---
title: "Bulk export security monitoring rules"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_export"
tags: ["Security Monitoring"]
---

# Bulk export security monitoring rules

`POST /api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_export`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.datadoghq.com`
- URL: `https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/bulk_export`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `DD-API-KEY` and API key in header `DD-APPLICATION-KEY`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/oauth2/v1/authorize`
    - Token URL: `/oauth2/v1/token` scopes: `security_monitoring_rules_read`

Export a list of security monitoring rules as a ZIP file containing JSON rule definitions.
The endpoint accepts a list of rule IDs and returns a ZIP archive where each rule is
saved as a separate JSON file named after the rule.

## Request body

- SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkExportPayload: Payload for bulk exporting security monitoring rules.
  - `data` SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkExportData, required: Data for bulk exporting security monitoring rules.
    - `attributes` SecurityMonitoringRuleBulkExportAttributes, required: Attributes for bulk exporting security monitoring rules.
      - `ruleIds` string[], required: List of rule IDs to export. Each rule will be included in the resulting ZIP file as a separate JSON file.
    - `id` string: Request ID.
    - `type` 'security_monitoring_rules_bulk_export', required: The type of the resource.

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `403`: Not Authorized
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too many requests

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