Create a tag policy

v2 (latest)

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POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tag-policieshttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tag-policieshttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/tag-policieshttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/tag-policieshttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/tag-policieshttps://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tag-policieshttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tag-policieshttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tag-policieshttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tag-policies

Overview

Create a new tag policy for the organization. The caller’s organization is derived from the authenticated user; cross-organization creation is not supported. Fields such as policy_id, version, and the timestamp/audit fields are assigned by the server.

Request

Body Data (required)

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Field

Type

Description

data [required]

object

Data object for creating a tag policy.

{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "enabled": true,
      "negated": false,
      "policy_name": "Service tag must be one of api or web",
      "policy_type": "surfacing",
      "required": true,
      "scope": "env",
      "source": "logs",
      "tag_key": "service",
      "tag_value_patterns": [
        "api",
        "web"
      ]
    },
    "type": "tag_policy"
  }
}

Response

Created

A single tag policy.

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Field

Type

Description

data [required]

object

A tag policy resource.

included

[object]

Related resources fetched alongside the primary tag policies. Populated when an include query parameter is supplied.

{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "created_at": "2026-05-21T22:11:06.108696Z",
      "created_by": "test-user",
      "deleted_at": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
      "deleted_by": "string",
      "enabled": true,
      "modified_at": "2026-05-21T22:11:06.108696Z",
      "modified_by": "test-user",
      "negated": false,
      "policy_name": "Service tag must be one of api or web",
      "policy_type": "surfacing",
      "required": true,
      "scope": "env",
      "source": "logs",
      "tag_key": "service",
      "tag_value_patterns": [
        "api",
        "web"
      ],
      "version": 1
    },
    "id": "123",
    "relationships": {
      "score": {
        "data": {
          "id": "123-v1-1779315066097-1779401466097",
          "type": "tag_policy_score"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "tag_policy"
  },
  "included": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "score": 80,
        "ts_end": 1779401466097,
        "ts_start": 1779315066097,
        "version": 1
      },
      "id": "123-v1-1779315066097-1779401466097",
      "type": "tag_policy_score"
    }
  ]
}

Bad Request

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[object]

A list of errors.

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}

Unauthorized

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[object]

A list of errors.

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}

Forbidden

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[object]

A list of errors.

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}

Conflict

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[object]

A list of errors.

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "Missing required attribute in body",
      "meta": {},
      "source": {
        "header": "Authorization",
        "parameter": "limit",
        "pointer": "/data/attributes/title"
      },
      "status": "400",
      "title": "Bad Request"
    }
  ]
}

Too many requests

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Code Example

                  ## default
# 

# Curl command
curl -X POST "https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com"https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.eu"https://api.ddog-gov.com"https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com"https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.com"https://api.us3.datadoghq.com"https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/tag-policies" \
-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": {
      "enabled": true,
      "negated": false,
      "policy_name": "Service tag must be one of api or web",
      "policy_type": "surfacing",
      "required": true,
      "scope": "env",
      "source": "logs",
      "tag_key": "service",
      "tag_value_patterns": [
        "api",
        "web"
      ]
    },
    "type": "tag_policy"
  }
}
EOF

                

"""
Create a tag policy returns "Created" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.tag_policies_api import TagPoliciesApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.tag_policy_create_attributes import TagPolicyCreateAttributes
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.tag_policy_create_data import TagPolicyCreateData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.tag_policy_create_request import TagPolicyCreateRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.tag_policy_create_type import TagPolicyCreateType
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.tag_policy_resource_type import TagPolicyResourceType
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.tag_policy_source import TagPolicySource

body = TagPolicyCreateRequest(
    data=TagPolicyCreateData(
        attributes=TagPolicyCreateAttributes(
            enabled=True,
            negated=False,
            policy_name="Service tag must be one of api or web",
            policy_type=TagPolicyCreateType.SURFACING,
            required=True,
            scope="env",
            source=TagPolicySource.LOGS,
            tag_key="service",
            tag_value_patterns=[
                "api",
                "web",
            ],
        ),
        type=TagPolicyResourceType.TAG_POLICY,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["create_tag_policy"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = TagPoliciesApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.create_tag_policy(body=body)

    print(response)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.py and run following commands:

    DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"

