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Update base policy

PATCH/policies/{policyType}/base

Endpoint API · Policy Management

Update base policy. Note that only settings can be changed.

Required permissionendpoint-policy:update

Parameters

Name In Type Required Description
X-Tenant-ID header string (uuid) Yes Tenant ID.
policyType path string Yes Policy type.
Must be one of: threat-protection, peripheral-control, application-control, data-collection-and-investigation, device-encryption, web-control, agent-updating, windows-firewall, endpoint-dns-protection, server-threat-protection, server-peripheral-control, server-application-control, server-web-control, server-lockdown, server-agent-updating, server-windows-firewall, server-file-integrity-monitoring, server-linux-runtime-detection, server-data-collection-and-investigation.

Request body

Content type: application/json

Request body fields

settingsobject
Keys have specific names documented here.

Request samples

curl -X PATCH "https://api-<data-region>.central.sophos.com/endpoint/v1/policies/threat-protection/base" -H "Authorization: Bearer <access-token>" -H "X-Tenant-ID: <tenant-id>" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{
  \"settings\": {
    \"endpoint.device-encryption.encrypt-non-boot-volumes\": {
      \"value\": true
    },
    \"endpoint.device-encryption.require-startup-authentication\": {
      \"value\": false
    }
  }
}"


import requests

response = requests.patch(
    "https://api-<data-region>.central.sophos.com/endpoint/v1/policies/threat-protection/base",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer <access-token>",
        "X-Tenant-ID": "<tenant-id>",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={   'settings': {   'endpoint.device-encryption.encrypt-non-boot-volumes': {   'value': True},
                    'endpoint.device-encryption.require-startup-authentication': {   'value': False}}},
)
print(response.json())


$headers = @{
    "Authorization" = "Bearer <access-token>"
    "X-Tenant-ID" = "<tenant-id>"
    "Content-Type" = "application/json"
}
$body = '{
  "settings": {
    "endpoint.device-encryption.encrypt-non-boot-volumes": {
      "value": true
    },
    "endpoint.device-encryption.require-startup-authentication": {
      "value": false
    }
  }
}'
Invoke-RestMethod -Method PATCH -Uri "https://api-<data-region>.central.sophos.com/endpoint/v1/policies/threat-protection/base" -Headers $headers -Body $body -ContentType "application/json"


package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "strings"
)

func main() {
    req, err := http.NewRequest("PATCH", "https://api-<data-region>.central.sophos.com/endpoint/v1/policies/threat-protection/base", strings.NewReader(`{
  "settings": {
    "endpoint.device-encryption.encrypt-non-boot-volumes": {
      "value": true
    },
    "endpoint.device-encryption.require-startup-authentication": {
      "value": false
    }
  }
}`))
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer <access-token>")
    req.Header.Set("X-Tenant-ID", "<tenant-id>")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}


const response = await fetch("https://api-<data-region>.central.sophos.com/endpoint/v1/policies/threat-protection/base", {
  method: "PATCH",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <access-token>",
    "X-Tenant-ID": "<tenant-id>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "settings": {
    "endpoint.device-encryption.encrypt-non-boot-volumes": {
      "value": true
    },
    "endpoint.device-encryption.require-startup-authentication": {
      "value": false
    }
  }
}),
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Responses

200 — Updated base policy.

Response fields

idstring (uuid)required
Unique API identifier for the policy.
namestringrequired
Policy name.
Must be at most 50 characters long.
typestringrequired
Policy type.
Must be one of: threat-protection, peripheral-control, application-control, web-control, agent-updating, windows-firewall, device-encryption, data-collection-and-investigation, endpoint-dns-protection, server-threat-protection, server-peripheral-control, server-application-control, server-web-control, server-lockdown, server-agent-updating, server-windows-firewall, server-file-integrity-monitoring, server-linux-runtime-detection, server-data-collection-and-investigation.
lockedByManagingAccountbooleanrequired
Whether the policy is managed by a partner or organization, 'true' mean yes.
priorityintegerrequired
Policy priority.
tenantobjectrequired
Tenant these resources belong to.
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idstring (uuid)required
namestring
enabledbooleanrequired
Whether the policy is turned on.
settingsobjectrequired
Keys have specific names documented here.
appliesToobject
disableAtstring (date-time)
When the policy should be turned off.
createdAtstring (date-time)
Time the policy was created.
createdByobject
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idstringrequired
Principal ID.
typestring (enum)required
Type of the Principal.
Must be one of: user, service.
namestring
Principal name.
accountTypestring
Account type.
Must be one of: partner, tenant, organization.
accountIdstring (uuid)
Account ID.
updatedAtstring (date-time)
Time the policy was last updated.
updatedByobject
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idstringrequired
Principal ID.
typestring (enum)required
Type of the Principal.
Must be one of: user, service.
namestring
Principal name.
accountTypestring
Account type.
Must be one of: partner, tenant, organization.
accountIdstring (uuid)
Account ID.

Errors

Status Meaning
404 Not found.
409 Can't update base policies and policies locked by a managing account.
500 Unexpected error.

All error responses share the same shape — see the error response object.

Response examples

200

{
  "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "name": "string",
  "type": "threat-protection",
  "lockedByManagingAccount": true,
  "priority": 0,
  "tenant": {
    "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "name": "string"
  },
  "enabled": true,
  "settings": {
    "endpoint.malware.enabled": {
      "value": true,
      "recommendedValue": true,
      "sophosManaged": true
    },
    "endpoint.scans.scheduled.days": {
      "format": "string",
      "value": [
        "monday",
        "wednesday",
        "friday"
      ]
    },
    "endpoint.scans.scheduled.hour": {
      "value": "21:00"
    },
    "endpoint.scans.scheduled.start-from": {
      "value": "2020-05-13T21:00:01.000Z",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "endpoint.disk-encryption.key-expiration": {
      "value": 24,
      "unit": "hours",
      "recommendedValue": 48
    }
  },
  "appliesTo": {},
  "disableAt": "2026-07-28T00:00:00Z",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-28T00:00:00Z",
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "user",
    "name": "string",
    "accountType": "partner",
    "accountId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  },
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-28T00:00:00Z",
  "updatedBy": {
    "id": "string",
    "type": "user",
    "name": "string",
    "accountType": "partner",
    "accountId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  }
}

See the guide for a narrative walkthrough of this API.