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api	ACL Policies - HTTP API	api-acl-policies	The /acl/policy endpoints are used to configure and manage ACL policies.

ACL Policies HTTP API

The /acl/policies and /acl/policy/ endpoints are used to manage ACL policies. For more details about ACLs, please see the ACL Guide.

List Policies

This endpoint lists all ACL policies. This lists the policies that have been replicated to the region, and may lag behind the authoritative region.

Method	Path	Produces
GET	/acl/policies	application/json

The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes and required ACLs.

Blocking Queries	Consistency Modes	ACL Required
YES	all	management for all policies. Output when given a non-management token will be limited to the policies on the token itself

Sample Request

$ curl \
    https://nomad.rocks/v1/acl/policies

Sample Response

[
  {
    "Name": "foo",
    "Description": "",
    "CreateIndex": 12,
    "ModifyIndex": 13,
  }
]

Create or Update Policy

This endpoint creates or updates an ACL Policy. This request is always forwarded to the authoritative region.

Method	Path	Produces
POST	/acl/policy/:policy_name	(empty body)

The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries and required ACLs.

Blocking Queries	ACL Required
NO	management

Parameters

• Name (string: <required>) - Specifies the name of the policy. Creates the policy if the name does not exist, otherwise updates the existing policy.

• Description (string: <optional>) - Specifies a human readable description.

• Rules (string: <required>) - Specifies the Policy rules in HCL or JSON format.

Sample Payload

{
    "Name": "my-policy",
    "Description": "This is a great policy",
    "Rules": ""
}

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://nomad.rocks/v1/acl/policy/my-policy

Read Policy

This endpoint reads an ACL policy with the given name. This queries the policy that have been replicated to the region, and may lag behind the authoritative region.

Method	Path	Produces
GET	/acl/policy/:policy_name	application/json

The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes and required ACLs.

Blocking Queries	Consistency Modes	ACL Required
YES	all	management or token with access to policy

Sample Request

$ curl \
    https://nomad.rocks/v1/acl/policy/foo

Sample Response

{
  "Name": "foo",
  "Rules": "",
  "Description": "",
  "CreateIndex": 12,
  "ModifyIndex": 13
}

Delete Policy

This endpoint deletes the named ACL policy. This request is always forwarded to the authoritative region.

Method	Path	Produces
DELETE	/acl/policy/:policy_name	(empty body)

The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries and required ACLs.

Blocking Queries	ACL Required
NO	management

Parameters

• policy_name (string: <required>) - Specifies the policy name to delete.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --request DELETE \
    https://nomad.rocks/v1/acl/policy/foo