---
title: "Create an access policy"
method: POST
path: "/ais/{aiId}/access-policies"
tags: ["ais"]
---

# Create an access policy

`POST /ais/{aiId}/access-policies`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.darwin.so/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.darwin.so/api/v1/ais/{aiId}/access-policies`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Restricted policies support exact AIs, verified business attributes, and geography. Sensitive-trait targeting is rejected.

## Path parameters

- `aiId` string, required

## Request body

- CreateAccessPolicyRequest
  - `name` string, required
  - `visibility` 'PUBLIC' | 'RESTRICTED' | 'PRIVATE', required
  - `naturalLanguage` string
  - `rules` AccessPolicyRule[]
    - `aiIds` string[]
    - `verifiedAttributes` object
    - `geography` object
      - `countries` string[]
      - `regions` string[]

## Response `201`

The compiled access policy.

- object
  - `accessPolicy` AccessPolicy, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `ownerAiId` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `visibility` 'PUBLIC' | 'RESTRICTED' | 'PRIVATE', required
    - `naturalLanguage` string, nullable
    - `rules` AccessPolicyRule[], required
      - `aiIds` string[]
      - `verifiedAttributes` object
      - `geography` object
        - `countries` string[]
        - `regions` string[]
    - `compiledRules` object, required
    - `version` integer, required
    - `previousVersionId` string, nullable
    - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'SUPERSEDED', required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request was invalid.
- `401`: The API key or access token is missing, invalid, expired, or revoked.
- `403`: The principal does not have the required scope or resource access.
- `404`: The resource was not found for this principal.

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