# Create a tag policy returns "Created" response

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

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::TagPolicyCreateRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::TagPolicyCreateData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::TagPolicyCreateAttributes.new({
      enabled: true,
      negated: false,
      policy_name: "Service tag must be one of api or web",
      policy_type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::TagPolicyCreateType::SURFACING,
      required: true,
      scope: "env",
      source: DatadogAPIClient::V2::TagPolicySource::LOGS,
      tag_key: "service",
      tag_value_patterns: [
        "api",
        "web",
      ],
    }),
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::TagPolicyResourceType::TAG_POLICY,
  }),
})
p api_instance.create_tag_policy(body)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.rb and run following commands:

    DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"

// Create a tag policy returns "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.TagPolicyCreateRequest{
		Data: datadogV2.TagPolicyCreateData{
			Attributes: datadogV2.TagPolicyCreateAttributes{
				Enabled:    datadog.PtrBool(true),
				Negated:    datadog.PtrBool(false),
				PolicyName: "Service tag must be one of api or web",
				PolicyType: datadogV2.TAGPOLICYCREATETYPE_SURFACING,
				Required:   datadog.PtrBool(true),
				Scope:      "env",
				Source:     datadogV2.TAGPOLICYSOURCE_LOGS,
				TagKey:     "service",
				TagValuePatterns: []string{
					"api",
					"web",
				},
			},
			Type: datadogV2.TAGPOLICYRESOURCETYPE_TAG_POLICY,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.CreateTagPolicy", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewTagPoliciesApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.CreateTagPolicy(ctx, body)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `TagPoliciesApi.CreateTagPolicy`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to main.go and run following commands:

    DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"

// Create a tag policy returns "Created" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.TagPoliciesApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.TagPolicyCreateAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.TagPolicyCreateData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.TagPolicyCreateRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.TagPolicyCreateType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.TagPolicyResourceType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.TagPolicyResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.TagPolicySource;
import java.util.Arrays;

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

    TagPolicyCreateRequest body =
        new TagPolicyCreateRequest()
            .data(
                new TagPolicyCreateData()
                    .attributes(
                        new TagPolicyCreateAttributes()
                            .enabled(true)
                            .negated(false)
                            .policyName("Service tag must be one of api or web")
                            .policyType(TagPolicyCreateType.SURFACING)
                            .required(true)
                            .scope("env")
                            .source(TagPolicySource.LOGS)
                            .tagKey("service")
                            .tagValuePatterns(Arrays.asList("api", "web")))
                    .type(TagPolicyResourceType.TAG_POLICY));

    try {
      TagPolicyResponse result = apiInstance.createTagPolicy(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling TagPoliciesApi#createTagPolicy");
      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 and then save the example to Example.java and run following commands:

    DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"

// Create a tag policy returns "Created" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_tag_policies::TagPoliciesAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::TagPolicyCreateAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::TagPolicyCreateData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::TagPolicyCreateRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::TagPolicyCreateType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::TagPolicyResourceType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::TagPolicySource;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = TagPolicyCreateRequest::new(TagPolicyCreateData::new(
        TagPolicyCreateAttributes::new(
            "Service tag must be one of api or web".to_string(),
            TagPolicyCreateType::SURFACING,
            "env".to_string(),
            TagPolicySource::LOGS,
            "service".to_string(),
            vec!["api".to_string(), "web".to_string()],
        )
        .enabled(true)
        .negated(false)
        .required(true),
        TagPolicyResourceType::TAG_POLICY,
    ));
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.CreateTagPolicy", true);
    let api = TagPoliciesAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.create_tag_policy(body).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to src/main.rs and run following commands:

    DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run

/**
 * Create a tag policy returns "Created" response
 */

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

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

const params: v2.TagPoliciesApiCreateTagPolicyRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        enabled: true,
        negated: false,
        policyName: "Service tag must be one of api or web",
        policyType: "surfacing",
        required: true,
        scope: "env",
        source: "logs",
        tagKey: "service",
        tagValuePatterns: ["api", "web"],
      },
      type: "tag_policy",
    },
  },
};

apiInstance
  .createTagPolicy(params)
  .then((data: v2.TagPolicyResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.ts and run following commands:

    DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"

Create a tag policy

Overview

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Body Data (required)

Response

Code Example

Create a tag policy

Create a tag policy

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Create a tag policy

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Create a tag policy

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Create a tag policy

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Create a tag policy

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