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# Request Approval • AI Agent SDK

> request_approval: Request approval for a tool execution (legacy async API).

# request\_approval

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

Request approval for a tool execution (legacy async API).

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def request_approval(function_name: str, arguments: Dict) -> ApprovalDecision
```

## Parameters

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

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

### Returns

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

## Uses

* `approve_async`
* `get_approval_registry`

## Used By

* [`AgentApproval.request_approval_sync`](../functions/AgentApproval-request_approval_sync)

## Source

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