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# Policy Preview from IPFS

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

Previews a policy from IPFS without importing it into the local database.

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

**Permission:** `Permissions.POLICIES_POLICY_CREATE`

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## Request

### Request Body

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

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

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
{
  "policy": {
    "name": "iREC Policy",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "iREC standard policy",
    "messageId": "1680000000.000000001"
  },
  "schemas": []
}
```

### 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        |