---
title: "POST /files/{fileId}/approvals/{approvalId}:decline"
method: POST
path: "/files/{fileId}/approvals/{approvalId}:decline"
tags: ["approvals"]
---

# POST /files/{fileId}/approvals/{approvalId}:decline

`POST /files/{fileId}/approvals/{approvalId}:decline`

Declines an approval. For more information, see [Manage approvals](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/approvals). This is used to update the ReviewerResponse of the requesting user with a Response of `DECLINED`. This also completes the approval and sets the approval Status to `DECLINED`.

## Path parameters

- `fileId` string, required
- `approvalId` string, required

## Request body

- DeclineApprovalRequest — Request for declining an approval as a reviewer.
  - `message` string — Optional. A message to accompany the reviewer response on the approval. This message is included in notifications for the action and in the approval activity log.

## Response `200`

Successful response

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/google/apis/drive.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/google/apis/drive/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/google/drive/revisions/f3444ff3fae2/schema)