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# Merge request approvals API **(PREMIUM)**
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Configuration for
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[approvals on all merge requests ](../user/project/merge_requests/approvals/index.md )
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in the project. Must be authenticated for all endpoints.
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## Project-level MR approvals
### Get Configuration
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/183) in GitLab 10.6.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can request information about a project's approval configuration using the
following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/approvals
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------- |
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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```json
{
"approvals_before_merge": 2,
"reset_approvals_on_push": true,
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"disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request": false,
"merge_requests_author_approval": true,
"merge_requests_disable_committers_approval": false,
"require_password_to_approve": true
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}
```
### Change configuration
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/183) in GitLab 10.6.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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If you are allowed to, you can change approval configuration using the following
endpoint:
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/approvals
```
**Parameters:**
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `approvals_before_merge` | integer | no | How many approvals are required before an MR can be merged. Deprecated in 12.0 in favor of Approval Rules API. |
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| `reset_approvals_on_push` | boolean | no | Reset approvals on a new push |
| `disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request` | boolean | no | Allow/Disallow overriding approvers per MR |
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| `merge_requests_author_approval` | boolean | no | Allow/Disallow authors from self approving merge requests; `true` means authors can self approve |
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| `merge_requests_disable_committers_approval` | boolean | no | Allow/Disallow committers from self approving merge requests |
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| `require_password_to_approve` | boolean | no | Require approver to enter a password to authenticate before adding the approval |
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```json
{
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"approvals_before_merge": 2,
"reset_approvals_on_push": true,
"disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request": false,
"merge_requests_author_approval": false,
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"merge_requests_disable_committers_approval": false,
"require_password_to_approve": true
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}
```
### Get project-level rules
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11877) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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> - `protected_branches` property was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/460) in GitLab 12.7.
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You can request information about a project's approval rules using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/approval_rules
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------|---------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "security",
"rule_type": "regular",
"eligible_approvers": [
{
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"id": 5,
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"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"
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}
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],
"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,
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"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
}
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],
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"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"
}
],
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"contains_hidden_groups": false
}
]
```
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### Get a single project-level rule
> - Introduced 13.7.
You can request information about a single project approval rules using the following endpoint:
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------|---------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `approval_rule_id` | integer | 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
}
],
"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
}
```
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### Create project-level rule
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11877) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can create project approval rules using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/approval_rules
```
**Parameters:**
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `name` | string | yes | The name of the approval rule |
| `approvals_required` | integer | yes | The number of required approvals for this rule |
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| `rule_type` | string | no | The type of rule. `any_approver` is a pre-configured default rule with `approvals_required` at `0` . Other rules are `regular` .
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| `user_ids` | Array | no | The ids of users as approvers |
| `group_ids` | Array | no | The ids of groups as approvers |
| `protected_branch_ids` | Array | no | ** (PREMIUM)** The ids of protected branches to scope the rule by |
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```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"
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}
],
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"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
}
],
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"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"
}
],
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"contains_hidden_groups": false
}
```
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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
```
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### Update project-level rule
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11877) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can update project approval rules using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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PUT /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
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**Important:** Approvers and groups not in the `users` /`groups` parameters are **removed**
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**Parameters:**
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `approval_rule_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a approval rule |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the approval rule |
| `approvals_required` | integer | yes | The number of required approvals for this rule |
| `user_ids` | Array | no | The ids of users as approvers |
| `group_ids` | Array | no | The ids of groups as approvers |
| `protected_branch_ids` | Array | no | ** (PREMIUM)** The ids of protected branches to scope the rule by |
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```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
}
],
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"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"
}
],
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"contains_hidden_groups": false
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}
```
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### Delete project-level rule
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11877) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can delete project approval rules using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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DELETE /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------|---------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `approval_rule_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a approval rule
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## Merge Request-level MR approvals
Configuration for approvals on a specific Merge Request. Must be authenticated for all endpoints.
### Get Configuration
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> - Introduced in GitLab 8.9.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can request information about a merge request's approval status using the
following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvals
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The IID of MR |
```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",
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"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
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}
}
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]
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}
```
### Change approval configuration
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/183) in GitLab 10.6.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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If you are allowed to, you can change `approvals_required` using the following
endpoint:
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvals
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------|---------|----------|--------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The IID of MR |
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| `approvals_required` | integer | yes | Approvals required before MR can be merged. Deprecated in 12.0 in favor of Approval Rules API. |
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```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,
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"approved_by": []
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}
```
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### Get the approval state of merge requests
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/13712) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can request information about a merge request's approval state by using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_state
```
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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` .
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This includes additional information about the users who have already approved
(`approved_by`) and whether a rule is already approved (`approved`).
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**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The IID of MR |
```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,
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"approved": true,
"overridden": false
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}
]
}
```
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### Get merge request level rules
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/13712) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can request information about a merge request's approval rules using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The IID of MR |
```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
}
],
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"contains_hidden_groups": false,
"overridden": false
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}
]
```
### Create merge request level rule
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11877) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can create merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The IID of MR |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the approval rule |
| `approvals_required` | integer | yes | The number of required approvals for this rule |
| `approval_project_rule_id` | integer | no | The ID of a project-level approval rule |
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| `user_ids` | Array | no | The ids of users as approvers |
| `group_ids` | Array | no | The ids of groups as approvers |
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**Important:** When `approval_project_rule_id` is set, the `name` , `users` and
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`groups` of project-level rule are copied. The `approvals_required` specified
is used.
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```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
}
],
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"contains_hidden_groups": false,
"overridden": false
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}
```
### Update merge request level rule
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11877) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can update merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
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```
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**Important:** Approvers and groups not in the `users` /`groups` parameters are **removed**
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**Important:** Updating a `report_approver` or `code_owner` rule is not allowed.
These are system generated rules.
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**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|----------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The ID of MR |
| `approval_rule_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a approval rule |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the approval rule |
| `approvals_required` | integer | yes | The number of required approvals for this rule |
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| `user_ids` | Array | no | The ids of users as approvers |
| `group_ids` | Array | no | The ids of groups as approvers |
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```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
}
],
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"contains_hidden_groups": false,
"overridden": false
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}
```
### Delete merge request level rule
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11877) in GitLab 12.3.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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You can delete merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:
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```plaintext
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DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id
```
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**Important:** Deleting a `report_approver` or `code_owner` rule is not allowed.
These are system generated rules.
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**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|---------|----------|---------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The IID of the merge request |
| `approval_rule_id` | integer | yes | The ID of an approval rule |
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## Approve Merge Request
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> - Introduced in GitLab 8.9.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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If you are allowed to, you can approve a merge request using the following
endpoint:
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approve
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|---------|----------|-------------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The IID of the merge request |
| `sha` | string | no | The `HEAD` of the merge request |
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| `approval_password` | string | 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. |
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The `sha` parameter works in the same way as
when [accepting a merge request ](merge_requests.md#accept-mr ): if it is passed, then it must
match the current HEAD of the merge request for the approval to be added. If it
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does not match, the response code is `409` .
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```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"
}
}
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]
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}
```
## Unapprove Merge Request
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> - Introduced in GitLab 9.0.
> - Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.
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If you did approve a merge request, you can unapprove it using the following
endpoint:
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```plaintext
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POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/unapprove
```
**Parameters:**
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
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| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of a project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `merge_request_iid` | integer | yes | The IID of a merge request |