# Updates Policy Configuration

**`PUT /policies/{policyId}`**

Updates the policy configuration for the specified policy ID.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.POLICIES_POLICY_UPDATE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter  | Type   | Required | Description                                                       |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `policyId` | string | Yes      | The policy ID (MongoDB ObjectId, e.g. `63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd`) |

### Request Body

```json
{
  "name": "iREC Policy",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Updated description",
  "config": {}
}
```

| Field         | Type   | Required | Description                     |
| ------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------- |
| `name`        | string | No       | Policy name                     |
| `version`     | string | No       | Policy version string           |
| `description` | string | No       | Human-readable description      |
| `config`      | object | No       | Policy block configuration tree |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
{
  "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
  "name": "iREC Policy",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "status": "DRAFT",
  "config": {}
}
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `404 Not Found`             | Policy not found          |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |


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