# Create a new replication policy

Creates a new replication policy with transfer rates, schedule, and time window configuration.

## Endpoint

**POST** `/dcapi/som/replication-policies`

## Request URL

```text
https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/som/replication-policies
```

## Scope

```text
SOM.CREATE
```

## Header

```text
Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
```

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/replicationPolicyDetails.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` **Mandatory**: `application/replicationPolicyAddStatus.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **policyName** `string` Optional: Administrator-defined display name for the replication policy (max 250 characters)
- **description** `string` Optional: Optional administrator-provided description for the replication policy (max 1000 characters)
- **replicationInterval** `string` Optional: Interval in minutes at which the Distribution Server syncs data with the central server
- **daysOfWeek** `string` Optional: Comma-separated day numbers when replication is active: 1=Sunday through 7=Saturday (e.g., '2,3,4,5,6' for weekdays only)
- **windowStartTime** `string` Optional: Start time of the replication window in HH:mm format (e.g., '08:00'). Replication is allowed only between the start and end times
- **windowEndTime** `string` Optional: End time of the replication window in HH:mm format (e.g., '18:00'). Replication is allowed only between the start and end times
- **dataTransferRate** `string` Optional: WAN data transfer rate limit in Kbps. Set to 0 for unlimited bandwidth, or specify a value from: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 3072, 4096, 5120, 6144, 7168, 8192
- **dataTransferRateLAN** `string` Optional: LAN data transfer rate limit in Kbps. Set to 0 for unlimited bandwidth, or specify a value from: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 3072, 4096, 5120, 6144, 7168, 8192

## Sample Request

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/som/replication-policies \
  --header 'Accept: application/replicationPolicyAddStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/replicationPolicyDetails.v1+json' \
  --data '{"windowStartTime":"09:00","policyName":"Business Hours Only","windowEndTime":"17:00","replicationInterval":30,"description":"Replicate only during business hours","dataTransferRate":256,"daysOfWeek":"1,2,3,4,5"}'
```

## Sample Request Body

Create a business-hours replication policy

```json
{
  "windowStartTime": "09:00",
  "policyName": "Business Hours Only",
  "windowEndTime": "17:00",
  "replicationInterval": 30,
  "description": "Replicate only during business hours",
  "dataTransferRate": 256,
  "daysOfWeek": "1,2,3,4,5"
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body - `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **status** `boolean`: Indicates whether the replication policy was created successfully
- **message** `string`: Descriptive message confirming creation or explaining the reason for failure (e.g., 'Replication policy - Business Hours Only has been created successfully')
- **data** `JSON Object`: Contains the identifier of the newly created replication policy

### HTTP Code 412

Response Body - `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **statusCode** `string`: HTTP status code (412)
- **errorCode** `string`: Precondition failed error code identifying the business logic violation
- **message** `string`: Error message describing the precondition failed while processing request

## Possible Response Codes

- **200**: HTTP code
- **412**: HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

Policy created

```json
{
  "data": {
    "replicationPolicyID": 5
  },
  "message": "Replication policy - Business Hours Only has been created successfully",
  "status": true
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 412

Required replication policy parameters are missing

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30090",
  "message": "Required replication policy parameters are missing",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

Invalid replication interval or insufficient replication window

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30086",
  "message": "Invalid replication interval or insufficient replication window",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

Replication policy with same name already exists

```json
{
  "errorCode": "30025",
  "message": "A replication policy with the same name already exists",
  "statusCode": 412
}
```

## API Rate Limit

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.