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Approvals provide human oversight for automated workflows. When a workflow reaches an approval step, it pauses and waits for a designated approver to review and approve (or reject) the action before continuing.

What Can Be Approved

Email Campaigns

Review email content and recipients before sending automated emails.

Custom Actions

Review custom data, messages, or decisions generated by workflows.

Surveys

Review survey content before distribution.

How It Works

  1. Workflow Triggers: A workflow runs (from a schedule, activity, or manual trigger)
  2. Approval Step: The workflow reaches a Human-in-the-Loop (HIL) component
  3. Pause & Notify: Execution pauses and an approval request is created
  4. Review: The designated approver reviews the pending action
  5. Decision: Approver approves or rejects
  6. Continue or Stop: If approved, the workflow continues. If rejected, the workflow stops.

Accessing Approvals

Navigate to Approvals from the main menu to see your pending items. Two Views Available:
ViewAccessDescription
My ApprovalsAll usersApprovals assigned to you
Track ApprovalsAdmins onlyAll approvals in the organization

Approval Statuses

StatusMeaning
PendingWaiting for approval decision
ApprovedAction approved and workflow continued
RejectedAction rejected and workflow stopped

Testing Approvals in the Playground

You can test Human-in-the-Loop approval steps directly from the Agent Studio playground without activating your workflow:
  1. Open your automation in Agent Studio
  2. Click Play (▶) to run the workflow in the playground
  3. When the workflow reaches a HIL component, it pauses and creates a test approval
  4. Navigate to Approvals to review and approve/reject
  5. The playground run resumes after your decision
Playground HIL approvals can be triggered multiple times — each test run creates a fresh approval request, so you can iterate on your workflow without reactivating it.

Quick Actions

From the Approvals page you can:
  • View details: Click any approval to see full content
  • Approve: Allow the action to proceed
  • Reject: Stop the action from executing
  • Bulk approve/reject: Select multiple items and act on them at once

Next Steps