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# Merge request approvals API **(PREMIUM)**
> Changing approval configuration with the `/approvals` endpoint was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11132) in GitLab 12.3.
Configuration for
[approvals on all merge requests](../user/project/merge_requests/approvals/index.md)
in the project. Must be authenticated for all endpoints.
## Project-level MR approvals
### Get Configuration
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
> - The `approvers` and `approver_groups` fields were deprecated in GitLab 12.3 and always return empty. Use the [project level approval rules](#get-project-level-rules) to access this information.
You can request information about a project's approval configuration using the
following endpoint:
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/approvals
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
```json
{
"approvers": [], // Deprecated in GitLab 12.3, always returns empty
"approver_groups": [], // Deprecated in GitLab 12.3, always returns empty
"approvals_before_merge": 2,
"reset_approvals_on_push": true,
"selective_code_owner_removals": false,
"disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request": false,
"merge_requests_author_approval": true,
"merge_requests_disable_committers_approval": false,
"require_password_to_approve": true
}
```
### Change configuration
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
If you are allowed to, you can change approval configuration using the following
endpoint:
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/approvals
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approvals_before_merge` (deprecated) | integer | **{dotted-circle}** No | How many approvals are required before a merge request can be merged. [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11132) in GitLab 12.3. |
| `disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Allow or prevent overriding approvers per merge request. |
| `merge_requests_author_approval` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Allow or prevent authors from self approving merge requests; `true` means authors can self approve. |
| `merge_requests_disable_committers_approval` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Allow or prevent committers from self approving merge requests. |
| `require_password_to_approve` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Require approver to enter a password to authenticate before adding the approval. |
| `reset_approvals_on_push` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Reset approvals on a new push. |
| `selective_code_owner_removals` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Reset approvals from Code Owners if their files changed. Can be enabled only if `reset_approvals_on_push` is disabled. |
```json
{
"approvals_before_merge": 2,
"reset_approvals_on_push": true,
"selective_code_owner_removals": false,
"disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request": false,
"merge_requests_author_approval": false,
"merge_requests_disable_committers_approval": false,
"require_password_to_approve": true
}
```
### Get project-level rules
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
> - Pagination support [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31011) in GitLab 15.3 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `approval_rules_pagination`. Enabled by default.
> - `applies_to_all_protected_branches` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335316) in GitLab 15.3.
> - Pagination support [generally available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366823) in GitLab 15.7. Feature flag `approval_rules_pagination` removed.
> - `usernames` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/) in GitLab 15.8.
You can request information about a project's approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/approval_rules
```
Use the `page` and `per_page` [pagination](index.md#offset-based-pagination) parameters to restrict the list of approval rules.
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
},
{
"id": 50,
"name": "Group Member 1",
"username": "group_member_1",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
}
],
"approvals_required": 3,
"users": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"description": "",
"visibility": "public",
"lfs_enabled": false,
"avatar_url": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"full_name": "group1",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"ldap_cn": null,
"ldap_access": null
}
],
"applies_to_all_protected_branches": false,
"protected_branches": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "master",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"unprotect_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"code_owner_approval_required": "false"
}
],
"contains_hidden_groups": false
}
]
```
### Get a single project-level rule
> - Introduced in GitLab 13.7.
> - `applies_to_all_protected_branches` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335316) in GitLab 15.3.
> - `usernames` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/) in GitLab 1x.x.
You can request information about a single project approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approval_rule_id` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID of a approval rule. |
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
},
{
"id": 50,
"name": "Group Member 1",
"username": "group_member_1",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
}
],
"approvals_required": 3,
"users": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"description": "",
"visibility": "public",
"lfs_enabled": false,
"avatar_url": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"full_name": "group1",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"ldap_cn": null,
"ldap_access": null
}
],
"applies_to_all_protected_branches": false,
"protected_branches": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "master",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"unprotect_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"code_owner_approval_required": "false"
}
],
"contains_hidden_groups": false
}
```
### Create project-level rule
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
> - [Removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357300) the Vulnerability-Check feature in GitLab 15.0.
> - `applies_to_all_protected_branches` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335316) in GitLab 15.3.
> - `usernames` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/) in GitLab 1x.x.
