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Terraform Policies API

Manage Sentinel and OPA policies

Terraform Policies API is one of 9 APIs that Terraform publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Policies. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://app.terraform.io/api/v2.

4 operations 2 paths 5 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://app.terraform.io/api/v2
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Terraform Policies API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Bearer token authentication. Use organization, team, or user tokens.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Policies 4

Manage Sentinel and OPA policies

GET
/organizations/{organization_name}/policies
List Policies
ListPolicies 3 params → 200
POST
/organizations/{organization_name}/policies
Create a Policy
CreatePolicy 1 param body → 201
GET
/policies/{policy_id}
Get a Policy
GetPolicy 1 param → 200
DELETE
/policies/{policy_id}
Delete a Policy
DeletePolicy 1 param → 204

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Policy (3 properties), PolicyList (2 properties), PolicyCreateRequest (1 property), PolicyResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Policy
object
3 properties
PaginationMeta
object
1 property
PolicyList
object
2 properties
PolicyResponse
object
1 property
PolicyCreateRequest
object
1 property 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

terraform-policies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Terraform publishes across the network.

Terraform Modules API
Terraform Organizations API
Terraform Projects API
Terraform Runs API
Terraform State Versions API
Terraform Teams API
Terraform Variables API
Terraform Workspaces API