---
id: policy-update
title: "Update a policy"
description: "Updates the conditions or selector of an existing policy."
sidebar_label: "Update a policy"
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info_path: docs/api/approval
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  children={"Update a policy"}
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<MethodEndpoint
  method={"patch"}
  path={"/approval/policy/{id}"}
  context={"endpoint"}
>
  
</MethodEndpoint>



Updates the conditions or selector of an existing policy.

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  parameters={[{"in":"path","name":"id","schema":{"type":"integer"},"required":true,"description":"The ID of the policy.","example":5678}]}
>
  
</ParamsDetails>

<RequestSchema
  title={"Body"}
  body={{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"conditions":{"type":"object","description":"A JSON object defining the conditions under which this policy applies.","example":{"scope.requested_spec.memory_in_gb":{"$lte":4}}},"selector":{"type":"object","description":"A JSON object that acts as a pre-filter. If the selector does not match the request context, the policy is skipped entirely and its conditions are not evaluated.\n> **Note:** We recommend using selectors for services, as they allow you to target specific service specifications.\n","example":{"service.spec.id":{"$eq":2}}}},"title":"policyWrite"}}}}}
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</RequestSchema>

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