---
title: "Update default usage policy"
method: POST
path: "/user_risk/usage_policy/default/update"
tags: ["userrisk"]
---

# Update default usage policy

`POST /user_risk/usage_policy/default/update`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cyber-risk.upguard.com/api/public`
- URL: `https://cyber-risk.upguard.com/api/public/user_risk/usage_policy/default/update`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/upguard/apis/upguard-cyberrisk-api/docs/user_risk/usage_policy/default/update/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Update your organization's default app usage policy. The default policy applies to
every app that does not have an app-specific usage policy.

Valid `base_rule` values are `approve`, `tolerate`, `nudge`, and `block`.

Required API key permissions: `User Risk` + `ReadWrite` (select when creating API key in Account Settings)

## Request body

- UserRiskDefaultUsagePolicyUpdateBody
  - `base_rule` 'approve' | 'tolerate' | 'nudge' | 'block', string, required: The outcome applied to users of an app by default, unless overridden by an app-specific usage policy.

## Response `204`

Successful response is empty

## Other responses

- `403`: Your API key does not have permission to perform this action.
- `422`: An invalid parameter was supplied or a mandatory parameter was missing
- `429`: Too many requests have been made to this endpoint.
- `500`: An internal system error occurred

## Changes

- **2026-11-07** `d044bf6dc61e`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/upguard/apis/upguard-cyberrisk-api/changes/user_risk/usage_policy/default/update/post.md)

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