policy_state_conflict


HTTP status	`409`
OpenAI `type`	`invalid_request_error`
Anthropic `type`	`invalid_request_error`
Retry	No. Error responses carry `x-should-retry: false`.

What it means

The action doesn’t fit the policy’s state: pausing a draft or paused policy, resuming one that isn’t paused, or publishing without changes.

Read the policy’s state first.