Create a DLP policy

Create a DLP policy to group a set of rules and define the default action when no rule triggers a terminal action.

A policy consists of an ordered list of rules and a default action (pass or block). The policy is created as a draft. To activate it, publish it in a ruleset.

Permissions

info

This action requires the following DLP (Data Loss Prevention) role:

• rule_editor

Console

Console

1 / 6In the DLP console, click Policies in the side menu.

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1. In the DLP console, click Policies in the sidebar.
2. Click the Create policy button to open the policy editor.

General information

Fill in the policy information:

Field	Example value	Description
Name	mistral-prod-policy	Name of the policy
Description	Production policy for Mistral	Description of the policy
Platform type	mistral-platform	Target platform type

Rule selection

1. Select the rules to include in the policy from the list of available rules;
2. Order the rules by drag and drop — the order determines the evaluation sequence;
3. Rules are evaluated from top to bottom. A pass or block action terminates the evaluation immediately.

Default action

Select the policy default action:

• pass: allows the request if no rule triggers a terminal action;
• block: blocks the request if no rule triggers a terminal action.

Saving

Click Save to save the policy as a draft. The policy appears in the list with the "Draft" status.

API

The POST /api/v1/policies request creates a draft DLP policy.

Request example

{
  "name": "mistral-prod-policy",
  "description": "Production policy for Mistral",
  "platform_type": "mistral-platform",
  "rule_ids": [
    "rule-550e8400",
    "rule-a1b2c3d4"
  ],
  "default_action": "block"
}

Response example

{
  "id": "policy-9f8e7d6c",
  "name": "mistral-prod-policy",
  "description": "Production policy for Mistral",
  "platform_type": "mistral-platform",
  "rule_ids": [
    "rule-550e8400",
    "rule-a1b2c3d4"
  ],
  "default_action": "block",
  "draft": true,
  "version": 1,
  "created_at": "2026-08-27T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-08-27T10:00:00Z"
}