---
title: "overlane approval show"
description: "Show one approval"
---

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# overlane approval show

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Prints the approval: its question, status, who asked and answered, when it expires and any note.

## Usage

```sh
overlane approval show approval-id
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `approval-id` | yes | The approval ID from `overlane approval list` |

## Examples

```sh
overlane approval show apr_ab12cd34ef
```

## Behavior

- Effect: `read` (changes nothing).
- Needs credentials: yes. Uses the network: yes.
- Supports `--dry-run`: no. Accepts `--force`: no.
- Machine-readable description: `overlane schema approval show`.

## Result

With `--json` (the default when stdout is not a terminal) the command prints this JSON Schema's shape on stdout.

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "approvalId": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^apr_[A-Za-z0-9]{8,32}$",
      "description": "approval identifier"
    },
    "tenantId": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 128,
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.:-]*$",
      "description": "tenant identifier"
    },
    "projectId": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 128,
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.:-]*$",
      "description": "project identifier"
    },
    "taskId": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 128,
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.:-]*$",
      "description": "task identifier"
    },
    "botId": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^bot_[A-Za-z0-9]{8,32}$",
      "description": "bot identifier"
    },
    "question": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 1000
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "pending",
        "approved",
        "denied",
        "expired"
      ]
    },
    "requestedBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "createdAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
    },
    "expiresAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
    },
    "answeredBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "answeredAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
    },
    "note": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1000
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "approvalId",
    "tenantId",
    "projectId",
    "taskId",
    "question",
    "status",
    "requestedBy",
    "createdAt",
    "expiresAt"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

See [exit codes](/cli/#exit-codes) for the status the process returns.

Source: https://docs.overlane.app/cli/approval-show/index.mdx