---
type: api
title: Create agent policy
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v8/operation/operation-create-agent-policy
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v8/operation/operation-create-agent-policy
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Create agent policy

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/fleet/agent_policies`
- `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/fleet/agent_policies`

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: `Authorization: ApiKey base64AccessApiKey`
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`

## Header parameters

- `kbn-xsrf` (string) — required
  Kibana's anti Cross-Site Request Forgery token. Can be any string value.

## Request body

`application/json`

- `agent_features` (object[]) — optional
  - `enabled` (boolean) — required
  - `name` (string) — required
- `data_output_id` (string) — optional — nullable
- `description` (string) — optional
- `download_source_id` (string) — optional — nullable
- `fleet_server_host_id` (string) — optional — nullable
- `force` (boolean) — optional
  Force agent policy creation even if packages are not verified.
- `global_data_tags` ((string to number | string)[]) — optional
- `id` (string) — optional
- `inactivity_timeout` (integer) — optional
- `is_protected` (boolean) — optional
- `monitoring_enabled` (enum[]) — optional
  Values: `metrics`, `logs`
- `monitoring_output_id` (string) — optional — nullable
- `name` (string) — required
- `namespace` (string) — required
- `unenroll_timeout` (integer) — optional

## Responses

#### `200`

OK

`application/json`

- `item` (object)
  - `advanced_settings` (object) — nullable
    Advanced settings stored in the agent policy, e.g. agent_limits_go_max_procs
  - `agent_features` (object[])
    - `enabled` (boolean)
    - `name` (string)
  - `agents` (number)
  - `data_output_id` (string) — nullable
  - `description` (string)
  - `download_source_id` (string) — nullable
  - `fleet_server_host_id` (string) — nullable
  - `global_data_tags` ((string to number | string)[])
  - `id` (string)
  - `inactivity_timeout` (integer)
  - `is_protected` (boolean)
    Indicates whether the agent policy has tamper protection enabled. Default false.
  - `keep_monitoring_alive` (boolean) — nullable
    When set to true, monitoring will be enabled but logs/metrics collection will be disabled
  - `monitoring_diagnostics` (object)
    - `limit` (object)
      - `burst` (number)
      - `interval` (string)
    - `uploader` (object)
      - `init_dur` (string)
      - `max_dur` (string)
      - `max_retries` (number)
  - `monitoring_enabled` (enum[])
    Values: `metrics`, `logs`
  - `monitoring_http` (object)
    - `enabled` (boolean)
    - `host` (string)
    - `port` (number)
  - `monitoring_output_id` (string) — nullable
  - `monitoring_pprof_enabled` (boolean)
  - `name` (string)
  - `namespace` (string)
  - `overrides` (object) — nullable
    Override settings that are defined in the agent policy. Input settings cannot be overridden. The override option should be used only in unusual circumstances and not as a routine procedure.
  - `package_policies` (object[])
    This field is present only when retrieving a single agent policy, or when retrieving a list of agent policies with the ?full=true parameter
    - `id` (string)
    - `inputs` (union oneOf)
      One of: `object[]` or `object`
    - `revision` (number)
    - `description` (string)
    - `enabled` (boolean)
    - `name` (string)
    - `namespace` (string)
    - `output_id` (string)
    - `overrides` (object)
    - `package` (object)
      - `name` (string)
      - `requires_root` (boolean)
      - `title` (string)
      - `version` (string)
    - `policy_id` (string) — nullable — deprecated
    - `policy_ids` (string[])
  - `revision` (number)
  - `supports_agentless` (boolean)
    Indicates whether the agent policy supports agentless integrations. Only allowed in a serverless environment.
  - `unenroll_timeout` (integer)
  - `unprivileged_agents` (number)
  - `updated_by` (string)
  - `updated_on` (string · format: date-time)
#### `400`

Generic Error

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (number)
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
POST kbn:/api/fleet/agent_policies
{
  "name": "string",
  "namespace": "string"
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/fleet/agent_policies" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "string",
    "namespace": "string"
  }'
```