_analysis::StaticAnalysisAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AiCustomRuleDataType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AiCustomRuleRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AiCustomRuleRequestAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::AiCustomRuleRequestData;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = AiCustomRuleRequest::new().data(
        AiCustomRuleRequestData::new()
            .attributes(AiCustomRuleRequestAttributes::new().name("my-ai-rule".to_string()))
            .id("my-ai-rule".to_string())
            .type_(AiCustomRuleDataType::AI_RULE),
    );
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.CreateAiCustomRule", true);
    let api = StaticAnalysisAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .create_ai_custom_rule("my-ai-ruleset".to_string(), body)
        .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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Create an AI custom rule returns "Successfully created" response
 */

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

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

const params: v2.StaticAnalysisApiCreateAiCustomRuleRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        name: "my-ai-rule",
      },
      id: "my-ai-rule",
      type: "ai_rule",
    },
  },
  rulesetName: "my-ai-ruleset",
};

apiInstance
  .createAiCustomRule(params)
  .then((data: v2.AiCustomRuleResponse) => {
    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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}
