---
title: Get a tag rule
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---

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# Get a tag rule{% #get-a-tag-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 | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id}  |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id} |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/{rule_id} |

### Overview

Retrieve a single tag rule by ID. Optionally include the rule's current compliance score via the `include=score` query parameter. Rules belonging to other organizations cannot be retrieved. This endpoint requires any of the following permissions:
`telemetry_rules_read``metrics_read` 


### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                      | Type   | Description                            |
| ------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------- |
| rule_id [*required*] | string | The unique identifier of the tag rule. |

#### Query Strings

| Name     | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                          |
| -------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| include  | enum    | Comma-separated list of related resources to include alongside the rule. Currently the only supported value is `score`. Allowed enum values: `score` |
| ts_start | integer | Start of the time window used for compliance score computation, as a Unix timestamp in milliseconds.                                                 |
| ts_end   | integer | End of the time window used for compliance score computation, as a Unix timestamp in milliseconds. Must be in the past and greater than `ts_start`.  |

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
A single tag rule.

| Parent field  | Field                                | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|               | data [*required*]               | object    | A tag rule resource.                                                                                                                                                                              |
| data          | attributes [*required*]         | object    | The attributes of a tag rule resource.                                                                                                                                                            |
| attributes    | created_at [*required*]         | date-time | The RFC 3339 timestamp at which the rule was created.                                                                                                                                             |
| attributes    | created_by [*required*]         | string    | The identifier of the user who created the rule.                                                                                                                                                  |
| attributes    | deleted_at                           | date-time | The RFC 3339 timestamp at which the rule was soft-deleted. `null` if the rule has not been deleted. Only present when `include_deleted=true` is requested.                                        |
| attributes    | deleted_by                           | string    | The identifier of the user who soft-deleted the rule. `null` if the rule has not been deleted.                                                                                                    |
| attributes    | enabled [*required*]            | boolean   | Whether the rule is currently enforced.                                                                                                                                                           |
| attributes    | modified_at [*required*]        | date-time | The RFC 3339 timestamp at which the rule was last modified.                                                                                                                                       |
| attributes    | modified_by [*required*]        | string    | The identifier of the user who last modified the rule.                                                                                                                                            |
| attributes    | name [*required*]               | string    | Human-readable name for the tag rule.                                                                                                                                                             |
| attributes    | negated [*required*]            | boolean   | When `true`, the rule matches tag values that do NOT match any of the supplied patterns.                                                                                                          |
| attributes    | required [*required*]           | boolean   | When `true`, telemetry without this tag is treated as a violation.                                                                                                                                |
| attributes    | rule_type [*required*]          | enum      | How the rule is enforced. `blocking` rejects telemetry that violates the rule. `surfacing` only highlights non-compliant telemetry without blocking it. Allowed enum values: `blocking,surfacing` |
| attributes    | scope [*required*]              | string    | The scope the rule applies within.                                                                                                                                                                |
| attributes    | source [*required*]             | enum      | The telemetry source that a tag rule applies to. Allowed enum values: `logs,spans,metrics,rum,feed`                                                                                               |
| attributes    | tag_key [*required*]            | string    | The tag key that the rule governs.                                                                                                                                                                |
| attributes    | tag_value_patterns [*required*] | [string]  | The patterns that valid values for the tag key must match.                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes    | version [*required*]            | int64     | A monotonically increasing version counter that is incremented on each update.                                                                                                                    |
| data          | id [*required*]                 | string    | The unique identifier of the tag rule.                                                                                                                                                            |
| data          | relationships                        | object    | Related resources for a tag rule. Only present when the corresponding `include` query parameter is supplied.                                                                                      |
| relationships | score                                | object    | A relationship to the compliance score resource for this rule.                                                                                                                                    |
| score         | data [*required*]               | object    | Identifier of the related compliance score resource.                                                                                                                                              |
| data          | id [*required*]                 | string    | The unique identifier of the related compliance score resource.                                                                                                                                   |
| data          | type [*required*]               | enum      | JSON:API resource type for a tag rule compliance score. Allowed enum values: `tag_rule_score`                                                                                                     |
| data          | type [*required*]               | enum      | JSON:API resource type for a tag rule. Allowed enum values: `tag_rule`                                                                                                                            |
|               | included                             | [object]  | Related resources fetched alongside the primary tag rules. Populated when an `include` query parameter is supplied.                                                                               |
| included      | attributes [*required*]         | object    | Attributes of a tag rule compliance score.                                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes    | score [*required*]              | double    | The compliance score for the rule over the requested time window, as a percentage between 0 and 100. `null` indicates that no relevant telemetry was found.                                       |
| attributes    | ts_end [*required*]             | int64     | End of the time window the score was computed over, as a Unix timestamp in milliseconds.                                                                                                          |
| attributes    | ts_start [*required*]           | int64     | Start of the time window the score was computed over, as a Unix timestamp in milliseconds.                                                                                                        |
| attributes    | version [*required*]            | int64     | The version of the tag rule that the score was computed against.                                                                                                                                  |
| included      | id [*required*]                 | string    | The unique identifier of the compliance score resource.                                                                                                                                           |
| included      | type [*required*]               | enum      | JSON:API resource type for a tag rule compliance score. Allowed enum values: `tag_rule_score`                                                                                                     |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "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",
      "name": "Service tag must be one of api or web",
      "negated": false,
      "required": true,
      "rule_type": "surfacing",
      "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_rule_score"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "tag_rule"
  },
  "included": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "score": 80,
        "ts_end": 1779401466097,
        "ts_start": 1779315066097,
        "version": 1
      },
      "id": "123-v1-1779315066097-1779401466097",
      "type": "tag_rule_score"
    }
  ]
}
```

{% /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="403" %}
Forbidden
{% 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" %}
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 rule_id="123" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/governance/tag_rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Get a tag rule returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.tag_rules_api import TagRulesApi

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["get_tag_rule"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = TagRulesApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.get_tag_rule(
        rule_id="rule_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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Get a tag rule returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.unstable_operations["v2.get_tag_rule".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::TagRulesAPI.new
p api_instance.get_tag_rule("rule_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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Get a tag rule returns "OK" 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.GetTagRule", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewTagRulesApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.GetTagRule(ctx, "rule_id", *datadogV2.NewGetTagRuleOptionalParameters())

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `TagRulesApi.GetTagRule`:\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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Get a tag rule returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.TagRulesApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.TagRuleResponse;

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

    try {
      TagRuleResponse result = apiInstance.getTagRule("123");
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling TagRulesApi#getTagRule");
      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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Get a tag rule returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_tag_rules::GetTagRuleOptionalParams;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_tag_rules::TagRulesAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.GetTagRule", true);
    let api = TagRulesAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .get_tag_rule("rule_id".to_string(), GetTagRuleOptionalParams::default())
        .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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Get a tag rule returns "OK" response
 */

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

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

const params: v2.TagRulesApiGetTagRuleRequest = {
  ruleId: "rule_id",
};

apiInstance
  .getTagRule(params)
  .then((data: v2.TagRuleResponse) => {
    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="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}
