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HashiCorp Vault Policies API

Create, read, update, delete, and list ACL policies.

HashiCorp Vault Policies API is one of 17 APIs that HashiCorp Vault publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 5 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Policies. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 5 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://vault.example.com/v1.

4 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://vault.example.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

HashiCorp Vault Policies API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Vault-Token (vaultToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • vaultToken — Vault token for authenticating API requests. Tokens can be created via login endpoints or the token auth method. The token must have appropriate policy permiss…

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

Create, read, update, delete, and list ACL policies.

GET
/sys/policies/acl
HashiCorp Vault List ACL Policies
listPolicies → 200403
GET
/sys/policies/acl/{name}
HashiCorp Vault Read ACL Policy
readPolicy 1 param → 200403404
POST
/sys/policies/acl/{name}
HashiCorp Vault Write ACL Policy
writePolicy 1 param body → 204400403
DELETE
/sys/policies/acl/{name}
HashiCorp Vault Delete ACL Policy
deletePolicy 1 param → 204403

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are VaultError (1 property), PoliciesListResponse (1 property), PolicyRequest (1 property), PolicyResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PolicyResponse
object
1 property
PolicyRequest
object
1 property 1 required
PoliciesListResponse
object
1 property
VaultError
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

vault-policies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs HashiCorp Vault publishes across the network.

HashiCorp Vault Auth - AppRole API
HashiCorp Vault Auth - Token API
HashiCorp Vault Auth - Userpass API
HashiCorp Vault Identity API
HashiCorp Vault Leases API
HashiCorp Vault Policy API
HashiCorp Vault Secrets - KV v2 API
HashiCorp Vault Secrets - Transit API
HashiCorp Vault System API
Vault HTTP API
HashiCorp Vault Auth Methods API
HashiCorp Vault Health API
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