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# Import a Policy

**`POST /policies/import/message`**

Imports a new policy and all associated artifacts from IPFS into the local database using the Hedera message ID.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.POLICIES_POLICY_CREATE`

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## Request

### Query Parameters

| Parameter          | Type    | Required | Default | Description                                     |
| ------------------ | ------- | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `versionOfTopicId` | string  | No       | —       | The topic ID of the policy version to associate |
| `demo`             | boolean | No       | false   | Import the policy in demo mode                  |
| `originalTracking` | boolean | No       | false   | Save the original state of the policy           |

### Request Body

```json
{
  "messageId": "1680000000.000000001"
}
```

| Field       | Type   | Required | Description                                                    |
| ----------- | ------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `messageId` | string | Yes      | The Hedera message ID that contains the IPFS CID of the policy |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `201 Created`

```json
[
  {
    "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
    "name": "iREC Policy",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "status": "DRAFT",
    "topicId": "0.0.4532001"
  }
]
```

Returns the full list of policies after import.

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description                      |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token         |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions         |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | Message ID is missing or invalid |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure        |