--- title: Create a batch migration description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Security Monitoring --- > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt). # Create a batch migration{% #create-a-batch-migration %} {% tab title="v2" %} **Note**: This endpoint is in Preview and is subject to change. To request access, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/) or your Customer Success Manager. | Datadog site | API endpoint | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | | ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | | app.datadoghq.eu | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | | app.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | | us2.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | | uk1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | | app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | | us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | | us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations | ### Overview Create a batch migration in the `draft` status, together with 1 to 100 initial resources. Each resource holds one source rule to translate into a Cloud SIEM detection rule. To load more rules, add them with the add resources endpoint before starting the batch migration. A batch migration can hold up to 1000 resources. The response does not include the created resources: list the resources of the batch migration to retrieve them. This endpoint requires the `security_monitoring_rules_write` permission. OAuth apps require the `security_monitoring_rules_write` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#security-monitoring) to access this endpoint. ### Request #### Body Data (required) {% tab title="Model" %} | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | data [*required*] | object | Data of the batch migration to create. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes of the batch migration to create. | | attributes | description | string | The description of the batch migration. | | attributes | name | string | The name of the batch migration. | | attributes | resources [*required*] | [object] | The initial resources of the batch migration. From 1 to 100 resources. | | resources | description | string | The description of the resource. | | resources | input [*required*] | string | The source query or natural language description to translate. Must not be blank. | | resources | inputType [*required*] | enum | The type of the source rule: `spl` for a Splunk SPL search or saved search definition, `natural_language` for a plain-English description of the behavior to detect, or `kql` for a Microsoft KQL query. SPL inputs must be self-contained, with search macros expanded. Allowed enum values: `natural_language,spl,kql` | | resources | name | string | The name of the resource. | | attributes | tags | [string] | Tags of the batch migration. Up to 50 tags, each up to 256 characters. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | The type of resource for a batch migration. Allowed enum values: `batchMigration` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "type": "batchMigration", "attributes": { "name": "Example-Security-Monitoring", "description": "Rules imported from Splunk", "tags": [ "source:splunk" ], "resources": [ { "name": "Repeated Windows login failures", "description": "Detects repeated failed Windows authentication attempts.", "inputType": "spl", "input": "index=wineventlog EventCode=4625" } ] } } } ``` {% /tab %} ### Response {% tab title="201" %} Created {% tab title="Model" %} Response containing a batch migration. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | -------------------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | A batch migration. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes of a batch migration. | | attributes | createdAt [*required*] | date-time | The creation date of the batch migration, in RFC 3339 format. | | attributes | createdBy | string | The UUID of the user or service account who created the batch migration. | | attributes | description | string | The description of the batch migration. | | attributes | inputSource [*required*] | enum | The origin of a batch migration. Always `batch_migration` for batch migrations created through this API. Allowed enum values: `batch_migration,threat_hunting,user` | | attributes | lastUpdatedAt [*required*] | date-time | The last update date of the batch migration, in RFC 3339 format. | | attributes | lastUpdatedBy | string | The UUID of the user or service account who last updated the batch migration, or the name of a system actor. | | attributes | name [*required*] | string | The name of the batch migration. | | attributes | orgId [*required*] | int64 | The ID of the organization that owns the batch migration. | | attributes | resourceStatusCounts [*required*] | object | The number of resources of a batch migration in each status. | | resourceStatusCounts | canceled [*required*] | int64 | Number of resources whose translation was canceled. | | resourceStatusCounts | completed [*required*] | int64 | Number of resources translated and ready to be published. | | resourceStatusCounts | duplicate [*required*] | int64 | Number of resources identified as duplicates of an existing rule. Reserved for future use. | | resourceStatusCounts | failed [*required*] | int64 | Number of resources whose translation failed. | | resourceStatusCounts | inProgress [*required*] | int64 | Number of resources being translated. | | resourceStatusCounts | pending [*required*] | int64 | Number of resources waiting to be translated. | | resourceStatusCounts | published [*required*] | int64 | Number of resources published as Cloud SIEM detection rules. | | resourceStatusCounts | publishing [*required*] | int64 | Number of resources being published. | | attributes | status [*required*] | enum | The status of a batch migration. A batch migration is created as `draft` and moves to `in_progress` when started. It moves to `completed` once no resource is `pending` or `in_progress`, or to `canceled` when canceled. Allowed enum values: `draft,in_progress,canceled,completed` | | attributes | tags [*required*] | [string] | Tags of the batch migration. Up to 50 tags, each up to 256 characters. | | data | id [*required*] | uuid | The UUID of the batch migration. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | The type of resource for a batch migration. Allowed enum values: `batchMigration` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "createdAt": "2026-09-21T12:00:00Z", "createdBy": "3653d3c6-0c75-11ea-ad28-fb5701eabc7d", "description": "Rules imported from Splunk", "inputSource": "batch_migration", "lastUpdatedAt": "2026-09-21T12:00:00Z", "lastUpdatedBy": "3653d3c6-0c75-11ea-ad28-fb5701eabc7d", "name": "Splunk migration", "orgId": 123456, "resourceStatusCounts": { "canceled": 0, "completed": 0, "duplicate": 0, "failed": 0, "inProgress": 0, "pending": 1, "published": 0, "publishing": 0 }, "status": "draft", "tags": [ "source:splunk" ] }, "id": "7cdb3a75-64fb-46ce-9445-41969e78fe8e", "type": "batchMigration" } } ``` {% /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="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 ##### \## default # \# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="" \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/batch-migrations" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \ -d @- << EOF { "data": { "attributes": { "description": "Rules imported from Splunk", "name": "Splunk migration", "resources": [ { "description": "Detects repeated failed Windows authentication attempts.", "input": "index=wineventlog EventCode=4625", "inputType": "spl", "name": "Repeated Windows login failures" }, { "input": "Alert when PowerShell is launched with a command line that downloads and executes a remote script, such as IEX with Net.WebClient or Invoke-WebRequest.", "inputType": "natural_language", "name": "Suspicious PowerShell download cradle" } ], "tags": [ "source:splunk" ] }, "type": "batchMigration" } } EOF {% /tab %}