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# approve_request

> Resolve a pending approval request (approve or deny) once the USER has decided.

Connect to `https://mcp.agentcard.sh/mcp` with the **user's connection token** (or a `buy_token` for org-owned accounts).

## What it does

Resolve a pending approval request (approve or deny) once the USER has decided. Use this after get\_card\_details or create\_card returns a 202 requiring approval, or for a row from list\_pending\_approvals. For card\_details and transaction, approval automatically completes the follow-up action and returns the result. For cross\_app actions (asks from another app: close/pause/resume a card, change a limit, view details), approval records the user's consent and the REQUESTING app completes the action from its side when it retries with the approval id.

## Inputs

| Field                      | Type                                                                                                                                           | Description                                                                                           |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `approval_id` *(required)* | string                                                                                                                                         | The approval request ID                                                                               |
| `decision` *(required)*    | string: `approved` · `denied`                                                                                                                  | Whether to approve or deny the request                                                                |
| `action` *(required)*      | string: `card_details` · `transaction` · `cross_app:details` · `cross_app:close` · `cross_app:pause` · `cross_app:resume` · `cross_app:update` | The original action type from the approval prompt (list\_pending\_approvals rows carry it as action). |
| `resource_id` *(required)* | string                                                                                                                                         | Card ID (for card\_details and cross\_app actions) or approval ID (for transaction)                   |

## Returns

| Field                  | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `message` *(required)* | string | Human-readable summary of the approval outcome and any follow-up action.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `status`               | string | Outcome of the request: 'denied', 'card\_details', 'card\_created', 'resolved' (cross\_app approvals: consent recorded, the requesting app completes the action), 'personal\_surface\_only' (company-connected session; the user resolves personally), or 'unknown\_action'. |
| `decision`             | string | The decision that was applied: 'approved' or 'denied'.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `action`               | string | The original action type from the approval prompt: 'card\_details' or 'transaction'.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `card`                 | object | The card resource returned by the approved follow-up action, when applicable.                                                                                                                                                                                                |

## Example call

```json theme={null}
{
  "tool": "approve_request",
  "arguments": {
    "approval_id": "\u2026",
    "decision": "\u2026",
    "action": "\u2026",
    "resource_id": "\u2026"
  }
}
```