Approve an app for installation on a workspace.

Notices

This API method can only be used on Enterprise Grid workspaces.

Facts

Method access

HTTP
JavaScript
Python
Java
HTTP
POSThttps://slack-gov.com/api/admin.apps.approve
Bolt for Java
app.client().adminAppsApprove
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Bolt for Python
app.client.admin_apps_approve
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Bolt for JavaScript
app.client.admin.apps.approve
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Content types

application/x-www-form-urlencodedapplication/json
  • Rate limits

    Tier 2
  • Arguments

    Required arguments

    Authentication token bearing required scopes. Tokens should be passed as an HTTP Authorization header or alternatively, as a POST parameter.

    Example
    xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx
    Optional arguments

    The id of the app to approve.

    Example
    A12345

    The ID of the enterprise to approve the app on

    Example
    E12345

    The id of the request to approve.

    Example
    Ar12345

    The ID of the workspace to approve the app on

    Example
    T12345

    Usage info

    This App Management API method approves an app install request, approves an app for a particular workspace, approves an app across an entire enterprise. When approved for an enterprise, an app can still be independently restricted on particular workspaces.

    This method requires an admin.* scope. It's obtained through the normal OAuth process, but there are a few additional requirements. The scope must be requested by an Enterprise Grid admin or owner, and the OAuth install must take place on the entire Grid org, not an individual workspace. See the admin.apps:write page for more detailed instructions.

    Exactly one of the team_id or enterprise_id arguments is required, not both.

    Either app_id or request_id is required. These IDs can be obtained either directly via the app_requested event, or by the admin.apps.requests.list method.

    {
    	"ok": true
    }
    

    If an app was previously approved/resolved at an org level, it will need to be re-approved at the org level upon any scope changes. Resinstalling the app to the workspace is required to add new scopes, but no approval at the workspace level is required.

    Example responses

    Errors

    This table lists the expected errors that this method could return. However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always check the value of the ok params in the response.

    ErrorDescription
    app_management_app_not_installed_on_org

    The app management app must be installed on the org.

    app_restricted_org_wide

    The app is already restricted org wide.

    custom_integration_not_allowed_at_enterprise

    Returned when the install request is for custom integration app.

    feature_not_enabled

    Returned when the Admin APIs feature is not enabled for this team

    invalid_request_id

    The request_id passed is invalid.

    invalid_app_id

    The app_id passed is invalid.

    org_resolution_required

    The team_id is on a grid while app_id is certified.

    invalid_scopes

    Some of the provided scopes do not exist

    not_an_admin

    This method is only accessible by org owners and admins

    request_already_resolved

    The app request has already been resolved

    request_id_or_app_id_is_required

    Must include a request_id or app_id

    request_id_required_for_custom_integrations

    A request_id is required for custom integrations

    team_not_found

    Returned when team id is not found.

    too_many_ids_provided

    Please provide only app_id OR request_id

    too_many_teams_provided

    Please provide only team_id OR enterprise_id

    access_denied

    Access to a resource specified in the request is denied.

    account_inactive

    Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace when using a bot token.

    deprecated_endpoint

    The endpoint has been deprecated.

    ekm_access_denied

    Administrators have suspended the ability to post a message.

    enterprise_is_restricted

    The method cannot be called from an Enterprise.

    invalid_auth

    Some aspect of authentication cannot be validated. Either the provided token is invalid or the request originates from an IP address disallowed from making the request.

    is_bot

    This method cannot be called by a legacy bot.

    method_deprecated

    The method has been deprecated.

    missing_scope

    The token used is not granted the specific scope permissions required to complete this request.

    not_allowed_token_type

    The token type used in this request is not allowed.

    not_authed

    No authentication token provided.

    no_permission

    The workspace token used in this request does not have the permissions necessary to complete the request. Make sure your app is a member of the conversation it's attempting to post a message to.

    org_login_required

    The workspace is undergoing an enterprise migration and will not be available until migration is complete.

    token_expired

    Authentication token has expired

    token_revoked

    Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed when using a user token.

    two_factor_setup_required

    Two factor setup is required.

    accesslimited

    Access to this method is limited on the current network

    fatal_error

    The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering a catastrophic error. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.

    internal_error

    The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering an error, likely due to a transient issue on our end. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.

    invalid_arg_name

    The method was passed an argument whose name falls outside the bounds of accepted or expected values. This includes very long names and names with non-alphanumeric characters other than _. If you get this error, it is typically an indication that you have made a very malformed API call.

    invalid_arguments

    The method was either called with invalid arguments or some detail about the arguments passed is invalid, which is more likely when using complex arguments like blocks or attachments.

    invalid_array_arg

    The method was passed an array as an argument. Please only input valid strings.

    invalid_charset

    The method was called via a POST request, but the charset specified in the Content-Type header was invalid. Valid charset names are: utf-8 iso-8859-1.

    invalid_form_data

    The method was called via a POST request with Content-Type application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data, but the form data was either missing or syntactically invalid.

    invalid_post_type

    The method was called via a POST request, but the specified Content-Type was invalid. Valid types are: application/json application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data text/plain.

    missing_post_type

    The method was called via a POST request and included a data payload, but the request did not include a Content-Type header.

    ratelimited

    The request has been ratelimited. Refer to the Retry-After header for when to retry the request.

    request_timeout

    The method was called via a POST request, but the POST data was either missing or truncated.

    service_unavailable

    The service is temporarily unavailable

    team_added_to_org

    The workspace associated with your request is currently undergoing migration to an Enterprise Organization. Web API and other platform operations will be intermittently unavailable until the transition is complete.

    Warnings

    This table lists the expected warnings that this method will return. However, other warnings can be returned in the case where the service is experiencing unexpected trouble.

    WarningDescription
    missing_charset

    The method was called via a POST request, and recommended practice for the specified Content-Type is to include a charset parameter. However, no charset was present. Specifically, non-form-data content types (e.g. text/plain) are the ones for which charset is recommended.

    superfluous_charset

    The method was called via a POST request, and the specified Content-Type is not defined to understand the charset parameter. However, charset was in fact present. Specifically, form-data content types (e.g. multipart/form-data) are the ones for which charset is superfluous.

    Arguments

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    API response


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