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# Policy Preview from Excel file

## Policy preview from a xlsx file.

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `/policies/import/xlsx/preview`

Previews the policy from a xlsx file without loading it into the local DB. Only users with the Standard Registry role are allowed to make the request.

#### Request Body

| Name                                   | Type   | Description                           |
| -------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------- |
| xlsx<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | A xlsx file containing policy config. |

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