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# API access policy prioritization
# API access policy prioritization {#ariaid-title1}
* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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*  1 Minute Lesedauer
Learn about the policy prioritization logic if there are multiple API access policy
configured for your ServiceNow® instance.
API access policies are prioritized based on the type of REST API policy set on your ServiceNow® instance.
The approach is defining different weights for each part of the API such as,method, resource,
and version.
The API policy is prioritized for non-global first, then global. In other words, a non-global
access policy will always override a global API access policy.
Prioritization logic are as follows:
{#api-access-policy-prioritization__table_cb3_5nh_bwb__entry__3}
| Fields | Priority | Prioritization Logic |
|-|-|-|
| Method, resource, and version | 1 | If the 3 fields matches with the policy then that policy takes the 1st priority. |
| Method+ resource | 2 | If the 2 fields matches with the policy then that policy takes the 1st priority. |
| Resource + version | 3 | If the 2 fields along with the field Apply to all methods matches with the policy then that policy takes the 3rd priority. |
| Resource | 4 | If the field along with the field Apply to all methods matches with the policy then that policy takes the 4th priority. |
| Method + version | 5 | If the 2 fields along with the field Apply to all resources matches with the policy then that policy takes the 5th priority. |
| Method | 6 | If the field along with the field Apply to all resources matches with the policy then that policy takes the 5th priority. |
| Version | 7 | If the field along with the fields Apply to all methods and Apply to all versions matches with the policy then that policy takes the 7th priority. |
| Global and Apply to all methods | 8 | If the fields Global is true and Apply to all methods is false then that policy takes the 8th priority. |
| Global and Apply to all methods | 9 | If the fields Global is true and Apply to all methods is true then that policy takes the 9th priority. |
[Tabelle : 1. Prioritization]
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