---
title: "Approve an approval request"
method: POST
path: "/approval_requests/{approval_request_id}/approve"
tags: ["Approval requests"]
---

# Approve an approval request

`POST /approval_requests/{approval_request_id}/approve`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests/{approval_request_id}/approve`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `approval_request_id` string, required

## Headers

- `x-monite-version` string, required
- `x-monite-entity-id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ApprovalRequestResourceWithMetadata
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `approved_by` string[], required
  - `created_by` string, uuid, required: ID of the user who created the approval request
  - `object_id` string, uuid, required
  - `object_type` 'account' | 'approval' | 'approval_request' | 'approval_policy' | 'approval_policy_process' | 'audit_trail' | 'comment' | 'counterpart' | 'counterpart_address' | 'counterpart_bank_account' | 'counterpart_contact_person' | 'counterpart_partner_metadata' | 'counterpart_tax_id' | 'counterpart_vat_id' | 'delivery_note' | 'einvoicing' | 'entity' | 'entity_bank_account' | 'entity_settings' | 'entity_token' | 'entity_user' | 'entity_user_token' | 'entity_vat_ids' | 'export' | 'mailbox' | 'monitescript_process' | 'ocr_task' | 'onboarding' | 'overdue_reminder' | 'partner' | 'partner_internal_config' | 'partner_settings' | 'partner_token' | 'payable' | 'payable_line_item' | 'payables_credit_note' | 'payables_purchase_order' | 'payment' | 'payment_intent' | 'payment_link' | 'payment_record' | 'payment_reminder' | 'person' | 'product' | 'project' | 'receivable' | 'reconciliation' | 'recurrence' | 'receipt' | 'role' | 'tag' | 'todo_task' | 'todo_task_mute' | 'transaction' | 'webhook' | 'workflow' | 'workflow_pipeline', required
  - `rejected_by` string, uuid
  - `required_approval_count` integer, required
  - `role_ids` string[], required
  - `status` 'waiting' | 'approved' | 'rejected' | 'canceled', required
  - `user_ids` string[], required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `409`: Business logic error
- `422`: Validation Error
- `500`: Internal Server Error

---

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