# ImportPolicy
<a name="API_ImportPolicy"></a>

Imports a V1 policy into V2, mapping RTO/RPO values from V1 scenarios.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /v2/import-policy HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "availabilitySlo": { 
      "target": {{number}}
   },
   "clientToken": "{{string}}",
   "kmsKeyId": "{{string}}",
   "multiAzDisasterRecoveryApproach": "{{string}}",
   "multiRegionDisasterRecoveryApproach": "{{string}}",
   "tags": { 
      "{{string}}" : "{{string}}" 
   },
   "v1PolicyArn": "{{string}}"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [availabilitySlo](#API_ImportPolicy_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ngresiliencehub-ImportPolicy-request-availabilitySlo"></a>
The availability SLO to set on the imported policy.  
Type: [AvailabilitySlo](API_AvailabilitySlo.md) object  
Required: No

 ** [clientToken](#API_ImportPolicy_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ngresiliencehub-ImportPolicy-request-clientToken"></a>
Idempotency token.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 63.  
Pattern: `[A-Za-z0-9_.-]{0,63}`   
Required: No

 ** [kmsKeyId](#API_ImportPolicy_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ngresiliencehub-ImportPolicy-request-kmsKeyId"></a>
KMS key identifier — accepts key ID, key ARN, alias name, or alias ARN.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.  
Required: No

 ** [multiAzDisasterRecoveryApproach](#API_ImportPolicy_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ngresiliencehub-ImportPolicy-request-multiAzDisasterRecoveryApproach"></a>
The multi-AZ disaster recovery approach for the imported policy.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ACTIVE_ACTIVE | HOT_STANDBY | WARM_STANDBY | PILOT_LIGHT | BACKUP_AND_RESTORE`   
Required: No

 ** [multiRegionDisasterRecoveryApproach](#API_ImportPolicy_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ngresiliencehub-ImportPolicy-request-multiRegionDisasterRecoveryApproach"></a>
The multi-Region disaster recovery approach for the imported policy.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ACTIVE_ACTIVE | HOT_STANDBY | WARM_STANDBY | PILOT_LIGHT | BACKUP_AND_RESTORE`   
Required: No

 ** [tags](#API_ImportPolicy_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ngresiliencehub-ImportPolicy-request-tags"></a>
Resource tags.  
Type: String to string map  
Map Entries: Maximum number of 50 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Key Pattern: `[^\x00-\x1f\x22]+`   
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Value Pattern: `[^\x00-\x1f\x22]*`   
Required: No

 ** [v1PolicyArn](#API_ImportPolicy_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ngresiliencehub-ImportPolicy-request-v1PolicyArn"></a>
ARN identifier.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 31.  
Pattern: `arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-iso|aws-iso-[a-z]{1}|aws-us-gov):[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_/.-]{0,62}:([a-z]{2}-((iso[a-z]{0,1}-)|(gov-)){0,1}[a-z]+-[0-9]):[0-9]{12}:[A-Za-z0-9/][A-Za-z0-9:_/+.-]{0,1023}`   
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "policy": { 
      "associatedServiceCount": number,
      "availabilitySlo": { 
         "target": number
      },
      "createdAt": number,
      "dataRecovery": { 
         "timeBetweenBackupsInMinutes": number
      },
      "description": "string",
      "kmsKeyId": "string",
      "multiAz": { 
         "disasterRecoveryApproach": "string",
         "rpoInMinutes": number,
         "rtoInMinutes": number
      },
      "multiRegion": { 
         "disasterRecoveryApproach": "string",
         "rpoInMinutes": number,
         "rtoInMinutes": number
      },
      "name": "string",
      "policyArn": "string",
      "tags": { 
         "string" : "string" 
      },
      "updatedAt": number
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [policy](#API_ImportPolicy_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="ngresiliencehub-ImportPolicy-response-policy"></a>
The imported policy.  
Type: [Policy](API_Policy.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
Access denied — caller lacks required permissions.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ConflictException **   
Conflict — resource already exists.  
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** InternalServerException **   
Internal service error.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
Resource not found.    
 ** resourceId **   
The identifier of the resource that was not found.  
 ** resourceType **   
The type of the resource that was not found.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ValidationException **   
Validation error — invalid input parameters.    
 ** fieldList **   
The list of fields that failed validation.  
 ** reason **   
The reason for the validation failure.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/resiliencehubv2-2026-02-17/ImportPolicy)