---
title: "Update approval request settings"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v2/approval-requests/projects/{projectKey}/settings"
tags: ["Approvals (beta)"]
---

# Update approval request settings

`PATCH /api/v2/approval-requests/projects/{projectKey}/settings`

Perform a partial update to approval request settings

## Path parameters

- `projectKey` string, required

## Headers

- `LD-API-Version` 'beta', required

## Request body

- ApprovalRequestSettingsPatch
  - `autoApplyApprovedChanges` boolean, nullable — Automatically apply changes that have been approved by all reviewers. This field is only applicable for approval services other than LaunchDarkly.
  - `bypassApprovalsForPendingChanges` boolean — Whether to skip approvals for pending changes
  - `canApplyDeclinedChanges` boolean — Allow applying the change as long as at least one person has approved
  - `canReviewOwnRequest` boolean — Allow someone who makes an approval request to apply their own change
  - `environmentKey` string, required
  - `minNumApprovals` integer — Sets the amount of approvals required before a member can apply a change. The minimum is one and the maximum is five.
  - `required` boolean — If approvals are required for this environment
  - `requiredApprovalTags` string[] — Require approval only on flags with the provided tags. Otherwise all flags will require approval.
  - `resourceKind` string, required
  - `serviceConfig` object — Arbitrary service-specific configuration
  - `serviceKind` string — Which service to use for managing approvals
  - `serviceKindConfigurationId` string, nullable — Optional integration configuration ID of a custom approval integration. This is an Enterprise-only feature.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- ApprovalRequestSettings

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not found
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-02-28** `69c5c9aafe78` — 2 warning, 3 info
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `environmentKey`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `resourceKind`
  - added optional request body
  - added the optional property `additionalProperties/allOf[subschema #1]/_default` to the response with the `200` status
  - …1 more
- **2025-07-08** `b2724c5174d1` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/launchdarkly/apis/launchdarkly-rest-api/changes/api/v2/approval-requests/projects/:projectKey/settings/patch.md)

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