---
title: "Edit a monitor configuration policy"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}"
tags: ["Monitors"]
---

# Edit a monitor configuration policy

`PATCH /api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}`

Edit a monitor configuration policy.

## Path parameters

- `policy_id` string, required

## Request body

- MonitorConfigPolicyEditRequest — Request for editing a monitor configuration policy.
  - `data` MonitorConfigPolicyEditData, required — A monitor configuration policy data.
    - `attributes` MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeEditRequest, required — Policy and policy type for a monitor configuration policy.
      - `policy` MonitorConfigPolicyPolicy, required — Tag attributes of a monitor configuration policy.
        - `tag_key` string — The key of the tag.
        - `tag_key_required` boolean — If a tag key is required for monitor creation.
        - `valid_tag_values` string[] — Valid values for the tag.
      - `policy_type` 'tag', required — The monitor configuration policy type.
    - `id` string, required — ID of this monitor configuration policy.
    - `type` 'monitor-config-policy', required — Monitor configuration policy resource type.

## Response `200`

OK

- MonitorConfigPolicyResponse — Response for retrieving a monitor configuration policy.
  - `data` MonitorConfigPolicyResponseData — A monitor configuration policy data.
    - `attributes` MonitorConfigPolicyAttributeResponse — Policy and policy type for a monitor configuration policy.
      - `policy` MonitorConfigPolicyPolicy — Tag attributes of a monitor configuration policy.
        - `tag_key` string — The key of the tag.
        - `tag_key_required` boolean — If a tag key is required for monitor creation.
        - `valid_tag_values` string[] — Valid values for the tag.
      - `policy_type` 'tag' — The monitor configuration policy type.
    - `id` string — ID of this monitor configuration policy.
    - `type` 'monitor-config-policy' — Monitor configuration policy resource type.

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — Too many requests

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