launchdarkly Approvals API
Manage approval requests and workflows for flag changes that require review before deployment.
Manage approval requests and workflows for flag changes that require review before deployment.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: LaunchDarkly REST Approvals API
description: The LaunchDarkly REST API provides programmatic access to the full LaunchDarkly feature management platform. Developers can create, update, and manage feature flags, targeting rules, user segments, projects, environments, and team members. The API also supports scheduled flag changes, release pipelines, experimentation, approval workflows, and webhook integrations. Authentication is handled via personal or service access tokens, and the API follows a versioned scheme with the current default version being 20240415.
version: '20240415'
contact:
name: LaunchDarkly Support
url: https://support.launchdarkly.com
termsOfService: https://launchdarkly.com/policies/terms-of-service
license:
name: Apache 2.0
url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://app.launchdarkly.com/api/v2
description: LaunchDarkly Production API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Approvals
description: Manage approval requests and workflows for flag changes that require review before deployment.
paths:
/flags/{projectKey}/{flagKey}/approval-requests/{environmentKey}:
get:
operationId: listApprovalRequests
summary: List approval requests for a flag
description: Returns a list of all approval requests for the specified feature flag in the given environment.
tags:
- Approvals
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectKey'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/FlagKey'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/EnvironmentKey'
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response containing approval requests.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ApprovalRequests'
'401':
description: Unauthorized. Invalid or missing access token.
'404':
description: Flag or environment not found.
post:
operationId: createApprovalRequest
summary: Create an approval request
description: Creates a new approval request for a pending change to the specified feature flag.
tags:
- Approvals
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectKey'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/FlagKey'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/EnvironmentKey'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ApprovalRequestBody'
responses:
'201':
description: Approval request created successfully.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ApprovalRequest'
'400':
description: Invalid request body.
'401':
description: Unauthorized. Invalid or missing access token.
components:
schemas:
ApprovalRequest:
type: object
description: An approval request for a pending flag change.
properties:
_id:
type: string
description: The unique identifier of this approval request.
requestorId:
type: string
description: The member ID of the person who requested approval.
description:
type: string
description: A description of the proposed change.
status:
type: string
description: The current status of the approval request.
enum:
- pending
- approved
- declined
- completed
creationDate:
type: integer
format: int64
description: Unix epoch timestamp when the request was created.
_links:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
ApprovalRequestBody:
type: object
description: The request body for creating a new approval request.
required:
- description
properties:
description:
type: string
description: A description of the proposed change.
instructions:
type: array
description: The semantic patch instructions for the proposed change.
items:
type: object
notifyMemberIds:
type: array
description: Member IDs to notify about this approval request.
items:
type: string
comment:
type: string
description: An optional comment on the approval request.
ApprovalRequests:
type: object
description: A collection of approval requests.
properties:
items:
type: array
description: The list of approval requests.
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ApprovalRequest'
_links:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
Links:
type: object
description: HATEOAS links for navigating related resources.
properties:
self:
type: object
description: A link to this resource.
properties:
href:
type: string
description: The URL of this resource.
type:
type: string
description: The media type.
additionalProperties:
type: object
properties:
href:
type: string
description: The URL of the linked resource.
type:
type: string
description: The media type.
parameters:
FlagKey:
name: flagKey
in: path
required: true
description: The feature flag key identifying a specific flag.
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9._-])*$
EnvironmentKey:
name: environmentKey
in: path
required: true
description: The environment key identifying a specific environment.
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9-])*$
ProjectKey:
name: projectKey
in: path
required: true
description: The project key identifying a LaunchDarkly project.
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9-])*$
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
description: LaunchDarkly API access token. Create personal or service tokens in the LaunchDarkly dashboard under Account Settings.
externalDocs:
description: LaunchDarkly API Documentation
url: https://apidocs.launchdarkly.com/