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POST
/
content
/
policy
Create a DNS Content Filtering Policy
curl --request POST \
  --url https://v1.api.altostrat.io/content/policy \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Guest Wi-Fi Policy",
  "block_adult": true,
  "applications": [
    "9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b"
  ],
  "safe_search": [
    {
      "id": "9a9f3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8f",
      "option": "strict"
    }
  ],
  "dns_whitelist": [
    "partner-portal.com"
  ],
  "dns_blacklist": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}
'
import requests

url = "https://v1.api.altostrat.io/content/policy"

payload = {
    "name": "Guest Wi-Fi Policy",
    "block_adult": True,
    "applications": ["9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b"],
    "safe_search": [
        {
            "id": "9a9f3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8f",
            "option": "strict"
        }
    ],
    "dns_whitelist": ["partner-portal.com"],
    "dns_blacklist": ["<string>"]
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: 'Guest Wi-Fi Policy',
    block_adult: true,
    applications: ['9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b'],
    safe_search: [{id: '9a9f3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8f', option: 'strict'}],
    dns_whitelist: ['partner-portal.com'],
    dns_blacklist: ['<string>']
  })
};

fetch('https://v1.api.altostrat.io/content/policy', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://v1.api.altostrat.io/content/policy",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'name' => 'Guest Wi-Fi Policy',
    'block_adult' => true,
    'applications' => [
        '9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b'
    ],
    'safe_search' => [
        [
                'id' => '9a9f3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8f',
                'option' => 'strict'
        ]
    ],
    'dns_whitelist' => [
        'partner-portal.com'
    ],
    'dns_blacklist' => [
        '<string>'
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://v1.api.altostrat.io/content/policy"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Guest Wi-Fi Policy\",\n  \"block_adult\": true,\n  \"applications\": [\n    \"9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b\"\n  ],\n  \"safe_search\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"9a9f3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8f\",\n      \"option\": \"strict\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"dns_whitelist\": [\n    \"partner-portal.com\"\n  ],\n  \"dns_blacklist\": [\n    \"<string>\"\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://v1.api.altostrat.io/content/policy")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Guest Wi-Fi Policy\",\n  \"block_adult\": true,\n  \"applications\": [\n    \"9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b\"\n  ],\n  \"safe_search\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"9a9f3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8f\",\n      \"option\": \"strict\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"dns_whitelist\": [\n    \"partner-portal.com\"\n  ],\n  \"dns_blacklist\": [\n    \"<string>\"\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://v1.api.altostrat.io/content/policy")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Guest Wi-Fi Policy\",\n  \"block_adult\": true,\n  \"applications\": [\n    \"9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b\"\n  ],\n  \"safe_search\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"9a9f3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8f\",\n      \"option\": \"strict\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"dns_whitelist\": [\n    \"partner-portal.com\"\n  ],\n  \"dns_blacklist\": [\n    \"<string>\"\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "id": "9a9a3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8a",
  "name": "Standard Employee Policy",
  "applications": [
    "9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b",
    "9a9c3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8c"
  ],
  "safe_search": [
    {
      "id": "9a9f3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8f",
      "option": "strict"
    }
  ],
  "dns_whitelist": [
    "internal.corp.com",
    "status.altostrat.io"
  ],
  "dns_blacklist": [
    "malicious-site.net"
  ],
  "block_adult": true,
  "attachments": 5,
  "created_at": "2025-10-29T13:04:44Z"
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request_error",
  "code": "parameter_invalid",
  "message": "The 'name' parameter cannot be empty.",
  "doc_url": "https://docs.altostrat.io/errors/parameter_invalid"
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request_error",
  "code": "parameter_invalid",
  "message": "The 'name' parameter cannot be empty.",
  "doc_url": "https://docs.altostrat.io/errors/parameter_invalid"
}
{
  "type": "invalid_request_error",
  "code": "parameter_invalid",
  "message": "The 'name' parameter cannot be empty.",
  "doc_url": "https://docs.altostrat.io/errors/parameter_invalid"
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
name
string
required

A human-readable name for the policy.

Example:

"Guest Wi-Fi Policy"

block_adult
boolean
required

If true, automatically blocks all applications categorized as adult content.

Example:

true

applications
string<uuid>[]

A list of application IDs to be blocked by this policy.

Example:
["9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b"]

A list of Safe Search enforcement rules.

dns_whitelist
string<hostname>[]

A list of FQDNs to always allow.

Example:
["partner-portal.com"]
dns_blacklist
string<hostname>[]

A list of FQDNs to always block.

Response

The DNS policy was created successfully.

id
string<uuid>
read-only

The unique identifier for the DNS policy.

Example:

"9a9a3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8a"

name
string

A human-readable name for the policy.

Example:

"Standard Employee Policy"

applications
string<uuid>[]

A list of application IDs to be blocked by this policy.

Example:
[
  "9a9b3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8b",
  "9a9c3e6a-5c3a-4f1e-9a0a-2b2a1e1d8e8c"
]

A list of Safe Search enforcement rules.

dns_whitelist
string<hostname>[]

A list of fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) to always allow, overriding any blocking rules.

Example:
["internal.corp.com", "status.altostrat.io"]
dns_blacklist
string<hostname>[]

A list of fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) to always block.

Example:
["malicious-site.net"]
block_adult
boolean

If true, automatically blocks all applications categorized as adult content.

Example:

true

attachments
integer
read-only

The number of sites currently using this policy.

Example:

5

created_at
string<date-time>
read-only

The timestamp when the policy was created.

Example:

"2025-10-29T13:04:44Z"