---
title: "POST /policies/unique_password/"
method: POST
path: "/policies/unique_password/"
tags: ["policies"]
---

# POST /policies/unique_password/

`POST /policies/unique_password/`

Password Uniqueness Policy Viewset

## Request body

- UniquePasswordPolicyRequest — Password Uniqueness Policy Serializer
  - `name` string, required
  - `execution_logging` boolean — When this option is enabled, all executions of this policy will be logged. By default, only execution errors are logged.
  - `password_field` string — Field key to check, field keys defined in Prompt stages are available.
  - `num_historical_passwords` integer — Number of passwords to check against.

## Response `201`

- UniquePasswordPolicy — Password Uniqueness Policy Serializer
  - `pk` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `execution_logging` boolean — When this option is enabled, all executions of this policy will be logged. By default, only execution errors are logged.
  - `component` string, required — Get object component so that we know how to edit the object
  - `verbose_name` string, required — Return object's verbose_name
  - `verbose_name_plural` string, required — Return object's plural verbose_name
  - `meta_model_name` string, required — Return internal model name
  - `bound_to` integer, required — Return objects policy is bound to
  - `password_field` string — Field key to check, field keys defined in Prompt stages are available.
  - `num_historical_passwords` integer — Number of passwords to check against.

## Other responses

- `400`
- `403`

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