---
title: "Retrieve proposal approval reasons"
method: GET
path: "/proposals/ApprovalReasons"
tags: ["Proposals"]
---

# Retrieve proposal approval reasons

`GET /proposals/ApprovalReasons`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sb2api.servicechannel.com/v3`
- URL: `https://sb2api.servicechannel.com/v3/proposals/ApprovalReasons`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `https://sb2login.servicechannel.com/oauth/authorize`
  - Token URL: `https://sb2login.servicechannel.com/oauth/token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/servicechannel/apis/servicechannel-api-v-3/docs/proposals/ApprovalReasons/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns the reasons for approving a proposal for the current subscriber.
            <br />Admin users can manage proposal approval reasons in Service Automation in **Admin** &gt; **Proposals** &gt; **Proposal Approve Reasons** if the subscriber has this feature enabled.
            <br />Method either uses Trade and Category, or TradeId and CategoryId parameters in pairs. Trade and Category parameters are outdated. It is advised to use TradeId and CategoryId instead.

## Query parameters

- `Trade` string
- `TradeId` integer
- `Category` string
- `CategoryId` integer

## Response `200`

Proposal approval reasons are in the response.

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is not accepted due to bad syntax, missing parameters, insufficient data, etc.
- `401`: The request is not authorized. <br/>Error codes: 504 — API call rejected by security permissions
- `403`: The requested resource is not allowed for the current user.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/servicechannel/apis/servicechannel-api-v-3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/servicechannel/apis/servicechannel-api-v-3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/servicechannel/apis/servicechannel-api-v-3/revisions/d490d6596809?raw)