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title: "How do I create a policy from a JSON document?"
slug: "how-do-i-create-a-policy-from-a-json-document"
tags: ["policy", "json"]
updated: 2024-10-17T16:22:39Z
published: 2024-10-17T16:22:39Z
canonical: "support.lusid.com/how-do-i-create-a-policy-from-a-json-document"
---

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# How do I create a policy from a JSON document?

There may be circumstances in which you are provided with a JSON document containing details of an access control policy.

Providing you are a LUSID user with sufficient privileges, you can use the LUSID web app to create a policy from the JSON document. Note if you are the LUSID domain owner, you are automatically assigned the built-in `lusid-administrator` role, which has all the permissions necessary to perform the operations in this article.

Once created, you should assign the policy to a [role](/v1/docs/what-is-a-role).

1. Log in to the [LUSID web app](https://www.lusid.com/app) using the credentials of a LUSID administrator.
2. From the left-hand menu, select **Identity and Access > Policies**: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d575ad81-c0ed-4980-bbd1-d59ac5c3de82/Images/Documentation/image(266).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-04T02%3A00%3A50Z&se=2026-11-04T03%3A00%3A50Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QRZTCX0bt1imG1%2BRZEVjafMFFe2xtXicEJSHRyOVIiI%3D)
3. On the **Policies** dashboard, click the **Create policy** button. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d575ad81-c0ed-4980-bbd1-d59ac5c3de82/Images/Documentation/image(267).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-04T02%3A00%3A50Z&se=2026-11-04T03%3A00%3A50Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QRZTCX0bt1imG1%2BRZEVjafMFFe2xtXicEJSHRyOVIiI%3D)
4. Choose to create a policy using the **JSON** editor: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d575ad81-c0ed-4980-bbd1-d59ac5c3de82/Images/Documentation/image(268).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-04T02%3A00%3A50Z&se=2026-11-04T03%3A00%3A50Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=QRZTCX0bt1imG1%2BRZEVjafMFFe2xtXicEJSHRyOVIiI%3D)
5. Paste the JSON document into the code box, overwriting the default content, and specify a unique **Code**.
6. Click the **Create** button to create the policy.