Releasesby IbisThe Compliance API now returns the text each organization member saved as Instructions for Claude in
BetayesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 16, 2026
The Compliance API now returns the text each organization member saved as Instructions for Claude in claude.ai and as Global instructions in Cowork, in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations. Call GET /v1/compliance/organizations/{org_uuid}/user_preferences with your existing Compliance Access Key and the read:compliance_user_data scope.
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