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To change the approvals required for a merge request, you should no longer use the `/approvals` API endpoint, which was deprecated in GitLab 12.3.
Instead, use the [`/approval_rules` endpoint](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_request_approvals.html#merge-request-level-mr-approvals) to [create](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_request_approvals.html#create-merge-request-level-rule) or [update](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_request_approvals.html#update-merge-request-level-rule) the approval rules for a merge request.