Approval .approve
POST /{namespace}/approvals/{approval}/approve
Approve allows the pending Action an Approval holds, and that Action runs.
- Noun
- Approval
- Mode
do- Event
Approval.approved
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
approval | Approval | required | The open Approval. |
note | text | Why it is approved. |
Outputs
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
approval | Approval | required | The approved Approval. |
Effects
- Emits
Approval.approved. - Performed by the Founder.
- Guards run first, then Evaluators where a Policy enables them, and a Human approves only above the stakes threshold.
- Counts a chat press only from an account linked to a Human who holds the Permission for the Action’s scope.
- Records the first valid answer; the chat card updates in place, and a later press returns that verdict.
- Asks the approver to sign in first when a one-way Action is at or above the stakes threshold.
- Records the answer as an Action via chat, with the message it came from.
Refuses when
| Check | Error | Fix | Then call |
|---|---|---|---|
| The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation. | forbidden | Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them. | Approval.approve |
| The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused. | refused | Read the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry. | Approval.approve |
When it waits
| Gate | Default |
|---|---|
| Decision class | Low: two-way, nothing at stake |
| Delay window | None: it runs once review passes. |
| Limit | The call Limit of the Permission it runs under. |
| Over the Limit | It waits pending for an Approval from the Founder. Approved, it runs; refused, it ends refused with limit-exceeded; unanswered by its deadline, it ends canceled. |