Modifies the description of a custom policy.

Usage notes

You can call this operation to modify only the description of a custom policy. You cannot modify the description of a system policy.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes UpdatePolicyDescription

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to UpdatePolicyDescription.

PolicyName String No TestPolicy

The name of the policy.

NewDescription String No This is a test policy.

The description of the policy.

The value of the parameter must be 1 to 1,024 characters in length.

For more information about common request parameters, see Common parameters.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 7572DEBD-0ECE-518E-8682-D8CB82F8FE8E

The ID of the request.

Policy Object

The information about the policy.

PolicyName String TestPolicy

The name of the policy.

PolicyType String Custom

The type of the policy. Valid values:

  • Custom: custom policy
  • System: system policy
CreateDate String 2022-02-28T07:04:15Z

The time when the policy was created.

UpdateDate String 2022-02-28T07:05:37Z

The time when the policy was modified.

Description String This is a test policy.

The description of the policy.

DefaultVersion String v1

The version of the policy. Default value: v1.

Examples

Sample requests

https://ram.aliyuncs.com/?Action=UpdatePolicyDescription
&PolicyName=TestPolicy
&NewDescription=This is a test policy.
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<UpdatePolicyDescriptionResponse>
    <Policy>
        <PolicyType>Custom</PolicyType>
        <UpdateDate>2022-02-28T07:05:37Z</UpdateDate>
        <Description>This is a test policy.</Description>
        <PolicyName>TestPolicy</PolicyName>
        <DefaultVersion>v1</DefaultVersion>
        <CreateDate>2022-02-28T07:04:15Z</CreateDate>
    </Policy>
    <RequestId>7572DEBD-0ECE-518E-8682-D8CB82F8FE8E</RequestId>
</UpdatePolicyDescriptionResponse>

JSON format 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "Policy" : {
    "PolicyType" : "Custom",
    "UpdateDate" : "2022-02-28T07:05:37Z",
    "Description" : "This is a test policy.",
    "PolicyName" : "TestPolicy",
    "DefaultVersion" : "v1",
    "CreateDate" : "2022-02-28T07:04:15Z"
  },
  "RequestId" : "7572DEBD-0ECE-518E-8682-D8CB82F8FE8E"
}

Error codes

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