Update Entity Categories

Move entities between anonymizable, pseudonymizable, and excluded groups within a policy.

{
  "data": {
    "policy_name": "customer-support-policy",
    "anonymizable_entities": ["CREDIT_CARD", "PHONE_NUMBER"],
    "pseudonymizable_entities": ["PERSON", "EMAIL_ADDRESS"],
    "excluded_entities": ["URL"]
  }
}

curl -X PUT https://<domain>/api/vault/metadata/personal-data-entities/update-category \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <NAMESPACE_ADMIN_API_KEY>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
  -d '{
    "data": {
      "policy_name": "customer-support-policy",
      "anonymizable_entities": ["CREDIT_CARD", "PHONE_NUMBER"],
      "pseudonymizable_entities": ["PERSON", "EMAIL_ADDRESS"],
      "excluded_entities": ["URL"]
    }
  }'

{
  "data": [
    {
      "policy_name": "Anonymization-policy-1",
      "metadata": {
        "anonymizable_entities": [
          {
            "entity_name": "PHONE_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<PHN>",
            "suffix": "</PHN>",
            "description": "Telephone Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "CREDIT_CARD",
            "entity_type": "PCI",
            "prefix": "<CRD>",
            "suffix": "</CRD>",
            "description": "Credit Card Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "ORG",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<ORG>",
            "suffix": "</ORG>",
            "description": "Organization"
          }
        ],
        "pseudonymizable_entities": [
          {
            "entity_name": "SWIFT",
            "entity_type": "PCI",
            "prefix": "<SWIFT>",
            "suffix": "</SWIFT>",
            "description": "SWIFT code"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "EMAIL_ADDRESS",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<EMAIL>",
            "suffix": "</EMAIL>",
            "description": "Email Address"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "FAX_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<FAX_NO>",
            "suffix": "</FAX_NO>",
            "description": "Facsimile Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "MRN",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<MRN>",
            "suffix": "</MRN>",
            "description": "Medical Record Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "ROUTING_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<ROUTING_NO>",
            "suffix": "</ROUTING_NO>",
            "description": "Routing Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "START_DATE_OF_HOSPITALIZATION",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<ADMIT_DATE>",
            "suffix": "</ADMIT_DATE>",
            "description": "Start Date of Hospitalization"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "POLICY_NO",
            "entity_type": "PCI",
            "prefix": "<POLICY_NO>",
            "suffix": "</POLICY_NO>",
            "description": "Policy Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "TAN",
            "entity_type": "PCI",
            "prefix": "<TAN>",
            "suffix": "</TAN>",
            "description": "Transaction Authentication Numbers"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "PERSON",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<PER>",
            "suffix": "</PER>",
            "description": "Person Name"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "ADDRESS",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<ADDRESS>",
            "suffix": "</ADDRESS>",
            "description": "Address"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "SSN",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<SSN>",
            "suffix": "</SSN>",
            "description": "Social Security Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "DATE_OF_BIRTH",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<DOB>",
            "suffix": "</DOB>",
            "description": "Date of Birth"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "DEATH_DATE",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<DEATH_DATE>",
            "suffix": "</DEATH_DATE>",
            "description": "Date of Death"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "HEALTH_BENEFICIARY_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<HEALTH_BENEFICIARY_NO>",
            "suffix": "</HEALTH_BENEFICIARY_NO>",
            "description": "Health Beneficiary Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "VEHICLE_REGISTRATION_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<VEHICLE_REG_NO>",
            "suffix": "</VEHICLE_REG_NO>",
            "description": "Vehicle Registration Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "CARD_EXPIRY_DATE",
            "entity_type": "PCI",
            "prefix": "<CRD_EXP_DATE>",
            "suffix": "</CRD_EXP_DATE>",
            "description": "Credit Card Expiration Date"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "IP_ADDRESS",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<IPA>",
            "suffix": "</IPA>",
            "description": "Internet Protocol Address"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "BANK_ACC_NO",
            "entity_type": "PCI",
            "prefix": "<ACC_NO>",
            "suffix": "</ACC_NO>",
            "description": "Bank Account Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "PIN_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PCI",
            "prefix": "<CRD_PIN>",
            "suffix": "</CRD_PIN>",
            "description": "Credit Card Pin"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "DRIVING_LICENSE_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<DL_NO>",
            "suffix": "</DL_NO>",
            "description": "Driving License Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "VIN",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<VIN>",
            "suffix": "</VIN>",
            "description": "Vehicle Identification Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "NATIONALITY",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<NATIONALITY>",
            "suffix": "</NATIONALITY>",
            "description": "Nationality"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "PASSPORT_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<PASSPORT_NO>",
            "suffix": "</PASSPORT_NO>",
            "description": "Passport Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "PAN",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<PAN>",
            "suffix": "</PAN>",
            "description": "Permanent Account Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "HEALTH_ACC_NO",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<ACC_NO>",
            "suffix": "</ACC_NO>",
            "description": "Health Account Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "CVV",
            "entity_type": "PCI",
            "prefix": "<CVV>",
            "suffix": "</CVV>",
            "description": "Card Verification Value"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "DISCHARGE_DATE",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<DISCHARGE_DATE>",
            "suffix": "</DISCHARGE_DATE>",
            "description": "Discharge Date"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "INSURANCE_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<INSURANCE_NO>",
            "suffix": "</INSURANCE_NO>",
            "description": "Insurance Policy Number"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "LICENCE_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<LICENCE_NO>",
            "suffix": "</LICENCE_NO>",
            "description": "License Number"
          }
        ],
        "excluded_entities": [
          {
            "entity_name": "URL",
            "entity_type": "PII",
            "prefix": "<URL>",
            "suffix": "</URL>",
            "description": "Uniform Resource Locator"
          },
          {
            "entity_name": "MAC_NUMBER",
            "entity_type": "PHI",
            "prefix": "<DEVICE_ID>",
            "suffix": "</DEVICE_ID>",
            "description": "Media Access Control Number"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "error": {
    "message": ""
  }
}

Moves entities between anonymizable, pseudonymizable, and excluded groups within a policy. The response returns the entire updated metadata.

Endpoint

Method	Endpoint
`PUT`	`https://<domain>/api/vault/metadata/personal-data-entities/update-category`

Request body

body

policy_namestring

Required

Target policy to update.

body

anonymizable_entitiesarray[string]

Entity names to set as anonymizable (irreversible masking).

body

pseudonymizable_entitiesarray[string]

Entity names to set as pseudonymizable (reversible masking).

body

excluded_entitiesarray[string]

Entity names to exclude from detection and masking entirely.

Behavior notes

All entity names must be valid supported entities
The response returns the entire updated metadata, not just the changed entities
Entities listed in excluded_entities appear as clear text in Mask responses — they are not masked
Changes take effect immediately for all subsequent API calls using this policy

Use anonymizable_entities for data that should never be restored — financial data sent to analytics pipelines, data shared with third parties. Use pseudonymizable_entities for data that support teams need to access.

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