Getting security group info

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Updated at July 13, 2026

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Management console

CLI

Terraform

API

In the management console, select the folder containing the security group.
Navigate to Virtual Private Cloud.
In the left-hand panel, select Security groups.
Select the security group you need.
The Overview page will display detailed information about the security group.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

The folder used by default is the one specified when creating the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using --folder-name or --folder-id. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

View the description of the CLI command to get information about a security group:
```
yc vpc security-group get --help
```

Get information about your security group by specifying its name or ID:

yc vpc security-group get <security_group_name>

Result:

id: enplgn3uok7u********
folder_id: b1go3el0d8fs********
created_at: "2023-03-24T11:56:01Z"
name: default-sg-enpols3n07b8********
description: Default security group for network
network_id: enpols3n07b8********
status: ACTIVE
default_for_network: true

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the Terraform website or its mirror.

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), authenticate using the appropriate method.

To get information about a security group using Terraform:

Add the data and output sections to the Terraform configuration file:
```
data "yandex_vpc_security_group" "group1" {
  security_group_id = "<security_group_ID>"
}

output "group" {
  value = data.yandex_vpc_security_group.group1.ingress
}
```
Where:
- data "yandex_vpc_security_group": Description of the security group as a data source:
  - security_group_id: Security group ID.
- output "group": Output variable containing information about the incoming traffic rules:
  - value: Return value.
You can replace ingress with another variable to get the information you need. For more on the properties of the yandex_vpc_security_group data source, see this provider guide.
Create the resources:
1. In the terminal, navigate to the configuration file directory.
2. Make sure the configuration is correct using this command:
```
terraform validate
```
  If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
```
Success! The configuration is valid.
```
3. Run this command:
```
terraform plan
```
  You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
4. Apply the configuration changes:
```
terraform apply
```
5. Type yes and press Enter to confirm the changes.
Terraform will create all required resources and display their output variables. To check the results, run this command:
```
terraform output
```
Result:
```
group = toset([
  {
    "description" = ""
    "from_port" = -1
    "id" = "enpt1jlfgv3e*********"
    "labels" = tomap({})
    "port" = 8000
    "predefined_target" = "self_security_group"
    "protocol" = "ANY"
    "security_group_id" = ""
    "to_port" = -1
    "v4_cidr_blocks" = tolist([])
    "v6_cidr_blocks" = tolist([])
  },
])
```

To get detailed information about a security group, use the get REST API method for the SecurityGroup resource or the SecurityGroupService/Get gRPC API call.

Getting information about a security group rule