---
title: "Get a policy."
method: GET
path: "/api/policies/{policyName}"
tags: ["Policies"]
---

# Get a policy.

`GET /api/policies/{policyName}`

Returns the full policy with the given name. Admins may retrieve another user's policy by passing that user's email as owner.

## Path parameters

- `policyName` string, required

## Query parameters

- `owner` string

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `400` — The policy name is missing.
- `401`
- `404` — A policy with the given name does not exist.
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `503` — Service Unavailable

## Changes

- **2026-06-21** `eb0cf362b4e2` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `cacheKey` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `cacheKey` to the response with the `404` status
- **2026-06-21** `a8287026bb0c` — 8 info
  - added the optional property `identifiers/identifiers/items/validator` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `identifiers/identifiers/items/validator` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `identifiers/medicalCondition/phEyeConfiguration/modelPath` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `identifiers/medicalCondition/phEyeConfiguration/modelPath` to the response with the `404` status
  - …4 more
- **2026-06-10** `16f71a51d36f` — 10 warning, 68 info
  - removed the optional property `cacheKey` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `cacheKey` from the response with the `404` status
  - removed the optional property `identifiers/identifiers/items/validator` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `identifiers/identifiers/items/validator` from the response with the `404` status
  - …74 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/philterd/apis/philter-api/changes/api/policies/:policyName/get.md)

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