Creating a Policy

Function Description

This API is used to create a policy.

URI

URI format
POST /v1/{project_id}/waf/policy

Parameter description

**Table 1** Path parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Specifies the project ID.

Request

Request parameters

**Table 2** Parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the policy name. The maximum length is 256 characters. Only digits, letters, underscores (_), and hyphens (-) are allowed.

Response

Response parameters

**Table 3** Parameter description
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the instance ID.
name	String	Specifies the policy name.
options	Table 4	Specifies whether a protection rule is enabled.
action	Table 5	Specifies the mode of Basic Web Protection. The default value is log. block: WAF blocks and logs detected attacks. log: WAF logs detected attacks only.
level	Integer	Specifies the protection level. 1: low 2: medium 3: high
full_detection	Boolean	Specifies the detection mode in Precise Protection.
hosts	Array	Specifies the domain IDs.
timestamp	Long	Specifies the time when a policy is created.

**Table 4** **options**
Parameter	Type	Description
webattack	Boolean	Specifies whether Basic Web Protection is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
common	Boolean	Specifies whether General Check in Basic Web Protection is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
crawler	Boolean	Specifies whether the master crawler detection switch in Basic Web Protection is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
crawler_engine	Boolean	Specifies whether the Search Engine switch in Basic Web Protection is enabled. By default, this function is disabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
crawler_scanner	Boolean	Specifies whether the Scanner switch in Basic Web Protection is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
crawler_script	Boolean	Specifies whether the Script Tool switch in Basic Web Protection is enabled. By default, this function is disabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
crawler_other	Boolean	Specifies whether detection of other crawlers in Basic Web Protection is enabled. By default, this function is disabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
webshell	Boolean	Specifies whether webshell detection in Basic Web Protection is enabled. By default, this function is disabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
cc	Boolean	Specifies whether CC Attack Protection is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
custom	Boolean	Specifies whether Precise Protection is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
whiteblackip	Boolean	Specifies whether Blacklist and Whitelist is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
privacy	Boolean	Specifies whether Data Masking is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
Ignore	Boolean	Specifies whether False Alarm Masking is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.
antitamper	Boolean	Specifies whether Web Tamper Protection is enabled. By default, this function is enabled. true: enabled. false: disabled.

**Table 5** **action**
Parameter	Type	Description
category	String	Specifies the mode of Basic Web Protection. The default value is log. block: WAF blocks and logs detected attacks. log: WAF logs detected attacks only.

Examples

A policy named policy_1 is used as an example.

Request example
```
{
  "name": "policy_1"
}
```

Response example

{
          "id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
          "name": "policy_1",
          "action": {
              "category": "block"
           },
           "options": {
               "webattack": true,
               "common": true,
               "crawler": true,
               "crawler_engine": true,
               "crawler_scanner": true,
               "crawler_script": true,
               "crawler_other": true,
               "webshell": true,
               "cc": true,
               "custom": true,
               "whiteblackip": true,
               "ignore": true,
               "privacy": true,
               "antitamper": true
            },
           "level": 1,
           "full_detection": false,
           "hosts": [],
           "timestamp": 1499817612
}