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# kosli create policy

> Create or update a Kosli policy.

## Synopsis

```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli create policy POLICY-NAME POLICY-FILE-PATH [flags]
```

Updating policy content creates a new version of the policy.

## Flags

| Flag                   | Description                                                                                                                          |
| :--------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--comment` string     | \[optional] comment about the change made in a policy file when updating a policy.                                                   |
| `--description` string | \[optional] policy description.                                                                                                      |
| `-D`, `--dry-run`      | \[optional] Run in dry-run mode. When enabled, no data is sent to Kosli and the CLI exits with 0 exit code regardless of any errors. |
| `-h`, `--help`         | help for policy                                                                                                                      |
| `--type` string        | \[defaulted] the type of policy. One of: \[env] (default "env")                                                                      |

## Flags inherited from parent commands

| Flag                          | Description                                                                                                                                             |
| :---------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `-a`, `--api-token` string    | The Kosli API token.                                                                                                                                    |
| `-c`, `--config-file` string  | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. (default "kosli")                                                                                               |
| `--debug`                     | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout.                                                                                                                 |
| `-H`, `--host` string         | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)")                                                             |
| `--http-proxy` string         | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. `http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port`                                             |
| `-r`, `--max-api-retries` int | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3)                                                 |
| `--org` string                | The Kosli organization.                                                                                                                                 |
| `-q`, `--quiet`               | \[optional] Suppress non-critical warning messages. Errors and normal output are not affected. If both `--quiet` and `--debug` are set, `--debug` wins. |

## Examples Use Cases

These examples all assume that the flags  `--api-token`, `--org`, `--host`, (and `--flow`, `--trail` when required), are [set/provided](/getting_started/install/#assigning-flags-via-environment-variables).

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="create a Kosli policy">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli create policy yourPolicyName yourPolicyFile.yml 
    	--description yourPolicyDescription 
    	--type env 

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="update a Kosli policy">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli create policy yourPolicyName yourPolicyFile.yml 
    	--description yourPolicyDescription 
    	--type env 
    	--comment yourChangeComment 
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>