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# Previews the policy from IPFS without loading it into the local DB.

```yaml
POST /external-policies/preview
```

**Headers**

| Name          | Value              |
| ------------- | ------------------ |
| Content-Type  | `application/json` |
| Authorization | `Bearer <token>`   |

**Response**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200" %}

```json
{
   description: Policy preview.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyPreviewDTO'
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401" %}

```json
{
  description: Unauthorized.
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="403" %}

```
{
 description: Forbidden.
 }
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="500" %}

```
{
description: Internal server error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerErrorDTO'
  }
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}