# Policy APIs — Async

**Base URL:** `/api/v1/policies`

Provides asynchronous endpoints for creating, publishing, and importing policies. All async endpoints return `{ taskId, expectation }` with status 202 Accepted. Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` for the result.

**Authentication:** All endpoints require a valid JWT Bearer token (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`). Obtain a token via `POST /accounts/login`.

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## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint                                | Description                                                                                      | Auth Required |
| ------ | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |
| POST   | `/policies/push`                        | Creates a new policy (async). Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` for result.                             | Yes           |
| PUT    | `/policies/push/{policyId}/publish`     | Publishes a policy (async). Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` for result.                               | Yes           |
| POST   | `/policies/push/import/file`            | Imports a policy from a zip file (async). Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` for result.                 | Yes           |
| POST   | `/policies/push/import/message`         | Imports a policy from IPFS via Hedera message ID (async). Poll `GET /tasks/{taskId}` for result. | Yes           |
| POST   | `/policies/push/import/message/preview` | Previews a policy from IPFS (async)                                                              | Yes           |

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## Endpoint Details

* [Creates New Policy](/docs/develop/policies/policy-related-apis-for-asynchronous-execution/creates-new-policy.md) — `POST /policies/push`
* [Publishing a Policy](/docs/develop/policies/policy-related-apis-for-asynchronous-execution/publishing-a-policy.md) — `PUT /policies/push/{policyId}/publish`
* [Importing a Policy from File](/docs/develop/policies/policy-related-apis-for-asynchronous-execution/importing-a-policy-from-file.md) — `POST /policies/push/import/file`
* [Importing a Policy from IPFS](/docs/develop/policies/policy-related-apis-for-asynchronous-execution/importing-a-policy-from-ipfs.md) — `POST /policies/push/import/message`
* [Policy Review](/docs/develop/policies/policy-related-apis-for-asynchronous-execution/policy-review.md) — `POST /policies/push/import/message/preview`


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