> ## Documentation Index
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# Policy

> Policy API reference.

Package: [`com.coinbase.cdp.types`](/sdks/cdp-sdks-v2/java/com/coinbase/cdp/types/index)

```java theme={null}
public final class Policy extends Object
```

## Method Details

### `getId`

```java theme={null}
public String getId()
```

**Returns:**

`String` - The unique identifier for the policy.

### `getDescription`

```java theme={null}
public Optional<String> getDescription()
```

**Returns:**

`Optional<String>` - An optional human-readable description of the policy. Policy descriptions can consist of alphanumeric characters, spaces, commas, and periods, and be 50 characters or less.

### `getScope`

```java theme={null}
public PolicyScope getScope()
```

**Returns:**

[PolicyScope](/sdks/cdp-sdks-v2/java/com/coinbase/cdp/types/PolicyScope) - The scope of the policy. Only one project-level policy can exist at any time.

### `getRules`

```java theme={null}
public List<Rule> getRules()
```

**Returns:**

`List`\<[Rule](/sdks/cdp-sdks-v2/java/com/coinbase/cdp/types/Rule)> - A list of rules that comprise the policy.

### `getCreatedAt`

```java theme={null}
public String getCreatedAt()
```

**Returns:**

`String` - The ISO 8601 timestamp at which the Policy was created.

### `getUpdatedAt`

```java theme={null}
public String getUpdatedAt()
```

**Returns:**

`String` - The ISO 8601 timestamp at which the Policy was last updated.

### `equals`

```java theme={null}
public boolean equals(Object other)
```

**Overrides:**

`[equals](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#equals\(java.lang.Object\) "class or interface in java.lang")` in class `[Object](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html "class or interface in java.lang")`

**Parameters:**

`other` - `Object`

**Returns:**

`boolean`

### `getAdditionalProperties`

```java theme={null}
public Map<String,Object> getAdditionalProperties()
```

**Returns:**

`Map<String,Object>`

### `hashCode`

```java theme={null}
public int hashCode()
```

**Overrides:**

`[hashCode](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode\(\) "class or interface in java.lang")` in class `[Object](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html "class or interface in java.lang")`

**Returns:**

`int`

### `toString`

```java theme={null}
public String toString()
```

**Overrides:**

`[toString](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#toString\(\) "class or interface in java.lang")` in class `[Object](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html "class or interface in java.lang")`

**Returns:**

`String`

### `builder`

```java theme={null}
public static Policy.IdStage builder()
```

**Returns:**

[Policy](/sdks/cdp-sdks-v2/java/com/coinbase/cdp/types/Policy).`IdStage`