Create Approval Group

Use this API to create a new approval group by copying an existing approval group. This lets you reuse an existing approval flow and save it with a new name and description.

Request URL: /openapi/v1/approval/group/create

Request Method: POST

Before You Begin

• Call List Approval Groups to obtain the replicateGroupId to copy from.
• The new approval group copies the flow configuration from the source approval group and saves it with the new name and description.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
name	String	Yes	Approval group name.	Production Approval Flow
description	String	No	Approval group description.	For production SQL task approvals
replicateGroupId	Long	Yes	Source approval group ID.	48

How to Use the Returned Value

After the call succeeds, data in the response is the new approval group ID. Use this value as id when calling Update Approval Group, Delete Approval Group, or Bind or Unbind Approval Group Resources.

Request Example

{
  "name": "Production Approval Flow",
  "description": "For production SQL task approvals",
  "replicateGroupId": 48
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
success	Boolean	Whether the request is successful.	true
requestId	String	Request ID for troubleshooting and tracing.	Cl7o7OJC-ioopxKTnomht9GHdkoq6PBL
data	Long	ID of the new approval group.	30044
errorCode	String	Error code returned when the call fails.	None
message	String	Error message returned when the call fails.	None

Successful Invocation Example

{
  "success": true,
  "requestId": "Cl7o7OJC-ioopxKTnomht9GHdkoq6PBL",
  "data": 30044
}

Result

A successful response returns the new approval group ID in data. Store this value if you plan to update the approval policy or bind the approval group to environments, data sources, or database groups.