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# Update Policy

PUT https://app.polytomic.com/api/permissions/policies/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

Updates an existing policy.

The update is a **full replacement** of the policy's bindings. Any role or
resource binding not included in the request body is removed. To make a
partial change, fetch the current policy with
[`GET /api/permissions/policies/{id}`](../../../../api-reference/permissions/policies/get), modify the relevant bindings,
and send the complete object back.

Reference: https://apidocs.polytomic.com/api-reference/permissions/policies/update

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (basic auth, required) — This is the Polytomic deployment key (on-premises only)
- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — This is the Polytomic API key

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a V2UpdatePolicyRequest.

- `name` (string, required)
- `policy_actions` (list of V2PolicyAction, required, nullable)
- `organization_id` (string, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `data` (V2PolicyResponse, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `key` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional)
- `status` (integer, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `code` (integer, optional) — Application-specific error code.
- `context` (map from string to any, optional) — Application context.
- `error` (string, optional) — Error message.
- `status` (string, optional) — Status text.

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `key` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional)
- `status` (integer, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `key` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional)
- `status` (integer, optional)

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `key` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional)
- `status` (integer, optional)

## Types

### V2PolicyAction

- `action` (string, required)
- `role_ids` (list of string, required, nullable)

### V2PolicyResponse

- `id` (string, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `organization_id` (string, optional)
- `policy_actions` (list of V2PolicyAction, optional)
- `system` (boolean, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "Custom",
  "policy_actions": [
    {
      "action": "read",
      "role_ids": [
        "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
    "name": "Policy",
    "organization_id": "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
    "policy_actions": [
      {
        "action": "read",
        "role_ids": [
          "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "system": false
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```typescript
import { PolytomicClient } from "polytomic";

async function main() {
    const client = new PolytomicClient({
        token: "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
        version: "X-Polytomic-Version",
    });
    await client.permissions.policies.update("248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d", {
        name: "Custom",
        policy_actions: [
            {
                action: "read",
                role_ids: [
                    "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
                ],
            },
        ],
    });
}
main();

```

```python
from polytomic import Polytomic, PolicyAction

client = Polytomic(
    token="YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
    version="X-Polytomic-Version",
)

client.permissions.policies.update(
    id="248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
    name="Custom",
    policy_actions=[
        PolicyAction(
            action="read",
            role_ids=[
                "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d"
            ],
        )
    ],
)

```

```go
package example

import (
    context "context"

    polytomic "github.com/polytomic/polytomic-go/v24"
    client "github.com/polytomic/polytomic-go/v24/client"
    option "github.com/polytomic/polytomic-go/v24/option"
    permissions "github.com/polytomic/polytomic-go/v24/permissions"
)

func do() {
    client := client.NewClient(
        option.WithToken(
            "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
        ),
        option.WithVersion(
            "X-Polytomic-Version",
        ),
    )
    request := &permissions.UpdatePolicyRequest{
        Name: "Custom",
        PolicyActions: []*polytomic.PolicyAction{
            &polytomic.PolicyAction{
                Action: "read",
                RoleIDs: []string{
                    "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
                },
            },
        },
    }
    client.Permissions.Policies.Update(
        context.TODO(),
        "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d",
        request,
    )
}

```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.polytomic.com/api/permissions/policies/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["X-Polytomic-Version"] = 'X-Polytomic-Version'
request.basic_auth("<username>", "<password>")
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Custom\",\n  \"policy_actions\": [\n    {\n      \"action\": \"read\",\n      \"role_ids\": [\n        \"248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://app.polytomic.com/api/permissions/policies/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d")
  .header("X-Polytomic-Version", "X-Polytomic-Version")
  .basicAuth("<username>", "<password>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Custom\",\n  \"policy_actions\": [\n    {\n      \"action\": \"read\",\n      \"role_ids\": [\n        \"248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'https://app.polytomic.com/api/permissions/policies/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "Custom",
  "policy_actions": [
    {
      "action": "read",
      "role_ids": [
        "248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d"
      ]
    }
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'X-Polytomic-Version' => 'X-Polytomic-Version',
  ],
    'auth' => ['<username>', '<password>'],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;
using RestSharp.Authenticators;

var client = new RestClient("https://app.polytomic.com/api/permissions/policies/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d");
client.Authenticator = new HttpBasicAuthenticator("<username>", "<password>");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("X-Polytomic-Version", "X-Polytomic-Version");

request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Custom\",\n  \"policy_actions\": [\n    {\n      \"action\": \"read\",\n      \"role_ids\": [\n        \"248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let credentials = Data("<username>:<password>".utf8).base64EncodedString()

let headers = [
  "X-Polytomic-Version": "X-Polytomic-Version",
  "Authorization": "Basic \(credentials)",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "name": "Custom",
  "policy_actions": [
    [
      "action": "read",
      "role_ids": ["248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d"]
    ]
  ]
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://app.polytomic.com/api/permissions/policies/248df4b7-aa70-47b8-a036-33ac447e668d")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```