# Update an Access Control Policy

Updates information related to a policy.

Endpoint: PATCH /access_control/policies/{policy_id}
Version: 3
Security: ApiKeyAuth

## Path parameters:

  - `policy_id` (integer, required)
    Example: 67

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `policy` (object, required)

  - `policy.name` (string)
    Policy's name
    Example: "some_policy"

  - `policy.description` (string)
    Policy's description
    Example: "written about the policy"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `id` (integer, required)
    Example: 67

  - `account_id` (integer, required)
    Example: 123

  - `name` (string, required)
    Policy's name
    Example: "some_policy"

  - `description` (string)
    Policy's description
    Example: "written about the policy"

  - `user_count` (integer)
    The number of users which the policy attaches to
    Example: 3