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# Create an approval request

POST https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.monite.com/api/approval-requests/post-approval-requests

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1` (sandbox, default)
- `https://api.monite.com/v1` (eu_production)
- `https://us.api.monite.com/v1` (na_production)

## Request

### Headers

- `x-monite-version` (string, required)
- `x-monite-entity-id` (string, required) — The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an ApprovalRequestCreateRequest.

- `ApprovalRequestCreateRequest`

## Response

### 201

Successful Response

- `id` (string, required)
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)
- `approved_by` (list of string, required)
- `created_by` (string, required) — ID of the user who created the approval request
- `object_id` (string, required)
- `object_type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `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_approval_count` (integer, required)
- `role_ids` (list of string, required)
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `waiting`, `approved`, `rejected`, `canceled`
- `user_ids` (list of string, required)
- `rejected_by` (string, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Post Approval Requests Request Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 401 Post Approval Requests Request Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 403 Post Approval Requests Request Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 404 Post Approval Requests Request Not Found Error

Not found

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 406 Post Approval Requests Request Not Acceptable Error

Not Acceptable

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 422 Post Approval Requests Request Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

### 500 Post Approval Requests Request Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

## Types

### ApprovalRequestCreateByRoleRequest

- `object_id` (string, required)
- `object_type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `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_approval_count` (integer, required)
- `role_ids` (list of string, required)

### ApprovalRequestCreateByUserRequest

- `object_id` (string, required)
- `object_type` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `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_approval_count` (integer, required)
- `user_ids` (list of string, required)

### ErrorSchema

- `message` (string, required)

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItem, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)

### ValidationErrorLocItem

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "object_id": "object_id",
  "object_type": "account",
  "required_approval_count": 1,
  "role_ids": [
    "role_ids"
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "approved_by": [
    "approved_by"
  ],
  "created_by": "ea837e28-509b-4b6a-a600-d54b6aa0b1f5",
  "object_id": "object_id",
  "object_type": "account",
  "required_approval_count": 1,
  "role_ids": [
    "role_ids"
  ],
  "status": "waiting",
  "user_ids": [
    "user_ids"
  ],
  "rejected_by": "rejected_by"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests"

payload = {
    "object_id": "object_id",
    "object_type": "account",
    "required_approval_count": 1,
    "role_ids": ["role_ids"]
}
headers = {
    "x-monite-version": "2024-01-31",
    "x-monite-entity-id": "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-monite-version': '2024-01-31',
    'x-monite-entity-id': '9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"object_id":"object_id","object_type":"account","required_approval_count":1,"role_ids":["role_ids"]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"object_id\": \"object_id\",\n  \"object_type\": \"account\",\n  \"required_approval_count\": 1,\n  \"role_ids\": [\n    \"role_ids\"\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-monite-version", "2024-01-31")
	req.Header.Add("x-monite-entity-id", "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-monite-version"] = '2024-01-31'
request["x-monite-entity-id"] = '9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"object_id\": \"object_id\",\n  \"object_type\": \"account\",\n  \"required_approval_count\": 1,\n  \"role_ids\": [\n    \"role_ids\"\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests")
  .header("x-monite-version", "2024-01-31")
  .header("x-monite-entity-id", "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"object_id\": \"object_id\",\n  \"object_type\": \"account\",\n  \"required_approval_count\": 1,\n  \"role_ids\": [\n    \"role_ids\"\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests', [
  'body' => '{
  "object_id": "object_id",
  "object_type": "account",
  "required_approval_count": 1,
  "role_ids": [
    "role_ids"
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'x-monite-entity-id' => '9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4',
    'x-monite-version' => '2024-01-31',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("x-monite-version", "2024-01-31");
request.AddHeader("x-monite-entity-id", "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"object_id\": \"object_id\",\n  \"object_type\": \"account\",\n  \"required_approval_count\": 1,\n  \"role_ids\": [\n    \"role_ids\"\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "x-monite-version": "2024-01-31",
  "x-monite-entity-id": "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "object_id": "object_id",
  "object_type": "account",
  "required_approval_count": 1,
  "role_ids": ["role_ids"]
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/approval_requests")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```