/sys/policy

The /sys/policy endpoint is used to manage ACL policies in Vault.

List policies

This endpoint lists all configured policies.

Method	Path
GET	/sys/policy

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/policy

Sample response

{
  "policies": ["root", "deploy"]
}

Read policy

This endpoint retrieve the policy body for the named policy.

Method	Path
GET	/sys/policy/:name

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to retrieve. This is specified as part of the request URL.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/policy/my-policy

Sample response

{
  "name": "my-policy",
  "rules": "path \"secret/*\"...
}

Create/Update policy

This endpoint adds a new or updates an existing policy. Once a policy is updated, it takes effect immediately to all associated users.

Method	Path
POST	/sys/policy/:name

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to create. This is specified as part of the request URL.

• policy (string: <required>) - Specifies the policy document.

Sample payload

{
  "policy": "path \"secret/foo\" {..."
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/policy/my-policy

Delete policy

This endpoint deletes the policy with the given name. This will immediately affect all users associated with this policy.

Method	Path
DELETE	/sys/policy/:name

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the policy to delete. This is specified as part of the request URL.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/policy/my-policy