Validate Policy

  • Updated on Oct 5, 2025
  • Published on Apr 7, 2024
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/api/2.0/policies/{envId}/validation

Validate Policy.
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Notice

Accessing the Policy Management APIs is through a dedicated domain/URL, according to your PlainID Tenant Location
  • United States (US) - https://api.us1.plainid.io
  • Canada (CA) - https://api.ca1.plainid.io
  • Europe (EU) - https://api.eu1.plainid.io

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    Use HTML encoded patterns when working with values that contain special characters like spaces, dashes, etc. Refer to this HTML URL Encoding Reference for a full list.


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    Refer to the headers below to modify your cURL sample. Check if the following headers are in the sample, if not, ensure you add it to your cURL sample before pasting into your API tool.

    Headers

    *Required
    Header Value cURL Line
    Content-Type`text/plain;language=rego` or `application/json` `-H "Content-Type:text/plain;language=rego"` or `-H "Content-Type:application/json"`
    Note: Use text/plain;language=rego when writing Rego in the body.
    Use application/json when writing either Structured or Native code. See the examples below for more information.

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    Security
    HTTP
    Type bearer

    For more details about Administration API Authentication, check out the Authentication APIs documentation
    Provide your bearer token in the Authorization header when making requests to protected resources.
    Example: Authorization: Bearer 123

    Path parameters
    envId
    string (uuid) Required

    The Environment ID can be found under the Details tab in the Environment Settings.

    Query parameters
    filter[authWsId]
    string (uuid) Required

    Authorization Workspace ID. This can be found in your Authorization Workspace Settings under Workspace ID.

    extendedSchema
    boolean

    Toggle to either enable or disable additional metadata in the response, like the Policy id and description.

    Defaulttrue
    Body parameters
    Structured Policy
    # METADATA
# custom:
#   plainid:
#     policyId: 08ae32e4-fbf3-4cc8-b3b9-3b4061d1c825
#     name: Manage personal account and Credit cards
#     description: Customer can view and manage their own accounts an credit cards only with MFA
#     accessType: Allow
package policy
import rego.v1

# METADATA
# custom:
#   plainid:
#     kind: DynamicGroup
#     name: dg1
#     description: "test DG"
dynamic_group(identity) if {
  identity.template == "idWs1"
  identity["idAttr1"] == "test"
  identity["idAttr1"] != "prod"
}
    string

    Policy as Rego code

    Structured Policy
    {
  "format": "rego",
  "policy": "# METADATA\n# custom:\n#   plainid:\n#     policyId: 08ae32e4-fbf3-4cc8-b3b9-3b4061d1c825\n#     name: Manage personal account and Credit cards\n#     description: Customer can view and manage their own accounts an credit cards only with MFA\n#     accessType: Allow\npackage policy\nimport rego.v1\n\n# METADATA\n# custom:\n#   plainid:\n#     kind: DynamicGroup\n#     name: dg1\n#     description: \"test DG\"\ndynamic_group(identity) if {\n  identity.template == \"idWs1\"\n  identity[\"idAttr1\"] == \"test\"\n  identity[\"idAttr1\"] != \"prod\"\n}"
}
    Native Policy
    {
  "format": "json",
  "policy": {
    "policyId": "OCP1UUYIIV2DU87",
    "name": "Bank Account Access Policy",
    "description": "Policy for accessing bank accounts",
    "accessType": "Allow",
    "policyUse": "SAAS_APPLICATIONS",
    "applications": [
      {
        "applicationId": "POP1V3WFXZ4PRIO",
        "attributes": {
          "vendorPolicyKind": "Row Access Policy",
          "vendorPolicyName": "POL1",
          "vendorPolicyOrder": 1,
          "database": "DB",
          "schema": "SCHEMA",
          "owner": "ROLE"
        },
        "nativeCode": {
          "language": "sql",
          "code": "{\"policy\":\"CREATE OR REPLACE ROW ACCESS POLICY \"POL1\"\"}"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
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    object

    Request body for validating policies by format

    format
    string Required

    Policy format type

    Valid values[ "rego", "json" ]
    Examplerego
    policy
    object Required

    Policy content as JSON object

    Responses
    200

    successful operation

    Headers
    x-request-id
    string
    Valid_TextPlain

    Valid response for text/plain;language=rego requests

    {
  "data": {
    "code": "# METADATA\n# custom:\n#   plainid:\n#     policyId: 08ae32e4-fbf3-4cc8-b3b9-3b4061d1c825\n#     name: Manage personal account and Credit cards\n#     description: Customer can view and manage their own accounts an credit cards only with MFA\n#     accessType: Allow\npackage policy\nimport rego.v1\n\n# METADATA\n# custom:\n#   plainid:\n#     kind: DynamicGroup\n#     name: dg1\n#     description: \"test DG\"\ndynamic_group(identity) if {\n  identity.template == \"idWs1\"\n  identity[\"idAttr1\"] == \"test\"\n  identity[\"idAttr1\"] != \"prod\"\n}\n",
    "action": "CREATE",
    "validationErrors": []
  }
}
    Invalid_TextPlain

