---
title: "Approve Task"
method: POST
path: "/approvals/{task_id}/approve"
tags: ["approvals"]
---

# Approve Task

`POST /approvals/{task_id}/approve`

## Request

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

Approve a pending approval request.

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

Args:
    task_id: Task ID to approve.
    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)