---
title: "POST /2020-05-31/continuous-deployment-policy"
method: POST
path: "/2020-05-31/continuous-deployment-policy"
---

# POST /2020-05-31/continuous-deployment-policy

`POST /2020-05-31/continuous-deployment-policy`

Creates a continuous deployment policy that distributes traffic for a custom domain name to two different CloudFront distributions.

To use a continuous deployment policy, first use `CopyDistribution` to create a staging distribution, then use `UpdateDistribution` to modify the staging distribution's configuration.

After you create and update a staging distribution, you can use a continuous deployment policy to incrementally move traffic to the staging distribution. This workflow enables you to test changes to a distribution's configuration before moving all of your domain's production traffic to the new configuration.

## Response `201`

Success

## Other responses

- `480` — AccessDenied
- `481` — InvalidArgument
- `482` — InconsistentQuantities
- `483` — ContinuousDeploymentPolicyAlreadyExists
- `484` — TooManyContinuousDeploymentPolicies
- `485` — StagingDistributionInUse

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