---
title: "Decide Tool Approval"
method: POST
path: "/api/approvals/{approval_id}/decide"
tags: ["tool-approvals"]
---

# Decide Tool Approval

`POST /api/approvals/{approval_id}/decide`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.thinqos.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://app.thinqos.com/api/approvals/{approval_id}/decide`
- Auth: none declared

Approve (runs the call exactly once), deny, or cancel a held tool call.

## Path parameters

- `approval_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `x-impersonate-identity-id` string, nullable

## Request body

- DecideToolApprovalRequest
  - `decision` 'approve' | 'deny' | 'cancel', required
  - `note` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- DecideToolApprovalResponse
  - `approval` ToolApprovalView, required: One decision record, safe to show: no secrets and no raw arguments.
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `status` string, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `agent_identity_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
    - `agent_name` string, nullable, required
    - `chat_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
    - `run_id` string, uuid, required
    - `originating_user_message_id` string, uuid, nullable
    - `tool_name` string, required
    - `tool_label` string, required
    - `connection_name` string, required
    - `connection_server` string, required
    - `arguments_redacted` object, required
    - `effect` string, required
    - `evidence_reason` string, required
    - `policy_reason` string, required
    - `requested_at` string, date-time, required
    - `expires_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `resolved_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `resolved_by_identity_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
    - `resolution_note` string, nullable, required
    - `dispatch_state` string, nullable, required
    - `outcome_detail` string, nullable, required
    - `forwarded_call_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `continuation_run_id` string, uuid, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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