diff --git a/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml b/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
index 138a588ac8f6..7e2a0ce0db0f 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
+++ b/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
@@ -5365,7 +5365,7 @@ policy_name:
       instead of resulting in a build failure.
   in: body
   required: true
-  type: object
+  type: string
   min_version: 2.64
 policy_rules:
   description: |