---
title: Show Custom Rule Revision
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Static Analysis
---

# Show Custom Rule Revision{% #show-custom-rule-revision %}

{% tab title="v2" %}
This endpoint is in Preview and may introduce breaking changes. 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/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules/{rule_name}/revisions/{id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules/{rule_name}/revisions/{id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules/{rule_name}/revisions/{id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules/{rule_name}/revisions/{id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules/{rule_name}/revisions/{id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules/{rule_name}/revisions/{id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules/{rule_name}/revisions/{id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/{ruleset_name}/rules/{rule_name}/revisions/{id} |

### Overview

Get a specific revision of a custom rule

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                           | Type   | Description      |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ---------------- |
| ruleset_name [*required*] | string | The ruleset name |
| rule_name [*required*]    | string | The rule name    |
| id [*required*]           | string | The revision ID  |

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
Successful response
{% tab title="Model" %}
Response containing a single custom rule revision.

| Parent field | Field                               | Type      | Description                                                                                                  |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|              | data [*required*]              | object    | A specific revision of a custom static analysis rule.                                                        |
| data         | attributes [*required*]        | object    | Attributes of a custom rule revision, including code, metadata, and test cases.                              |
| attributes   | arguments [*required*]         | [object]  | Rule arguments                                                                                               |
| arguments    | description [*required*]       | string    | Base64-encoded argument description                                                                          |
| arguments    | name [*required*]              | string    | Base64-encoded argument name                                                                                 |
| attributes   | category [*required*]          | enum      | Rule category Allowed enum values: `SECURITY,BEST_PRACTICES,CODE_STYLE,ERROR_PRONE,PERFORMANCE`              |
| attributes   | checksum [*required*]          | string    | Code checksum                                                                                                |
| attributes   | code [*required*]              | string    | Rule code                                                                                                    |
| attributes   | created_at [*required*]        | date-time | Creation timestamp                                                                                           |
| attributes   | created_by [*required*]        | string    | Creator identifier                                                                                           |
| attributes   | creation_message [*required*]  | string    | Revision creation message                                                                                    |
| attributes   | cve [*required*]               | string    | Associated CVE                                                                                               |
| attributes   | cwe [*required*]               | string    | Associated CWE                                                                                               |
| attributes   | description [*required*]       | string    | Full description                                                                                             |
| attributes   | documentation_url [*required*] | string    | Documentation URL                                                                                            |
| attributes   | is_published [*required*]      | boolean   | Whether the revision is published                                                                            |
| attributes   | is_testing [*required*]        | boolean   | Whether this is a testing revision                                                                           |
| attributes   | language [*required*]          | enum      | Programming language Allowed enum values: `PYTHON,JAVASCRIPT,TYPESCRIPT,JAVA,GO,YAML,RUBY,CSHARP,PHP,KOTLIN` |
| attributes   | severity [*required*]          | enum      | Rule severity Allowed enum values: `ERROR,WARNING,NOTICE`                                                    |
| attributes   | short_description [*required*] | string    | Short description                                                                                            |
| attributes   | should_use_ai_fix [*required*] | boolean   | Whether to use AI for fixes                                                                                  |
| attributes   | tags [*required*]              | [string]  | Rule tags                                                                                                    |
| attributes   | tests [*required*]             | [object]  | Rule tests                                                                                                   |
| tests        | annotation_count [*required*]  | int64     | Expected violation count                                                                                     |
| tests        | code [*required*]              | string    | Test code                                                                                                    |
| tests        | filename [*required*]          | string    | Test filename                                                                                                |
| attributes   | tree_sitter_query [*required*] | string    | Tree-sitter query                                                                                            |
| data         | id [*required*]                | string    | Revision identifier                                                                                          |
| data         | type [*required*]              | enum      | Resource type Allowed enum values: `custom_rule_revision`                                                    |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "arguments": [
        {
          "description": "YXJndW1lbnQgZGVzY3JpcHRpb24=",
          "name": "YXJndW1lbnRfbmFtZQ=="
        }
      ],
      "category": "SECURITY",
      "checksum": "8a66c4e4e631099ad71be3c1ea3ea8fc2d57193e56db2c296e2dd8a508b26b99",
      "code": "Y29uZHVjdG9yOgogICAgLSBkZXBsb3lfb25seTogdHJ1ZQ==",
      "created_at": "2026-01-09T13:00:57.473141Z",
      "created_by": "foobarbaz",
      "creation_message": "Initial revision",
      "cve": "CVE-2024-1234",
      "cwe": "CWE-79",
      "description": "bG9uZyBkZXNjcmlwdGlvbg==",
      "documentation_url": "https://docs.example.com/rules/my-rule",
      "is_published": false,
      "is_testing": false,
      "language": "PYTHON",
      "severity": "ERROR",
      "short_description": "c2hvcnQgZGVzY3JpcHRpb24=",
      "should_use_ai_fix": false,
      "tags": [
        "security",
        "custom"
      ],
      "tests": [
        {
          "annotation_count": 1,
          "code": "Y29uZHVjdG9yOgogICAgLSBkZXBsb3lfb25seTogdHJ1ZQ==",
          "filename": "test.yaml"
        }
      ],
      "tree_sitter_query": "Y29uZHVjdG9yOgogICAgLSBkZXBsb3lfb25seTogdHJ1ZQ=="
    },
    "id": "revision-123",
    "type": "custom_rule_revision"
  }
}
```

{% /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 - custom rules not enabled
{% 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="404" %}
Revision 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 %}

### Code Example

##### 
                  \# Path parameters export ruleset_name="CHANGE_ME" export rule_name="CHANGE_ME" export id="CHANGE_ME" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/static-analysis/custom/rulesets/${ruleset_name}/rules/${rule_name}/revisions/${id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Show Custom Rule Revision returns "Successful response" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.static_analysis_api import StaticAnalysisApi

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["get_custom_rule_revision"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = StaticAnalysisApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.get_custom_rule_revision(
        ruleset_name="ruleset_name",
        rule_name="rule_name",
        id="id",
    )

    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
# Show Custom Rule Revision returns "Successful response" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.unstable_operations["v2.get_custom_rule_revision".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::StaticAnalysisAPI.new
p api_instance.get_custom_rule_revision("ruleset_name", "rule_name", "id")
```

#### 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
// Show Custom Rule Revision returns "Successful response" 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.GetCustomRuleRevision", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewStaticAnalysisApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.GetCustomRuleRevision(ctx, "ruleset_name", "rule_name", "id")

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `StaticAnalysisApi.GetCustomRuleRevision`:\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
// Show Custom Rule Revision returns "Successful response" 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.CustomRuleRevisionResponse;

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

    try {
      CustomRuleRevisionResponse result =
          apiInstance.getCustomRuleRevision("ruleset_name", "rule_name", "id");
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling StaticAnalysisApi#getCustomRuleRevision");
      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
// Show Custom Rule Revision returns "Successful response" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_static_analysis::StaticAnalysisAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.GetCustomRuleRevision", true);
    let api = StaticAnalysisAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .get_custom_rule_revision(
            "ruleset_name".to_string(),
            "rule_name".to_string(),
            "id".to_string(),
        )
        .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
/**
 * Show Custom Rule Revision returns "Successful response" response
 */

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

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

const params: v2.StaticAnalysisApiGetCustomRuleRevisionRequest = {
  rulesetName: "ruleset_name",
  ruleName: "rule_name",
  id: "id",
};

apiInstance
  .getCustomRuleRevision(params)
  .then((data: v2.CustomRuleRevisionResponse) => {
    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 %}