You can create project approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/approval_rules
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approvals_required` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The number of required approvals for this rule. |
| `name` | string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The name of the approval rule. |
| `applies_to_all_protected_branches` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Whether the rule is applied to all protected branches. If set to `true`, the value of `protected_branch_ids` is ignored. Default is `false`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335316) in GitLab 15.3. |
| `group_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of groups as approvers. |
| `protected_branch_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of protected branches to scope the rule by. To identify the ID, [use the API](protected_branches.md#list-protected-branches). |
| `report_type` | string | **{dotted-circle}** No | The report type required when the rule type is `report_approver`. The supported report types are `license_scanning` and `code_coverage`. |
| `rule_type` | string | **{dotted-circle}** No | The type of rule. `any_approver` is a pre-configured default rule with `approvals_required` at `0`. Other rules are `regular`. |
| `user_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of users as approvers. |
| `usernames` | string array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The usernames for this rule. |
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 2,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
},
{
"id": 50,
"name": "Group Member 1",
"username": "group_member_1",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
}
],
"approvals_required": 1,
"users": [
{
"id": 2,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"description": "",
"visibility": "public",
"lfs_enabled": false,
"avatar_url": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"full_name": "group1",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"ldap_cn": null,
"ldap_access": null
}
],
"applies_to_all_protected_branches": false,
"protected_branches": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "master",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"unprotect_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"code_owner_approval_required": "false"
}
],
"contains_hidden_groups": false
}
```
You can increase the default number of 0 required approvers like this:
```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"name": "Any name", "rule_type": "any_approver", "approvals_required": 2}'
```
Another example is creating an additional, user-specific rule:
```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"name": "Name of your rule", "approvals_required": 3, "user_ids": [123, 456, 789]}' \
https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/approval_rules
```
### Update project-level rule
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
> - [Removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357300) the Vulnerability-Check feature in GitLab 15.0.
> - `applies_to_all_protected_branches` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335316) in GitLab 15.3.
> - `usernames` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/) in GitLab 1x.x.
You can update project approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
PUT /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
**Important:** Approvers and groups not in the `users`/`groups` parameters are **removed**
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approvals_required` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The number of required approvals for this rule. |
| `approval_rule_id` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID of a approval rule. |
| `name` | string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The name of the approval rule. |
| `applies_to_all_protected_branches` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Whether the rule is applied to all protected branches. If set to `true`, the value of `protected_branch_ids` is ignored. Default is `false`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335316) in GitLab 15.3. |
| `group_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of groups as approvers. |
| `protected_branch_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of protected branches to scope the rule by. To identify the ID, [use the API](protected_branches.md#list-protected-branches). |
| `remove_hidden_groups` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Whether hidden groups should be removed. |
| `user_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of users as approvers. |
| `usernames` | string array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The usernames for this rule. |
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 2,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
},
{
"id": 50,
"name": "Group Member 1",
"username": "group_member_1",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
}
],
"approvals_required": 1,
"users": [
{
"id": 2,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"description": "",
"visibility": "public",
"lfs_enabled": false,
"avatar_url": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"full_name": "group1",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"ldap_cn": null,
"ldap_access": null
}
],
"applies_to_all_protected_branches": false,
"protected_branches": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "master",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"unprotect_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"code_owner_approval_required": "false"
}
],
"contains_hidden_groups": false
}
```
### Delete project-level rule
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
You can delete project approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approval_rule_id` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID of a approval rule. |
## Merge request-level MR approvals
Configuration for approvals on a specific merge request. Must be authenticated for all endpoints.
### Get Configuration
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
You can request information about a merge request's approval status using the
following endpoint:
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvals
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of the merge request. |
```json
{
"id": 5,
"iid": 5,
"project_id": 1,
"title": "Approvals API",
"description": "Test",
"state": "opened",
"created_at": "2016-06-08T00:19:52.638Z",
"updated_at": "2016-06-08T21:20:42.470Z",
"merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
"approvals_required": 2,
"approvals_left": 1,
"approved_by": [
{
"user": {
"name": "Administrator",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
}
}
]
}
```
### Change approval configuration (deprecated)
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in GitLab 13.9.
> - Endpoint `/approvals` [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11132) in GitLab 12.3.
WARNING:
The `/approvals` endpoint was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11132) in GitLab 12.3
and is planned for removal in 16.0. To change the approvals required for a merge request,
use the `/approval_rules` endpoint described in [Create merge request level rule](#create-merge-request-level-rule).
on this page. This change is a breaking change.
If you are allowed to, you can change `approvals_required` using the following
endpoint:
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvals
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approvals_required` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | Approvals required before MR can be merged. |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of the merge request. |
```json
{
"id": 5,
"iid": 5,
"project_id": 1,
"title": "Approvals API",
"description": "Test",
"state": "opened",
"created_at": "2016-06-08T00:19:52.638Z",
"updated_at": "2016-06-08T21:20:42.470Z",
"merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
"approvals_required": 2,
"approvals_left": 2,
"approved_by": []
}
```
### Get the approval state of merge requests
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
You can request information about a merge request's approval state by using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_state
```
The `approval_rules_overwritten` are `true` if the merge request level rules
are created for the merge request. If there are none, it is `false`.
This includes additional information about the users who have already approved
(`approved_by`) and whether a rule is already approved (`approved`).
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of the merge request. |
```json
{
"approval_rules_overwritten": true,
"rules": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Ruby",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 4,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"approvals_required": 2,
"users": [
{
"id": 4,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [],
"contains_hidden_groups": false,
"approved_by": [
{
"id": 4,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"source_rule": null,
"approved": true,
"overridden": false
}
]
}
```
### Get merge request level rules
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
> - Pagination support [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31011) in GitLab 15.3 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `approval_rules_pagination`. Enabled by default.
> - Pagination support [generally available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366823) in GitLab 15.7. Feature flag `approval_rules_pagination` removed.
