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layout: api
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page_title: ACL Policies - HTTP API
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sidebar_current: api-acl-policies
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description: |-
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The /acl/policy endpoints manage Consul's ACL Policies.
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---
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-> **1.4.0+:** The APIs are available in Consul versions 1.4.0 and later. The documentation for the legacy ACL API is [here](/api/acl/legacy.html)
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# ACL Policy HTTP API
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The `/acl/policy` endpoints [create](#create-a-policy), [read](#read-a-policy),
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[update](#update-a-policy), [list](#list-policies) and [delete](#delete-a-policy) ACL policies in Consul.
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For more information about ACLs, please see the [ACL Guide](/docs/guides/acl.html).
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## Create a Policy
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This endpoint creates a new ACL policy.
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| Method | Path | Produces |
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| ------ | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- |
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| `PUT` | `/acl/policy` | `application/json` |
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The table below shows this endpoint's support for
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[blocking queries](/api/index.html#blocking-queries),
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[consistency modes](/api/index.html#consistency-modes),
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[agent caching](/api/index.html#agent-caching), and
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[required ACLs](/api/index.html#acls).
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| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
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| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------ |
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| `NO` | `none` | `none` | `acl:write` |
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### Parameters
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- `Name` `(string: <required>)` - Specifies a name for the ACL policy. The name
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can only contain alphanumeric characters as well as `-` and `_` and must be
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unique.
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- `Description` `(string: "")` - Free form human readable description of the policy.
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- `Rules` `(string: "")` - Specifies rules for the ACL policy. The format of the
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`Rules` property is documented in the [ACL Guide](/docs/guides/acl.html).
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- `Datacenters` `(array<string>)` - Specifies the datacenters the policy is valid within.
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When no datacenters are provided the policy is valid in all datacenters including
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those which do not yet exist but may in the future.
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### Sample Payload
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```json
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{
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"Name": "node-read",
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"Description": "Grants read access to all node information",
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"Rules": "node_prefix \"\" { policy = \"read\"}",
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"Datacenters": ["dc1"]
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}
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```
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### Sample Request
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```text
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$ curl \
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--request PUT \
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--data @payload.json \
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http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/policy
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```
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### Sample Response
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```json
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{
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"ID": "e359bd81-baca-903e-7e64-1ccd9fdc78f5",
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"Name": "node-read",
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"Description": "Grants read access to all node information",
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"Rules": "node_prefix \"\" { policy = \"read\"}",
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"Datacenters": [
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"dc1"
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],
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"Hash": "OtZUUKhInTLEqTPfNSSOYbRiSBKm3c4vI2p6MxZnGWc=",
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"CreateIndex": 14,
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"ModifyIndex": 14
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}
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```
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## Read a Policy
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This endpoint reads an ACL policy with the given ID.
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| Method | Path | Produces |
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| ------ | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- |
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| `GET` | `/acl/policy/:id` | `application/json` |
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The table below shows this endpoint's support for
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[blocking queries](/api/index.html#blocking-queries),
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[consistency modes](/api/index.html#consistency-modes),
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[agent caching](/api/index.html#agent-caching), and
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[required ACLs](/api/index.html#acls).
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| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
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| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------ |
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| `YES` | `all` | `none` | `acl:read` |
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### Parameters
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- `id` `(string: <required>)` - Specifies the UUID of the ACL policy to
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read. This is required and is specified as part of the URL path.
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### Sample Request
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```text
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$ curl -X GET http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/policy/e359bd81-baca-903e-7e64-1ccd9fdc78f5
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```
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### Sample Response
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```json
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{
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"ID": "e359bd81-baca-903e-7e64-1ccd9fdc78f5",
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"Name": "node-read",
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"Description": "Grants read access to all node information",
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"Rules": "node_prefix \"\" { policy = \"read\"}",
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"Datacenters": [
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"dc1"
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],
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"Hash": "OtZUUKhInTLEqTPfNSSOYbRiSBKm3c4vI2p6MxZnGWc=",
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"CreateIndex": 14,
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"ModifyIndex": 14
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}
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```
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## Update a Policy
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This endpoint updates an existing ACL policy.
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| Method | Path | Produces |
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| ------ | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- |
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| `PUT` | `/acl/policy/:id` | `application/json` |
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The table below shows this endpoint's support for
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[blocking queries](/api/index.html#blocking-queries),
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[consistency modes](/api/index.html#consistency-modes),
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[agent caching](/api/index.html#agent-caching), and
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[required ACLs](/api/index.html#acls).
