# Access policies API The Access Policies API gives you fine-grained control over how just-in-time access requests are evaluated and approved. By defining policy rules based on both the **requestor** (who is making the request) and the **resource** (what they’re trying to access), you can enforce consistent, auditable, and dynamic access controls across your infrastructure. **Access policies** allow you to direct access requests through different approval paths based on context. For example, you can require manual approval for sensitive production systems, while allowing auto-approved access to staging environments. You can also limit request scope using filters or directory-based rules, ensuring access is only available to the right people at the right time. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.p0.dev/access-management/just-in-time-access/just-in-time-api/routing-rules-api.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.