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# Get graph content policy

GET https://api.getzep.com/api/v4/graphs/{graph_uuid}/content-policy

Returns the content policy the graph bound at creation. The policy of a graph does not change after creation. A graph without a content policy returns revision 0 with no categories and no rules.

Reference: https://docs-beta.getzep.com/sdk-reference/graph/content-policy/get-content-policy

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) (prefixed with ` Api-Key  `) — Type "Api-Key" followed by a space and the project API key.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `graph_uuid` (string, required) — Graph UUID

## Response

### 200

OK

- `bound_at` (string, optional) — When the graph bound the policy.
- `categories` (list of v4.ContentPolicyCategory, optional) — The categories of the policy.
- `created_at` (string, optional) — When this policy set was created.
- `project_revision` (integer, optional) — The project revision number this graph bound at creation. It always equals revision.
- `revision` (integer, optional) — The project revision number. 0 is the empty policy of a new project.
- `rules` (list of v4.ContentPolicyRule, optional) — The rules of the policy.
- `uuid` (string, optional) — The identifier of this policy set. A project revision and every graph that binds it without additions share one uuid.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `error` (v4.ErrorBody, optional)

## Types

### v4.ContentPolicyCategory

- `description` (string, optional) — What the category covers.
- `id` (string, optional) — The server-assigned identifier of the category. Stable across revisions while the key is unchanged.
- `key` (string, optional) — The stable key of the category.

### v4.ContentPolicyRule

- `category_key` (string, optional) — The key of the category this rule belongs to.
- `description` (string, optional) — The content this rule prohibits.
- `id` (string, optional) — The server-assigned identifier of the rule. Stable across revisions while the category key and description are unchanged.
- `permitted_examples` (list of string, optional) — Examples of similar content the rule permits.
- `prohibited_examples` (list of string, optional) — Examples of content the rule prohibits.

### v4.ErrorBody

- `code` (string, optional)
- `details` (map from string to any, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)
- `param` (string, optional)
- `request_id` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "bound_at": "2026-09-22T05:10:00Z",
  "categories": [
    {
      "description": "Facts about a person's medical conditions or treatment.",
      "id": "cat_01J8ZJ1P2Q3R4S5T6U7V8W9X0Y",
      "key": "health"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-09-22T05:09:00Z",
  "project_revision": 3,
  "revision": 3,
  "rules": [
    {
      "category_key": "health",
      "description": "Statements that a named person has a diagnosed medical condition.",
      "id": "rule_01J8ZJ1P2Q3R4S5T6U7V8W9X0Z",
      "permitted_examples": [
        "Jane works at a diabetes research lab."
      ],
      "prohibited_examples": [
        "Jane was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "uuid": "7a1f3c2e-4b5d-4e6f-8a9b-0c1d2e3f4a5b"
}
```