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title: ZITADEL Settings and Policies
sidebar_label: Setting and Policies
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Settings and policies control the behavior of all the different parts of the instance or an organization. For all parts we have a suitable default in the instance.
The default settings can be overridden for each organization, some policies are currently only available on the instance level. Learn more about our different policies [here](/guides/manage/console/default-settings).

API wise, settings are often called policies. You can read the proto and swagger definitions [here](../../apis/introduction).