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# Is Approval Required • AI Agent SDK

> is_approval_required: API reference for is_approval_required

# is\_approval\_required

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> This function is defined in the [**approval**](../modules/approval) module.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def is_approval_required(tool_name: str) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="tool_name" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `is_required`
* `get_approval_registry`

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/approval/__init__.py` at line 152
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