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Approve or decline what Lucy wants to do for you

POST
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages/{messageId}/approvals/{approvalId}
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.asklucy.eu/v1/conversations/example/messages/example/approvals/apr_8Qk2LmN4Rt7Wx1Yz3Aa5 \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{ "decision": "approve" }'

A tool whose permission is ask for the person (sending an email or booking a meeting by default, and any tool set to ask) waits for their yes: Lucy shows the call on a card (the step’s approval, status awaiting_approval) and waits. This is the person’s answer, one of the card’s choices:

  • approve lets the step go on with exactly what the card showed;
  • approve_always too, and the tool runs without asking from now on (the person’s own setting goes back to the organization’s allow). Only offered when the organization allows the tool; otherwise 409 always-not-allowed;
  • deny ends it as denied and nothing is done;
  • deny_always too, and the tool is hidden from Lucy from now on (the person’s own setting becomes deny).

Only the conversation’s owner answers (not an admin), once, within ten minutes; later it is 409 approval-closed and Lucy asks again if needed. Audited as connector.approval_decided (the server, the tool and the decision, never the content), and, for the _always decisions, tool.permission_changed.

conversationId
required
string
/^conv_[A-Za-z0-9]+$/
messageId
required
string
approvalId
required
string

Example

apr_8Qk2LmN4Rt7Wx1Yz3Aa5
Media typeapplication/json
object
decision
required

One of the card’s choices.

string
Allowed values: approve approve_always deny deny_always

Recorded.

The request is invalid; errors lists what’s wrong.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details.

object
type
required
string format: uri-reference
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
instance
string
request_id
string
quota

For quota-exceeded, the window that is used up.

object
window
required
string
Allowed values: five_hours week month
percent_used
required
number
<= 100
resets_at
required

Null for a rolling window that hasn’t started.

string | null format: date-time
limited_by
required

organization when the organization’s budget is closer to running out than the member’s own limit.

string
Allowed values: personal organization
request
One of:

A request as its member sees it, where they asked.

object
id
required
string
status
required
string
Allowed values: pending approved declined withdrawn
created_at
required
string format: date-time
decided_at
required
string | null format: date-time
note
required

What the admin who decided wrote back.

string | null
errors

Field-level problems (400 only).

Array<object>
object
field
required

JSON pointer into the request body.

string
message
required
string

Example

{
"type": "https://docs.asklucy.eu/errors/answer-in-progress",
"quota": {
"window": "five_hours",
"limited_by": "personal",
"request": {
"status": "pending"
}
}
}
X-Request-Id
string

Unique per request; quote it to support.

Missing, expired or invalid token.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details.

object
type
required
string format: uri-reference
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
instance
string
request_id
string
quota

For quota-exceeded, the window that is used up.

object
window
required
string
Allowed values: five_hours week month
percent_used
required
number
<= 100
resets_at
required

Null for a rolling window that hasn’t started.

string | null format: date-time
limited_by
required

organization when the organization’s budget is closer to running out than the member’s own limit.

string
Allowed values: personal organization
request
One of:

A request as its member sees it, where they asked.

object
id
required
string
status
required
string
Allowed values: pending approved declined withdrawn
created_at
required
string format: date-time
decided_at
required
string | null format: date-time
note
required

What the admin who decided wrote back.

string | null
errors

Field-level problems (400 only).

Array<object>
object
field
required

JSON pointer into the request body.

string
message
required
string

Example

{
"type": "https://docs.asklucy.eu/errors/answer-in-progress",
"quota": {
"window": "five_hours",
"limited_by": "personal",
"request": {
"status": "pending"
}
}
}
X-Request-Id
string

Unique per request; quote it to support.

The token is valid but lacks the role this needs.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details.

object
type
required
string format: uri-reference
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
instance
string
request_id
string
quota

For quota-exceeded, the window that is used up.

object
window
required
string
Allowed values: five_hours week month
percent_used
required
number
<= 100
resets_at
required

Null for a rolling window that hasn’t started.

string | null format: date-time
limited_by
required

organization when the organization’s budget is closer to running out than the member’s own limit.

string
Allowed values: personal organization
request
One of:

A request as its member sees it, where they asked.

object
id
required
string
status
required
string
Allowed values: pending approved declined withdrawn
created_at
required
string format: date-time
decided_at
required
string | null format: date-time
note
required

What the admin who decided wrote back.

string | null
errors

Field-level problems (400 only).

Array<object>
object
field
required

JSON pointer into the request body.

string
message
required
string

Example

{
"type": "https://docs.asklucy.eu/errors/answer-in-progress",
"quota": {
"window": "five_hours",
"limited_by": "personal",
"request": {
"status": "pending"
}
}
}
X-Request-Id
string

Unique per request; quote it to support.

No such object in your organization.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details.

object
type
required
string format: uri-reference
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
instance
string
request_id
string
quota

For quota-exceeded, the window that is used up.

object
window
required
string
Allowed values: five_hours week month
percent_used
required
number
<= 100
resets_at
required

Null for a rolling window that hasn’t started.

string | null format: date-time
limited_by
required

organization when the organization’s budget is closer to running out than the member’s own limit.

string
Allowed values: personal organization
request
One of:

A request as its member sees it, where they asked.

object
id
required
string
status
required
string
Allowed values: pending approved declined withdrawn
created_at
required
string format: date-time
decided_at
required
string | null format: date-time
note
required

What the admin who decided wrote back.

string | null
errors

Field-level problems (400 only).

Array<object>
object
field
required

JSON pointer into the request body.

string
message
required
string

Example

{
"type": "https://docs.asklucy.eu/errors/answer-in-progress",
"quota": {
"window": "five_hours",
"limited_by": "personal",
"request": {
"status": "pending"
}
}
}
X-Request-Id
string

Unique per request; quote it to support.

The object isn’t in a state that allows this (e.g. Lucy is already answering).

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details.

object
type
required
string format: uri-reference
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
instance
string
request_id
string
quota

For quota-exceeded, the window that is used up.

object
window
required
string
Allowed values: five_hours week month
percent_used
required
number
<= 100
resets_at
required

Null for a rolling window that hasn’t started.

string | null format: date-time
limited_by
required

organization when the organization’s budget is closer to running out than the member’s own limit.

string
Allowed values: personal organization
request
One of:

A request as its member sees it, where they asked.

object
id
required
string
status
required
string
Allowed values: pending approved declined withdrawn
created_at
required
string format: date-time
decided_at
required
string | null format: date-time
note
required

What the admin who decided wrote back.

string | null
errors

Field-level problems (400 only).

Array<object>
object
field
required

JSON pointer into the request body.

string
message
required
string

Example

{
"type": "https://docs.asklucy.eu/errors/answer-in-progress",
"quota": {
"window": "five_hours",
"limited_by": "personal",
"request": {
"status": "pending"
}
}
}
X-Request-Id
string

Unique per request; quote it to support.