UpdateOrganizationPolicies

POST/gitpod.v1.OrganizationService/UpdateOrganizationPolicies

Updates organization policy settings.

Use this method to:

Configure editor restrictions
Set environment resource limits
Define project creation permissions
Customize default configurations

Examples

Update editor policies:

Restricts available editors and sets a default.

organizationId: "b0e12f6c-4c67-429d-a4a6-d9838b5da047"
allowedEditorIds:
  - "vscode"
  - "jetbrains"
defaultEditorId: "vscode"

Set environment limits:

Configures limits for environment usage.

organizationId: "b0e12f6c-4c67-429d-a4a6-d9838b5da047"
maximumEnvironmentTimeout: "3600s"
maximumRunningEnvironmentsPerUser: "5"
maximumEnvironmentsPerUser: "20"

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

organizationId: string

organization_id is the ID of the organization to update policies for

formatuuid

agentPolicy: optional object { commandDenyList, conversationSharingPolicy, maxSubagentsPerEnvironment, 3 more }

agent_policy contains agent-specific policy settings

commandDenyList: optional array of string

command_deny_list contains a list of commands that agents are not allowed to execute

conversationSharingPolicy: optional ConversationSharingPolicy

conversation_sharing_policy controls whether agent conversations can be shared

One of the following:

"CONVERSATION_SHARING_POLICY_UNSPECIFIED"

"CONVERSATION_SHARING_POLICY_DISABLED"

"CONVERSATION_SHARING_POLICY_ORGANIZATION"

maxSubagentsPerEnvironment: optional number

max_subagents_per_environment limits the number of non-terminal sub-agents a parent can have running simultaneously in the same environment. Valid range: 0-10. Zero means use the default (5).

formatint32

maximum10

mcpDisabled: optional boolean

mcp_disabled controls whether MCP (Model Context Protocol) is disabled for agents

scmToolsAllowedGroupId: optional string

scm_tools_allowed_group_id restricts SCM tools access to members of this group. Empty means no restriction (all users can use SCM tools if not disabled).

scmToolsDisabled: optional boolean

scm_tools_disabled controls whether SCM (Source Control Management) tools are disabled for agents

allowedEditorIds: optional array of string

allowed_editor_ids is the list of editor IDs that are allowed to be used in the organization

allowLocalRunners: optional boolean

allow_local_runners controls whether local runners are allowed to be used in the organization

defaultEditorId: optional string

default_editor_id is the default editor ID to be used when a user doesn’t specify one

defaultEnvironmentImage: optional string

default_environment_image is the default container image when none is defined in repo

deleteArchivedEnvironmentsAfter: optional string

delete_archived_environments_after controls how long archived environments are kept before automatic deletion. 0 means no automatic deletion. Maximum duration is 4 weeks (2419200 seconds).

formatregex

editorVersionRestrictions: optional map[object { allowedVersions } ]

editor_version_restrictions restricts which editor versions can be used. Maps editor ID to version policy with allowed major versions.

allowedVersions: optional array of string

allowed_versions lists the versions that are allowed If empty, we will use the latest version of the editor

Examples for JetBrains: ["2025.2", "2025.1", "2024.3"]

maximumEnvironmentLifetime: optional string

maximum_environment_lifetime controls for how long environments are allowed to be reused. 0 means no maximum lifetime. Maximum duration is 180 days (15552000 seconds).

formatregex

maximumEnvironmentsPerUser: optional string

maximum_environments_per_user limits total environments (running or stopped) per user

maximumEnvironmentTimeout: optional string

maximum_environment_timeout controls the maximum timeout allowed for environments in seconds. 0 means no limit (never). Minimum duration is 30 minutes (1800 seconds). value must be 0s (no limit) or at least 1800s (30 minutes):

this == duration('0s') || this >= duration('1800s')

formatregex

maximumRunningEnvironmentsPerUser: optional string

maximum_running_environments_per_user limits simultaneously running environments per user

membersCreateProjects: optional boolean

members_create_projects controls whether members can create projects

membersRequireProjects: optional boolean

members_require_projects controls whether environments can only be created from projects by non-admin users

portSharingDisabled: optional boolean

port_sharing_disabled controls whether user-initiated port sharing is disabled in the organization. System ports (VS Code Browser, agents) are always exempt from this policy.

requireCustomDomainAccess: optional boolean

require_custom_domain_access controls whether users must access via custom domain when one is configured. When true, access via app.gitpod.io is blocked.

restrictAccountCreationToScim: optional boolean

restrict_account_creation_to_scim controls whether account creation is restricted to SCIM-provisioned users only. When true and SCIM is configured for the organization, only users provisioned via SCIM can create accounts.

securityAgentPolicy: optional object { crowdstrike }

security_agent_policy contains security agent configuration updates

crowdstrike: optional object { additionalOptions, cidSecretId, enabled, 2 more }

crowdstrike contains CrowdStrike Falcon configuration updates

additionalOptions: optional map[string]

additional_options contains additional FALCONCTL_OPT_* options as key-value pairs

cidSecretId: optional string

cid_secret_id references an organization secret containing the Customer ID (CID)

formatuuid

enabled: optional boolean

enabled controls whether CrowdStrike Falcon is deployed to environments

image: optional string

image is the CrowdStrike Falcon sensor container image reference

tags: optional string

tags are optional tags to apply to the Falcon sensor

vetoExecPolicy: optional VetoExecPolicy { action, enabled, executables }

veto_exec_policy contains the veto exec policy for environments.

action: optional KernelControlsAction

action specifies what action kernel-level controls take on policy violations

One of the following:

"KERNEL_CONTROLS_ACTION_UNSPECIFIED"

"KERNEL_CONTROLS_ACTION_BLOCK"

"KERNEL_CONTROLS_ACTION_AUDIT"

enabled: optional boolean

enabled controls whether executable blocking is active

executables: optional array of string

executables is the list of executable paths or names to block

UpdateOrganizationPolicies

curl https://app.gitpod.io/api/gitpod.v1.OrganizationService/UpdateOrganizationPolicies \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITPOD_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "organizationId": "b0e12f6c-4c67-429d-a4a6-d9838b5da047"
        }'

{}

Returns Examples

{}