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.

[!INCLUDE national-cloud-support]

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permissions required for calling this API for entitlement management

Permission type	Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account)	EntitlementManagement.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.
Application	Not supported.

Permissions required for calling this API for PIM for groups

Permission type	Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account)	PrivilegedAssignmentSchedule.ReadWrite.AzureADGroup
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.
Application	Not supported.

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. 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"
}