--- id: beta-approvals title: Approvals pagination_label: Approvals sidebar_label: Approvals sidebar_class_name: pythonsdk keywords: ['python', 'Python', 'sdk', 'Approvals', 'BetaApprovals'] slug: /tools/sdk/python/beta/methods/approvals tags: ['SDK', 'Software Development Kit', 'Approvals', 'BetaApprovals'] --- # sailpoint.beta.ApprovalsApi Use this API to implement approval functionality. With this functionality in place, you can get generic approvals and modify them. The main advantages this API has vs [Access Request Approvals](https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/beta/access-request-approvals) are that you can use it to get generic approvals individually or in batches and make changes to those approvals. All URIs are relative to *https://sailpoint.api.identitynow.com/beta* Method | HTTP request | Description ------------- | ------------- | ------------- [**get-approval**](#get-approval) | **GET** `/generic-approvals/{id}` | Get Approval [**get-approvals**](#get-approvals) | **GET** `/generic-approvals` | Get Approvals ## get-approval Get Approval Get a single approval for a given approval ID. This endpoint is for generic approvals, unlike the access-request-approval endpoint, and doesn't include access-request-approvals. [API Spec](https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/beta/get-approval) ### Parameters Param Type | Name | Data Type | Required | Description ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- Path | id | **str** | True | ID of the approval that to be returned. ### Return type [**Approval**](../models/approval) ### Responses Code | Description | Data Type | Response headers | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |------------------| 200 | Approval object | Approval | - | 400 | Client Error - Returned if the request body is invalid. | ErrorResponseDto | - | 401 | Unauthorized - Returned if there is no authorization header, or if the JWT token is expired. | ListAccessModelMetadataAttribute401Response | - | 403 | Forbidden - Returned if the user you are running as, doesn't have access to this end-point. | ErrorResponseDto | - | 429 | Too Many Requests - Returned in response to too many requests in a given period of time - rate limited. The Retry-After header in the response includes how long to wait before trying again. | ListAccessModelMetadataAttribute429Response | - | 500 | Internal Server Error - Returned if there is an unexpected error. | ErrorResponseDto | - | ### HTTP request headers - **Content-Type**: Not defined - **Accept**: application/json ### Example ```python import sailpoint.beta from sailpoint.beta.models.approval import Approval from sailpoint.beta.rest import ApiException from pprint import pprint id = '38453251-6be2-5f8f-df93-5ce19e295837' # str | ID of the approval that to be returned. # str | ID of the approval that to be returned. try: # Get Approval api_response = api_instance.get_approval(id) # Below is a request that includes all optional parameters # api_response = api_instance.get_approval(id) print("The response of ApprovalsApi->get_approval:\n") pprint(api_response) except Exception as e: print("Exception when calling ApprovalsApi->get_approval: %s\n" % e) ``` [[Back to top]](#) ## get-approvals Get Approvals Get a list of approvals, which can be filtered by requester ID, status, or reference type. You can use the "Mine" query parameter to return all approvals for the current approver. This endpoint is for generic approvals, unlike the access-request-approval endpoint, and does not include access-request-approvals. Absence of all query parameters will will default to mine=true. [API Spec](https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/beta/get-approvals) ### Parameters Param Type | Name | Data Type | Required | Description ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- Query | mine | **bool** | (optional) | Returns the list of approvals for the current caller. Query | requester_id | **str** | (optional) | Returns the list of approvals for a given requester ID. Query | filters | **str** | (optional) | Filter results using the standard syntax described in [V3 API Standard Collection Parameters](https://developer.sailpoint.com/idn/api/standard-collection-parameters#filtering-results) Filtering is supported for the following fields and operators: **status**: *eq* **referenceType**: *eq* ### Return type [**List[Approval]**](../models/approval) ### Responses Code | Description | Data Type | Response headers | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |------------------| 200 | List of approvals. | List[Approval] | - | 400 | Client Error - Returned if the request body is invalid. | ErrorResponseDto | - | 401 | Unauthorized - Returned if there is no authorization header, or if the JWT token is expired. | ListAccessModelMetadataAttribute401Response | - | 403 | Forbidden - Returned if the user you are running as, doesn't have access to this end-point. | ErrorResponseDto | - | 429 | Too Many Requests - Returned in response to too many requests in a given period of time - rate limited. The Retry-After header in the response includes how long to wait before trying again. | ListAccessModelMetadataAttribute429Response | - | 500 | Internal Server Error - Returned if there is an unexpected error. | ErrorResponseDto | - | ### HTTP request headers - **Content-Type**: Not defined - **Accept**: application/json ### Example ```python import sailpoint.beta from sailpoint.beta.models.approval import Approval from sailpoint.beta.rest import ApiException from pprint import pprint mine = true # bool | Returns the list of approvals for the current caller. (optional) # bool | Returns the list of approvals for the current caller. (optional) requester_id = '17e633e7d57e481569df76323169deb6a' # str | Returns the list of approvals for a given requester ID. (optional) # str | Returns the list of approvals for a given requester ID. (optional) filters = 'filters=status eq PENDING' # str | Filter results using the standard syntax described in [V3 API Standard Collection Parameters](https://developer.sailpoint.com/idn/api/standard-collection-parameters#filtering-results) Filtering is supported for the following fields and operators: **status**: *eq* **referenceType**: *eq* (optional) # str | Filter results using the standard syntax described in [V3 API Standard Collection Parameters](https://developer.sailpoint.com/idn/api/standard-collection-parameters#filtering-results) Filtering is supported for the following fields and operators: **status**: *eq* **referenceType**: *eq* (optional) try: # Get Approvals api_response = api_instance.get_approvals() # Below is a request that includes all optional parameters # api_response = api_instance.get_approvals(mine, requester_id, filters) print("The response of ApprovalsApi->get_approvals:\n") pprint(api_response) except Exception as e: print("Exception when calling ApprovalsApi->get_approvals: %s\n" % e) ``` [[Back to top]](#)