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# Approval requests

## Overview

Approval requests are automatically sent to users when their approval is needed for specific transactions in an [approval policy](../policies/index). These requests ensure proper authorization and control over the payables within the entity. By reviewing and granting approval, users help maintain compliance, prevent unauthorized spending, and support financial accountability.

## List all approval requests

To list all approval requests of a specific entity, call `GET /approval_requests`:

```sh
curl GET 'https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests?order=asc&limit=100' \
     -H 'X-Monite-Version: 2023-09-01' \
     -H 'X-Monite-Entity-Id: ENTITY_ID' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_PARTNER_TOKEN'
```

The success response contains information about all approval requests of the supplied entity:

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "object_type": "account",
      "object_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
      "required_approval_count": 1,
      "status": "waiting",
      "user_ids": ["3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"],
      "role_ids": ["3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"],
      "approved_by": ["3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"],
      "rejected_by": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
      "id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
      "created_by": "ea837e28-509b-4b6a-a600-d54b6aa0b1f5",
      "created_at": "2023-06-19T10:20:20.372Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-06-19T10:20:20.372Z"
    }
  ],
  "prev_pagination_token": null,
  "next_pagination_token": null
}
```

The `prev_pagination_token` and `next_pagination_token` fields are pagination tokens. You can sort and filter the results by ID, user, status, and other fields. For the full list of available sort and filter parameters, see the `GET /approval_requests` endpoint.

Some examples:

* `GET /approval_requests?status__in=rejected&status__in=waiting` - get all rejected and pending approval requests.
* `GET /approval_requests?created_at__gte=2022-01-01T00%3A00%3A00` - get all approval requests created on or after January 1, 2022.

## Retrieve an approval request

To retrieve a specific approval request, call [`GET /approval_requests/{approval_request_id}`](/v2023-09-01/api/approval-requests/get-approval-requests-id).

## Approve a request

To approve a request, call [`POST /approval_requests/{approval_request_id}/approve`](/v2023-09-01/api/approval-requests/post-approval-requests-id-approve).

## Reject a request

To reject a request, call [`POST /approvals/{approval_request_id}/reject`](/v2023-09-01/api/approval-requests/post-approval-requests-id-reject).

## Cancel a request

To cancel a request, call [`POST /approvals/{approval_request_id}/cancel`](/v2023-09-01/api/approval-requests/post-approval-requests-id-cancel).

> Learn how to manage the approval requests that move the payables across its lifecycle.