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

# POST /policies/expression/

`POST /policies/expression/`

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## Request body

- ExpressionPolicyRequest — Group Membership 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.
  - `expression` string, required

## Response `201`

- ExpressionPolicy — Group Membership 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
  - `last_updated` string, date-time, required
  - `created` string, date-time, required
  - `expression` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`
- `403`

## Changes

- **2026-09-08** `c5b9786ece16` — 2 info
  - added the required property `created` to the response with the `201` status
  - added the required property `last_updated` to the response with the `201` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/goauthentik/apis/authentik/changes/policies/expression/post.md)

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