---
title: "Creates new policy"
method: POST
path: "/rest/api/v1/governance/data/policies"
tags: ["Governance"]
---

# Creates new policy

`POST /rest/api/v1/governance/data/policies`

Creates a new policy with specified specifications and returns its id.

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `403` — Permissions error
- `500` — Internal error

## Changes

- **2026-06-15** `1c7389f04757` — 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `config/allowlistOptions/regexes`
  - added the optional property `report/config/allowlistOptions/regexes` to the response with the `200` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/gleanwork/apis/glean-rest-admin-api/changes/rest/api/v1/governance/data/policies/post.md)

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