approvalEntry resource type

Represents a current approval entry in Business Central.

Note

For information about enabling APIs for Business Central, see Enabling the APIs for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Methods

Method	Return type	Description
GET approvalEntry	approvalEntry	Gets an approval entry object.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
id	GUID	The unique ID of the approval entry. Read-only.
entryNumber	integer	The entry number of the approval entry.
tableId	integer	The ID of the table that contains the record to approve.
documentType	NAV.approvalDocumentType	The type of document associated with the approval entry.
documentNumber	string	The number of the document associated with the approval entry.
sequenceNumber	integer	The sequence number of the approval entry.
senderId	string	The ID of the user who sent the approval request.
senderName	string	The full name of the user who sent the approval request.
approvalCode	string	The code that identifies the approval workflow.
salespersonPurchaserCode	string	The salesperson or purchaser code associated with the approval entry.
salespersonPurchaserName	string	The salesperson or purchaser name associated with the approval entry.
approverId	string	The ID of the approver.
approverName	string	The full name of the approver.
status	NAV.approvalStatus	The status of the approval entry.
dateTimeSentForApproval	datetime	The date and time when the request was sent for approval.
lastDateTimeModified	datetime	The date and time when the approval entry was last modified.
comment	boolean	Indicates whether the approval entry has a comment.
dueDate	date	The date when the approval request is due.
amount	decimal	The amount associated with the approval entry.
amountLCY	decimal	The amount associated with the approval entry in the local currency.
currencyCode	string	The currency code of the amount.
approvalType	NAV.workflowApprovalType	The type of approval workflow.
limitType	NAV.workflowApprovalLimitType	The type of approval limit.
availableCreditLimitLCY	decimal	The available credit limit in the local currency.
pendingApprovals	integer	The number of pending approval requests.
recordIdToApprove	string	The ID of the record that requires approval.
delegationDateFormula	string	The date formula used to determine when the request can be delegated.
numberOfApprovedRequests	integer	The number of approved requests in the approval sequence.
numberOfRejectedRequests	integer	The number of rejected requests in the approval sequence.
relatedToChange	boolean	Indicates whether the approval entry is related to a record change.
workflowStepInstanceId	GUID	The ID of the workflow step instance associated with the approval entry.
lastModifiedDateTime	datetime	The date and time when the approval entry was last modified. Read-only.

JSON representation

Here's a JSON representation of the approvalEntry resource.

{
    "id": "aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
    "entryNumber": 42,
    "tableId": 36,
    "documentType": "Order",
    "documentNumber": "101001",
    "sequenceNumber": 1,
    "senderId": "ALEX",
    "senderName": "Alex Wilber",
    "approvalCode": "PURCH-ORDER",
    "salespersonPurchaserCode": "JO",
    "salespersonPurchaserName": "John Roberts",
    "approverId": "SARA",
    "approverName": "Sara Davis",
    "status": "Open",
    "dateTimeSentForApproval": "2026-08-04T09:30:00Z",
    "lastDateTimeModified": "2026-08-04T09:30:00Z",
    "comment": false,
    "dueDate": "2026-08-11",
    "amount": 1250.00,
    "amountLCY": 1250.00,
    "currencyCode": "USD",
    "approvalType": "Approver",
    "limitType": "Approval Limits",
    "availableCreditLimitLCY": 25000.00,
    "pendingApprovals": 1,
    "recordIdToApprove": "Purchase Header: Order, 101001",
    "delegationDateFormula": "3D",
    "numberOfApprovedRequests": 0,
    "numberOfRejectedRequests": 0,
    "relatedToChange": false,
    "workflowStepInstanceId": "bbbbbbbb-1111-2222-3333-cccccccccccc",
    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2026-08-04T09:30:00Z"
}

Related information

GET approvalEntry