Update a DLP policy

Update an existing DLP policy to adjust its rules, their order or the default action. The update creates a new version of the policy 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 / 4In 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 name of the policy to update in the list.

Editable elements

You can modify the following elements:

Element	Description
Rules	Add or remove rules from the policy
Rule order	Reorder rules by drag and drop — the order determines the evaluation sequence
Default action	Change the default action (pass or block)

Saving

Click Save as Draft to save the changes as a draft. The policy appears in the list with the "Draft" status. To activate the updated policy, publish it in a ruleset.

API

The PUT /api/v1/policies/{id} request updates an existing DLP policy. The request body is identical to the create request.

Request example

{
  "name": "mistral-prod-policy",
  "description": "Production policy for Mistral (updated)",
  "platform_type": "mistral-platform",
  "rule_ids": [
    "rule-550e8400",
    "rule-a1b2c3d4",
    "rule-e5f6g7h8"
  ],
  "default_action": "pass"
}

Response example

{
  "id": "policy-9f8e7d6c",
  "name": "mistral-prod-policy",
  "description": "Production policy for Mistral (updated)",
  "platform_type": "mistral-platform",
  "rule_ids": [
    "rule-550e8400",
    "rule-a1b2c3d4",
    "rule-e5f6g7h8"
  ],
  "default_action": "pass",
  "draft": true,
  "version": 2,
  "created_at": "2026-08-27T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-08-27T11:30:00Z"
}