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| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
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| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------ |
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| `NO` | `none` | `none` | `acl:write` |
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### Parameters
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- `ID` `(string: <required>)` - Specifies the ID of the policy to update. This is
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required in the URL path but may also be specified in the JSON body. If specified
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in both places then they must match exactly.
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- `Name` `(string: <required>)` - Specifies a name for the ACL policy. The name
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can only contain alphanumeric characters as well as `-` and `_` and must be
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unique.
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- `Description` `(string: "")` - Free form human readable description of this policy.
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- `Rules` `(string: "")` - Specifies rules for this ACL policy. The format of the
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`Rules` property is documented in the [ACL Guide](/docs/guides/acl.html).
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- `Datacenters` `(array<string>)` - Specifies the datacenters this policy is valid within.
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When no datacenters are provided the policy is valid in all datacenters including
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those which do not yet exist but may in the future.
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### Sample Payload
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```json
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{
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"ID": "c01a1f82-44be-41b0-a686-685fb6e0f485",
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"Name": "register-app-service",
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"Description": "Grants write permissions necessary to register the 'app' service",
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"Rules": "service \"app\" { policy = \"write\"}",
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}
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```
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### Sample Request
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```text
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$ curl \
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--request PUT \
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--data @payload.json \
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http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/policy/c01a1f82-44be-41b0-a686-685fb6e0f485
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```
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### Sample Response
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```json
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{
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"ID": "c01a1f82-44be-41b0-a686-685fb6e0f485",
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"Name": "register-app-service",
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"Description": "Grants write permissions necessary to register the 'app' service",
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"Rules": "service \"app\" { policy = \"write\"}",
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"Hash": "OtZUUKhInTLEqTPfNSSOYbRiSBKm3c4vI2p6MxZnGWc=",
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"CreateIndex": 14,
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"ModifyIndex": 28
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}
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```
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## Delete a Policy
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This endpoint deletes an ACL policy.
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| Method | Path | Produces |
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| -------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------- |
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| `DELETE` | `/acl/policy/:id` | `application/json` |
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Even though the return type is application/json, the value is either true or
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false indicating whether the delete succeeded.
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The table below shows this endpoint's support for
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[blocking queries](/api/index.html#blocking-queries),
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[consistency modes](/api/index.html#consistency-modes),
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[agent caching](/api/index.html#agent-caching), and
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[required ACLs](/api/index.html#acls).
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| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
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| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------ |
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| `NO` | `none` | `none` | `acl:write` |
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### Parameters
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- `id` `(string: <required>)` - Specifies the UUID of the ACL policy to
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delete. This is required and is specified as part of the URL path.
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### Sample Request
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```text
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$ curl -X DELETE
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http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/policy/8f246b77-f3e1-ff88-5b48-8ec93abf3e05
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```
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### Sample Response
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```json
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true
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```
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## List Policies
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This endpoint lists all the ACL policies.
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| Method | Path | Produces |
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| ------ | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- |
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| `GET` | `/acl/policies` | `application/json` |
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The table below shows this endpoint's support for
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[blocking queries](/api/index.html#blocking-queries),
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[consistency modes](/api/index.html#consistency-modes),
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[agent caching](/api/index.html#agent-caching), and
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[required ACLs](/api/index.html#acls).
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| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
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| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------ |
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| `YES` | `all` | `none` | `acl:read` |
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## Sample Request
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```text
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$ curl -X GET http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/acl/policies
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```
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### Sample Response
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-> **Note** - The policies rules are not included in the listing and must be
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retrieved by the [policy reading endpoint](#read-a-policy)
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```json
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[
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{
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"CreateIndex": 4,
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"Datacenters": null,
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"Description": "Builtin Policy that grants unlimited access",
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"Hash": "swIQt6up+s0cV4kePfJ2aRdKCLaQyykF4Hl1Nfdeumk=",
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"ID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
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"ModifyIndex": 4,
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"Name": "global-management"
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},
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{
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"CreateIndex": 14,
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"Datacenters": [
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"dc1"
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],
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"Description": "Grants read access to all node information",
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"Hash": "OtZUUKhInTLEqTPfNSSOYbRiSBKm3c4vI2p6MxZnGWc=",
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"ID": "e359bd81-baca-903e-7e64-1ccd9fdc78f5",
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"ModifyIndex": 14,
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"Name": "node-read"
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}
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]
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```
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