    Invalid response for 'text/plain;language=rego' requests

    {
  "data": {
    "validationErrors": [
      {
        "code": "PACV-001",
        "id": "ERHCQC",
        "name": "TemplateNotFound",
        "message": "Template: [at1] not found in Environment: [ceef5853-1491-4d1c-ae52-2f2a1729b3a4], Hint: did yo  mean [Claims]?",
        "args": {
          "0": "at1",
          "1": "ceef5853-1491-4d1c-ae52-2f2a1729b3a4",
          "2": "Claims"
        },
        "line": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}
    StructuredPolicy_ApplicationJson

    Valid Structured policy response for 'application/json' requests

    {
  "data": {
    "format": "rego",
    "Structured Policy": "# METADATA\n# custom:\n#   plainid:\n#     policyId: 08ae32e4-fbf3-4cc8-b3b9-3b4061d1c825\n#     name: Manage personal account and Credit cards\n#     description: Customer can view and manage their own accounts an credit cards only with MFA\n#     accessType: Allow\npackage policy\nimport rego.v1\n\n# METADATA\n# custom:\n#   plainid:\n#     kind: DynamicGroup\n#     name: dg1\n#     description: \"test DG\"\ndynamic_group(identity) if {\n  identity.template == \"idWs1\"\n  identity[\"idAttr1\"] == \"test\"\n  identity[\"idAttr1\"] != \"prod\"\n}",
    "policyId": "08ae32e4-fbf3-4cc8-b3b9-3b4061d1c825",
    "action": "CREATE",
    "isPolicyCompleted": true,
    "validationErrors": []
  }
}
    NativePolicy_ApplicationJson

    Valid Native policy response for application/json requests

    {
  "data": {
    "format": "json",
    "policy": {
      "policyId": "OCP1UUYIIV2DU87",
      "name": "Bank Account Access Policy",
      "description": "Policy for accessing bank accounts",
      "accessType": "Allow",
      "policyUse": "SAAS_APPLICATIONS",
      "applications": [
        {
          "applicationId": "POP1V3WFXZ4PRIO",
          "attributes": {
            "vendorPolicyKind": "Row Access Policy",
            "vendorPolicyName": "POL1",
            "vendorPolicyOrder": 1,
            "database": "DB",
            "schema": "SCHEMA",
            "owner": "ROLE"
          },
          "nativeCode": {
            "language": "sql",
            "code": "{\"policy\":\"CREATE OR REPLACE ROW ACCESS POLICY \"POL1\"\"}"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "policyId": "OCP1UUYIIV2DU87",
    "action": "CREATE",
    "isPolicyCompleted": true,
    "validationErrors": []
  }
}
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    OneOf
    validationResponseV2
    object (validationResponseV2)
    data
    object
    code
    string

    Code

    action
    string

    Action

    Valid values[ "UPDATE", "CREATE" ]
    validationErrors
    Array of object | null
    object
    code
    string
    id
    string
    name
    string
    message
    string
    line
    integer
    ValidatePolicyByFormatResponse
    object (ValidatePolicyByFormatResponse)
    data
    object

    Validate policy response data

    format
    string

    Policy format type

    Valid values[ "rego", "json" ]
    Examplerego
    policy
    object

    Policy content based on format

    policyId
    string

    Policy ID

    action
    string

    CREATE if policy is new, UPDATE if policy already exists

    Valid values[ "CREATE", "UPDATE" ]
    ExampleCREATE
    isPolicyCompleted
    boolean

    Whether the policy is completed

    validationErrors
    Array of object (ImportValidationError)
    object

    Validation error details for policy import/validation

    code
    string

    Error code

    ExamplePACV-001
    id
    string

    Unique error identifier

    ExampleERHCQC
    name
    string

    Error name

    ExampleTemplateNotFound
    message
    string

    Human-readable error message

    ExampleTemplate: [at1] not found in Environment: [ceef5853-1491-4d1c-ae52-2f2a1729b3a4], Hint: did you mean [Claims]?
    args
    object

    Error arguments with key-value pairs

    Example{ "0": "at1", "1": "ceef5853-1491-4d1c-ae52-2f2a1729b3a4", "2": "Claims" }
    property*
    string additionalProperties
    line
    integer

    Line number where the error occurred (if applicable)

    Example1
    meta
    object (meta)

    Response Meta

    total
    integer

    Total number of records

    limit
    integer

    Limit the number of records returned

    offset
    integer

    The starting point for return of records

    errors
    Array of object (Error)
    object
    code
    string
    id
    string
    status
    integer
    name
    string
    message
    string
    args
    object
    path
    string
    401

    Unauthorized

    Headers
    x-request-id
    string
    422

    Validation Failed - Invalid UUID

    Headers
    x-request-id
    string
    Invalid ID Format
    {
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "V-032",
      "args": {
        "0": "ed252aa5-9d0c-4193-838-60bf20b13109",
        "1": "uuid"
      },
      "id": "EEJQMA",
      "status": 422,
      "name": "UnprocessableEntityError",
      "message": "$: test is an invalid uuid"
    }
  ]
}
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    object
    errors
    Array of object (Error)
    object
    code
    string
    id
    string
    status
    integer
    name
    string
    message
    string
    args
    object
    path
    string