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GET
/
policy
/
{policyId}
Retrieve a DNS Policy
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.altostrat.io/policy/{policyId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "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"
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

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

Path Parameters

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policyId
string<uuid>
required

The unique identifier of the DNS policy.

Example:

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

Response

The requested DNS policy.

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id
string<uuid>

The unique identifier for the DNS policy.

Example:

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

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name
string

A human-readable name for the policy.

Example:

"Standard Employee Policy"

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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"
]
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safe_search
object[]

A list of Safe Search enforcement rules.

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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"]
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dns_blacklist
string<hostname>[]

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

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

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

Example:

true

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attachments
integer

The number of sites currently using this policy.

Example:

5

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created_at
string<date-time>

The timestamp when the policy was created.

Example:

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