Approve a request
Approve one request from your Inbox.
POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/personio/requests/{request_id}/approve
write Confirm
Approves a time off, attendance or employee data request you are an approver for. If the approval chain has more steps, the request moves to the next approver; otherwise Personio applies the change and notifies the requester. Fails if the task was already handled by you or a delegate. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| request_id string required | string | Approval request ID from list_approval_requests. |
| comment string | string | Optional note for the requester. |
Request
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/personio/requests/apr_41c7e2/approve \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"comment":"Approved, enjoy the break."}'result = client.call("personio", "approve_request", {"request_id":"apr_41c7e2","comment":"Approved, enjoy the break."})const result = await cotlet.call('personio', 'approve_request', {"request_id":"apr_41c7e2","comment":"Approved, enjoy the break."});cotlet call personio approve_request --data '{"request_id":"apr_41c7e2","comment":"Approved, enjoy the break."}'Example response
{
"request_id": "apr_41c7e2",
"status": "approved",
"next_step": null,
"approved_at": "2026-10-16T07:45:00Z"
}