---
title: "approvals approve"
description: "Approve a held statement"
canonical: "https://pgbeam.com/docs/cli/approvals/approve"
last-updated: "2026-09-14T19:37:21.000Z"
---

# approvals approve

> Approve a held statement

URL: https://pgbeam.com/docs/cli/approvals/approve

Approve a held statement approval request by ID. The statement is released for execution. Optionally attach a reason recorded in the audit trail.

## Usage

## Options

Option

Description

Required

Default

`<id>`

Approval request ID

Yes

-

`--reason <value>`

Reason recorded in the audit trail

No

-

All global options (`--token`, `--profile`,
`--project`, `--org`, `--json`, `--no-color`, `--no-trunc`, `--debug`) are
also available on this command.

## Examples

## Output

Confirms the statement was approved.