You can request information about a merge request's approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules
```
Use the `page` and `per_page` [pagination](index.md#offset-based-pagination) parameters to restrict the list of approval rules.
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of the merge request. |
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
},
{
"id": 50,
"name": "Group Member 1",
"username": "group_member_1",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
}
],
"approvals_required": 3,
"source_rule": null,
"users": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"description": "",
"visibility": "public",
"lfs_enabled": false,
"avatar_url": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"full_name": "group1",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"ldap_cn": null,
"ldap_access": null
}
],
"contains_hidden_groups": false,
"overridden": false
}
]
```
### Get a single merge request level rule
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/82767) in GitLab 14.10.
You can request information about a single merge request approval rule using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approval_rule_id` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID of an approval rule. |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of a merge request. |
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
},
{
"id": 50,
"name": "Group Member 1",
"username": "group_member_1",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
}
],
"approvals_required": 3,
"source_rule": null,
"users": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"description": "",
"visibility": "public",
"lfs_enabled": false,
"avatar_url": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"full_name": "group1",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"ldap_cn": null,
"ldap_access": null
}
],
"contains_hidden_groups": false,
"overridden": false
}
```
### Create merge request level rule
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
You can create merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) |
| `approvals_required` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The number of required approvals for this rule. |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of the merge request. |
| `name` | string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The name of the approval rule. |
| `approval_project_rule_id` | integer | **{dotted-circle}** No | The ID of a project-level approval rule. |
| `group_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of groups as approvers. |
| `user_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of users as approvers. |
| `usernames` | string array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The usernames for this rule. |
**Important:** When `approval_project_rule_id` is set, the `name`, `users` and
`groups` of project-level rule are copied. The `approvals_required` specified
is used.
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 2,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
},
{
"id": 50,
"name": "Group Member 1",
"username": "group_member_1",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
}
],
"approvals_required": 1,
"source_rule": null,
"users": [
{
"id": 2,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"description": "",
"visibility": "public",
"lfs_enabled": false,
"avatar_url": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"full_name": "group1",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"ldap_cn": null,
"ldap_access": null
}
],
"contains_hidden_groups": false,
"overridden": false
}
```
### Update merge request level rule
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
You can update merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
**Important:** Approvers and groups not in the `users`/`groups` parameters are **removed**
**Important:** Updating a `report_approver` or `code_owner` rule is not allowed.
These are system generated rules.
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approvals_required` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The number of required approvals for this rule. |
| `approval_rule_id` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID of an approval rule. |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of a merge request. |
| `name` | string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The name of the approval rule. |
| `group_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of groups as approvers. |
| `remove_hidden_groups` | boolean | **{dotted-circle}** No | Whether hidden groups should be removed. |
| `user_ids` | Array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The IDs of users as approvers. |
| `usernames` | string array | **{dotted-circle}** No | The usernames for this rule. |
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
"id": 2,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
},
{
"id": 50,
"name": "Group Member 1",
"username": "group_member_1",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
}
],
"approvals_required": 1,
"source_rule": null,
"users": [
{
"id": 2,
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "jdoe",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
}
],
"groups": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"description": "",
"visibility": "public",
"lfs_enabled": false,
"avatar_url": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"full_name": "group1",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"ldap_cn": null,
"ldap_access": null
}
],
"contains_hidden_groups": false,
"overridden": false
}
```
### Delete merge request level rule
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
You can delete merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
**Important:** Deleting a `report_approver` or `code_owner` rule is not allowed.
These are system generated rules.
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approval_rule_id` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID of an approval rule. |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of the merge request. |
## Approve merge request
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
If you are allowed to, you can approve a merge request using the following
endpoint:
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approve
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `approval_password` | string | **{dotted-circle}** No | Current user's password. Required if [**Require user password to approve**](../user/project/merge_requests/approvals/settings.md#require-user-password-to-approve) is enabled in the project settings. |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of the merge request. |
| `sha` | string | **{dotted-circle}** No | The `HEAD` of the merge request. |
The `sha` parameter works in the same way as
when [accepting a merge request](merge_requests.md#merge-a-merge-request): if it is passed, then it must
match the current HEAD of the merge request for the approval to be added. If it
does not match, the response code is `409`.
```json
{
"id": 5,
"iid": 5,
"project_id": 1,
"title": "Approvals API",
"description": "Test",
"state": "opened",
"created_at": "2016-06-08T00:19:52.638Z",
"updated_at": "2016-06-09T21:32:14.105Z",
"merge_status": "can_be_merged",
"approvals_required": 2,
"approvals_left": 0,
"approved_by": [
{
"user": {
"name": "Administrator",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
}
},
{
"user": {
"name": "Nico Cartwright",
"username": "ryley",
"id": 2,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cf7ad14b34162a76d593e3affca2adca?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/ryley"
}
}
]
}
```
## Unapprove merge request
> Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
If you did approve a merge request, you can unapprove it using the following
endpoint:
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/unapprove
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |
| `merge_request_iid` | integer | **{check-circle}** Yes | The IID of a merge request. |