---
title: "approvals reject"
description: "Reject a held statement"
canonical: "https://pgbeam.com/docs/cli/approvals/reject"
last-updated: "2026-10-29T19:01:20.000Z"
---

# approvals reject

> Reject a held statement

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

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Reject a held statement approval request by ID. The statement is denied and will not execute. Optionally attach a reason recorded in the audit trail.

## Usage

```bash
pgbeam approvals reject <id> [flags]
```

## Options

| Option             | Description                        | Required | Default |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | -------- | ------- |
| `<id>`             | Approval request ID                | Yes      | -       |
| `--reason <value>` | Reason recorded in the audit trail | No       | -       |

> **Global options**
>
> All [global options](/docs/cli/global-options) (`--token`, `--profile`,
> `--project`, `--org`, `--json`, `--no-color`, `--no-trunc`, `--debug`) are
> also available on this command.

## Examples

```bash
# Reject a statement
pgbeam approvals reject apr_xxx

# Reject with a reason
pgbeam approvals reject apr_xxx --reason "writes to prod"
```

## Output

Confirms the statement was rejected.