title	Update approvalStage
description	Apply approve or deny decision on an approvalStage object.
ms.localizationpriority	medium
author	markwahl-msft
ms.subservice	entra-id-governance
doc_type	apiPageType
ms.date	10/21/2024

Update approvalStage

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Approve or deny an approvalStage object in an approval.

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Permissions

The following tables show the least privileged permission or permissions required to call this API on each supported resource type. Follow best practices to request least privileged permissions. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

For entitlement management

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For PIM for Groups

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HTTP request

To update an approval decision in entitlement management:

PATCH /identityGovernance/entitlementManagement/accessPackageAssignmentApprovals/{accessPackageAssignmentRequestId}/stages/{approvalStageId}

To update an approval decision in PIM for Groups:

PATCH /identityGovernance/privilegedAccess/group/assignmentApprovals/{privilegedaccessgroupassignmentschedulerequestId}/stages/{approvalStageId}

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

The following table shows the properties that are required for this method.

Property	Type	Description
reviewResult	String	Decision of the approver. The possible values are: `Approve`, `Deny`. Required.
justification	String	Justification related to the approver's decision.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code in the response body. If the caller doesn't have the right permissions, the method returns a 403 Forbidden response code, or if the approval ID isn't found, the method returns 404 Not found. If the request has already been approved by another approver in the same approval stage, the method returns 409 Conflict response code.

Examples

Request

HTTP

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/identityGovernance/entitlementManagement/accessPackageAssignmentApprovals/abd306ef-f7b2-4a10-9fd1-493454322489/stages/d4fa4045-4716-436d-aec5-57b0a713f095

{
 "reviewResult":"Approve",
 "justification":"OK"
}