[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-07-17 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis endpoint allows you to approve or reject a pending build, which affects the returned long-running operation (LRO).\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe HTTP request is a \u003ccode\u003ePOST\u003c/code\u003e to a specific URL using gRPC Transcoding syntax and requires a build \u003ccode\u003ename\u003c/code\u003e as a path parameter.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request body must include an \u003ccode\u003eapprovalResult\u003c/code\u003e object that contains the approval decision and relevant metadata.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eA successful request returns an \u003ccode\u003eOperation\u003c/code\u003e instance, which will behave differently depending on if the build was approved or rejected.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAuthorization requires the \u003ccode\u003ecloudbuild.builds.approve\u003c/code\u003e IAM permission and the \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform\u003c/code\u003e OAuth scope.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Method: projects.locations.builds.approve\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n - [JSON representation](#body.request_body.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nApproves or rejects a pending build.\n\nIf approved, the returned LRO will be analogous to the LRO returned from a builds.create call.\n\nIf rejected, the returned LRO will be immediately done.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`POST https://cloudbuild.googleapis.com/v1/{name=projects/*/locations/*/builds/*}:approve`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains data with the following structure:\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Operation](/build/docs/api/reference/rest/Shared.Types/Operation).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires the following OAuth scope:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authentication Overview](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/)."]]
