# Retrieve Network Security Groups by Group ID

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Only contract administrators, owners, and users with permissions to the VDC concerned can create and manage NSGs via API.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Prerequisite:** You need an <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> account with API credentials configured with the appropriate permissions.
{% endhint %}

To retrieve the NSGs, you must use the following [<mark style="color:blue;">Cloud API</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/#tag/Data-centers) `GET` request using the `datacenter ID` and `securityGroupId`:

`GET /datacenters/{datacenterId}/securitygroups/{securityGroupId}`

## Request

```bash
curl --location 'https://api.ionos.com/cloudapi/v6/datacenters/5a88aa8b-8aa1-51f6-XXd1-XXXXXe9f31/securitygroups/b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic YYXabCDeFmLMO0c2hyYUBpb25vcy5jb206I1Bha2lzdGFuXzE='
```

## Response

**200 OK**

```json
{
    "id": "b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888",
    "type": "security-group",
    "href": "https://api.ionos.com/cloudapi/v6/datacenters/5a88aa8b-8aa1-51f6-XXd1-XXXXXe9f31/securitygroups/b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888",
    "metadata": {
        "etag": "3a6a61187c03e11a41769e60a0610b54",
        "createdDate": "2024-05-17T15:11:11Z",
        "createdBy": "test.test@ionos.com",
        "createdByUserId": "XYaf0375-1c1d-4387-9ef1-6ee95d30e54a",
        "lastModifiedDate": "2024-05-17T15:11:11Z",
        "lastModifiedBy": "test.test@ionos.com",
        "lastModifiedByUserId": "XYaf0375-1c1d-4387-9ef1-6ee95d30e54a",
        "state": "AVAILABLE"
    },
    "properties": {
        "name": "My FWR",
        "description": null
    },
    "entities": {
        "rules": {
            "id": "b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888/rules",
            "type": "collection",
            "href": "https://api.ionos.com/cloudapi/v6/datacenters/5a88aa8b-8aa1-51f6-XXd1-XXXXXe9f31/securitygroups/b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888/rules"
        },
        "servers": {
            "id": "b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888/servers",
            "type": "collection",
            "href": "https://api.ionos.com/cloudapi/v6/datacenters/5a88aa8b-8aa1-51f6-XXd1-XXXXXe9f31/securitygroups/b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888/servers"
        },
        "nics": {
            "id": "b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888/nics",
            "type": "collection",
            "href": "https://api.ionos.com/cloudapi/v6/datacenters/5a88aa8b-8aa1-51f6-XXd1-XXXXXe9f31/securitygroups/b0a54xyz-abcd-8008-8883-XX0e0428e888/nics"
        }
    }
}
```


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