Policy templates
A policy template is a named, versioned bundle of existing policy rules that applies to one or more APIs in Boomi API Gateway as a single unit, replacing the need to configure each policy individually. Once an administrator defines a policy template, users with appropriate permissions can apply it to a new API without needing to assign the underlying policy rules individually. Policy templates show up automatically in API Control Plane (ACP) from a connected Boomi API Gateway environment, where you can view and apply them; refer to Configuration API Policy Templates.
Policy templates rely on automatic versioning to manage structural updates safely across APIs. Depending on the template's attachment state and the type of change made, an edit either creates a new version or updates the existing version in place. For more information, refer to Editing a policy template.
A template references existing policy rules rather than copying them. If the same rule is included in multiple templates, all of those templates point to that single rule definition, so editing the rule updates it everywhere it's referenced.
Each rule keeps its own Execution Timing within the template framework.
Policy templates list
All existing templates are listed on the Policy Templates list page. Each version of a template appears as its own row, with its own name, description, version, API count, and number of policies, and the list supports search and pagination. Click a template's name to view the list of policy rules and APIs to which the template is attached. If your role does not include the API Management - APIs privilege, the list still displays, but create, edit, and delete actions are unavailable. Refer to API Management Roles and Privileges.
Configuration reference
| Field | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Template name | The name of the reusable policy template, as shown in the list. | Yes |
| Description | A plain-text description of the template's purpose, as shown in the list. | No |
| Version | The template's version number, assigned automatically. | Automatic |
| API count | The number of deployed APIs the template is currently attached to. | N/A |
| No of Policies | The number of policy rules included in the template. | Yes (at least one) Note: The backend does not enforce this and can persist a template with no rules. |
| Edit | From the row's Actions menu, opens the template to change its description or policy rules. Refer to Editing a policy template. | N/A |
| Add to API | From the row's Actions menu, attach the template to one or more deployed APIs at a specified path. Refer to Assigning a template to an API. | N/A |
| Delete | From the row's Actions menu, delete the template. You cannot delete a template if it is attached to any API. Refer to Deleting a policy template. | N/A |
Policy templates GraphQL APIs
You can also query policy templates programmatically using the apiPolicyTemplate and apiPolicyTemplates GraphQL operations.
