---
title: "Reject Task"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/approvals/{task_id}/reject"
tags: ["approvals"]
---

# Reject Task

`POST /api/v1/approvals/{task_id}/reject`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://127.0.0.1:8052`
- URL: `http://127.0.0.1:8052/api/v1/approvals/{task_id}/reject`
- Auth: none declared

Reject a pending approval request.

Writes a .rejected decision file so the orchestrator poll loop unblocks.
The pending file is then removed.

Args:
    task_id: Task ID to reject.
    body: Optional reason metadata.

Returns:
    Success message.

## Path parameters

- `task_id` string, required

## Request body

- ApprovalDecisionRequest: Body for POST /approvals/{task_id}/approve or /reject.
  - `reason` string

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid task_id format
- `404`: No pending approval for task
- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/bernstein/apis/bernstein-task-server.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/bernstein/apis/bernstein-task-server/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/bernstein/apis/bernstein-task-server/revisions/2a20a34ad2eb?raw)