# How to add deletion policy in existing policy?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-deletion-policy-in-existing-policy/328052
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 20, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-deletion-policy-in-existing-policy/328052 "2023-03-20T08:42:07Z")
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### Author:  [@Mark\_S](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_S)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-deletion-policy-in-existing-policy/328052/1 "2023-03-20T08:42:07Z")
I have a simple rotating policy and I want to add a deletion phase. This is not available in the UI, however I have done by creating a policy directly with PUT, including the delete section.
My question is if it is possible to update an existing policy
I tried to PUT only the delete part, but it was rejected.
In [Create or update lifecycle policy API | Elasticsearch Guide [8.6] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/ilm-put-lifecycle.html) I see that the whole policy is given - is it not possible to only PUT the new part?
Here is my policy:
```auto
{
"testindexpolicy" : {
"version" : 1,
"modified_date" : "2023-03-17T12:08:04.639Z",
"policy" : {
"phases" : {
"hot" : {
"min_age" : "0ms",
"actions" : {
"set_priority" : {
"priority" : 100
},
"rollover" : {
"max_primary_shard_size" : "1gb",
"max_age" : "1d"
}
}
}
}
},
"in_use_by" : {
"indices" : [index_from_logstash_test_alias-000002],
"data_streams" : [],
"composable_templates" : [
"test_template"
]
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-deletion-policy-in-existing-policy/328052/2 "2023-04-17T08:42:59Z")
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