---
title: "Create approval"
method: POST
path: "/approvals"
tags: ["Approval"]
---

# Create approval

`POST /approvals`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://r38.coupadev.com/api`
- URL: `https://r38.coupadev.com/api/approvals`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://r38.coupadev.com/oauth2/authorizations/new`
    - Token URL: `https://r38.coupadev.com/oauth2/token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Client credentials
    - Token URL: `https://r38.coupadev.com/oauth2/access_tokens`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/coupa/apis/coupa-api-4/docs/approvals/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Create approval

## Query parameters

- `return_object` 'limited' | 'shallow' | 'none'
- `filter` string

## Request body

- Approval
  - `approvable-id` integer: The document ID that was approved
  - `approvable-type` string, string(255): The document type that was approved (requisition, purchase order, etc)
  - `approval-chain-id` integer: ID of the approval chain this approval is located in
  - `approval-date` string, datetime: The date the approval occurred
  - `approved-by` UserSimple
    - `avatar-thumb-url` string, string: Avatar url
    - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
    - `email` string, string(255), required: email
    - `employee-number` string, string(255): employee number
    - `firstname` string, string(40), required: first name
    - `fullname` string, string(255): full name
    - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
    - `lastname` string, string(40), required: last name
    - `login` string, string(255), required: login
    - `salesforce-id` string, string(255), required: salesforce_id
    - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `approver` unknown
  - `approver-id` integer: The user ID that made the approval
  - `approver-type` string, string(255): The role of the approver
  - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `created-by` UserSimple
    - `avatar-thumb-url` string, string: Avatar url
    - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
    - `email` string, string(255), required: email
    - `employee-number` string, string(255): employee number
    - `firstname` string, string(40), required: first name
    - `fullname` string, string(255): full name
    - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
    - `lastname` string, string(40), required: last name
    - `login` string, string(255), required: login
    - `salesforce-id` string, string(255), required: salesforce_id
    - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `delegate` unknown
  - `delegate-id` string, string: The delegate ID that made the approval (if applicable)
  - `delegates` Approval[]
  - `holdable` boolean: Hold the approval or not
  - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
  - `note` string, text: Reason for approval or reject
  - `parallel-group-name` string, string(255): Parallel Approval group identifier
  - `position` integer: The position in the approval chain this approval occurred
  - `reasons` ApprovalReason[]
  - `status` string, string(50): The status of the approval (approved, escalated, rejected, etc)
  - `type` string, string(255): How the approval occured (override approval, approval chain approval, etc)
  - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `updated-by` UserSimple
    - `avatar-thumb-url` string, string: Avatar url
    - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
    - `email` string, string(255), required: email
    - `employee-number` string, string(255): employee number
    - `firstname` string, string(40), required: first name
    - `fullname` string, string(255): full name
    - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
    - `lastname` string, string(40), required: last name
    - `login` string, string(255), required: login
    - `salesforce-id` string, string(255), required: salesforce_id
    - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ

## Response `201`

Created

- Approval
  - `approvable-id` integer: The document ID that was approved
  - `approvable-type` string, string(255): The document type that was approved (requisition, purchase order, etc)
  - `approval-chain-id` integer: ID of the approval chain this approval is located in
  - `approval-date` string, datetime: The date the approval occurred
  - `approved-by` UserSimple
    - `avatar-thumb-url` string, string: Avatar url
    - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
    - `email` string, string(255), required: email
    - `employee-number` string, string(255): employee number
    - `firstname` string, string(40), required: first name
    - `fullname` string, string(255): full name
    - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
    - `lastname` string, string(40), required: last name
    - `login` string, string(255), required: login
    - `salesforce-id` string, string(255), required: salesforce_id
    - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `approver` unknown
  - `approver-id` integer: The user ID that made the approval
  - `approver-type` string, string(255): The role of the approver
  - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `created-by` UserSimple
    - `avatar-thumb-url` string, string: Avatar url
    - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
    - `email` string, string(255), required: email
    - `employee-number` string, string(255): employee number
    - `firstname` string, string(40), required: first name
    - `fullname` string, string(255): full name
    - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
    - `lastname` string, string(40), required: last name
    - `login` string, string(255), required: login
    - `salesforce-id` string, string(255), required: salesforce_id
    - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `delegate` unknown
  - `delegate-id` string, string: The delegate ID that made the approval (if applicable)
  - `delegates` Approval[]
  - `holdable` boolean: Hold the approval or not
  - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
  - `note` string, text: Reason for approval or reject
  - `parallel-group-name` string, string(255): Parallel Approval group identifier
  - `position` integer: The position in the approval chain this approval occurred
  - `reasons` ApprovalReason[]
  - `status` string, string(50): The status of the approval (approved, escalated, rejected, etc)
  - `type` string, string(255): How the approval occured (override approval, approval chain approval, etc)
  - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `updated-by` UserSimple
    - `avatar-thumb-url` string, string: Avatar url
    - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
    - `email` string, string(255), required: email
    - `employee-number` string, string(255): employee number
    - `firstname` string, string(40), required: first name
    - `fullname` string, string(255): full name
    - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
    - `lastname` string, string(40), required: last name
    - `login` string, string(255), required: login
    - `salesforce-id` string, string(255), required: salesforce_id
    - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request

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