---
title: Create an agent policy without using the UI
description: For use cases where you want to provide a default agent policy or support automation, you can set up an agent policy without using the Fleet UI. To do...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/fleet/create-policy-no-ui
products:
  - Elastic Agent
  - Fleet
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Create an agent policy without using the UI
For use cases where you want to provide a default agent policy or support automation, you can set up an agent policy without using the Fleet UI. To do this, either use the Fleet API or add a preconfigured policy to Kibana:

## Option 1. Create an agent policy with the API

```sh
curl -u <username>:<password> --request POST \
  --url <kibana_url>/api/fleet/agent_policies?sys_monitoring=true \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --header 'kbn-xsrf: true' \
  --data '{"name":"Agent policy 1","namespace":"default","monitoring_enabled":["logs","metrics"]}'
```

In this API call:
- `sys_monitoring=true` adds the system integration to the agent policy
- `monitoring_enabled` turns on Elastic Agent monitoring

For more information, refer to [Kibana Fleet APIs](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/fleet/fleet-api-docs).

## Option 2. Create agent policies with preconfiguration

<applies-to>
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Unavailable
</applies-to>

Add preconfigured policies to [`kibana.yml`](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/deploy-manage/stack-settings) config.
For example, the following example adds a Fleet Server policy for self-managed setup:
```yaml
xpack.fleet.packages:
  - name: fleet_server
    version: latest
xpack.fleet.agentPolicies:
  - name: Fleet Server policy
    id: fleet-server-policy
    namespace: default
    package_policies:
      - name: fleet_server-1
        package:
          name: fleet_server
```

The following example creates an agent policy for general use, and customizes the `period` setting for the `system.core` data stream. You can find all available inputs and variables in the **Integrations** app in Kibana.
```yaml
xpack.fleet.packages:
  - name: system
    version: latest
  - name: elastic_agent
    version: latest
xpack.fleet.agentPolicies:
  - name: Agent policy 1
    id: agent-policy-1
    namespace: default
    monitoring_enabled:
      - logs
      - metrics
    package_policies:
      - package:
          name: system
        name: System Integration 1
        id: preconfigured-system-1
        inputs:
          system-system/metrics:
            enabled: true
            vars:
              '[system.hostfs]': home/test
            streams:
              '[system.core]':
                enabled: true
                vars:
                  period: 20s
          system-winlog:
            enabled: false
```

For more information about preconfiguration settings, refer to the [Kibana documentation](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/kibana/configuration-reference/fleet-settings).