Sample - Asana API
POST/access_requests/{access_request_gid}/approve

Approve an access request

Triggers approval for an access request associated with a target object. Use access_request_gid to identify the request that the authenticated user wants to approve. A successful response confirms the approval without returning a populated resource object.

  • RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.

1 parameter
access_request_gidstringrequired
The globally unique identifier of the access request to approve.

6 status codes
200Returns an empty `data` object confirming that the access request was approved.
dataobjectoptional
An empty object. Some endpoints do not return an object on success. The success is conveyed through a 2-- status code and returning an empty object.
400Returned when a parameter is missing or malformed.
errorsarray<object>optional
401Returned when a valid authentication token was not provided with the request.
errorsarray<object>optional
403Returned when the authenticated user does not have access to approve the access request.
errorsarray<object>optional
404Returned when the request method and path do not specify a known action or the access request does not exist.
errorsarray<object>optional
500Returned when a server-side problem prevents the API from completing the approval.
errorsarray<object>optional

Error handling

A 400 is returned when access_request_gid is missing or malformed. A 401 is returned when a valid authentication token is not provided, and a 403 is returned when the authenticated user cannot access or modify the request. A 404 is returned when the request or action does not exist, while a 500 indicates a server-side problem.