---
title: "Approval Job"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/pipelines/help/catalyst-pipelines.yaml/build-the-pipeline/jobs/approval-job/
description: "Learn about the Catalyst Pipelines approval jobs in detail, the associated keywords and sample code snippets."
last_updated: 2025-05-30T11:24:59Z
service: Pipelines
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Configure the Pipeline"
    url: /en/pipelines/help/catalyst-pipelines.yaml/implementation
---

# Approval Job

# Introduction

The crucial tasks that require a manual review to proceed further can be defined as an approval job in the pipeline. The steps defined in the approval job are usually a set of validations required before a deployment runs. When an approval job is configured, the pipeline execution pauses until the approver approves the job.

The approver will be sent an email notification to approve the job. They can also approve it from the console directly. Learn more about approving a job from the console in [this help section](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/pipelines/help/triggers/monitor-execution-status). 

You can define the approval jobs for the pipeline as key-value pairs using the approve key. 

### Properties of an Approval Job

<table class="content-table">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>Key</th>
                <th>Value</th>
                <th>is Mandatory</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td>`type`</td>
                <td>This key contains the sub-key type-name.</td>
                <td>Yes</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>`type-name`</td>
                <td>Specify this value as "approval".</td>
                <td>Yes</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>`type-variables`</td>
                <td>This key contains the sub-keys reviewers and message.</td>
                <td>Yes</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>`reviewers`</td>
                <td>Specify the email addresses of the reviewers who can approve this job.</td>
                <td>Yes</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>`message`</td>
                <td>Provide the message that has to be sent to the approver.</td>
                <td>Yes</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody> 
</table>

> **Note:**

1. You can add only a single reviewer for the approval job.

2. The approval job has no specific timeout, meaning the pipeline execution will remain paused until the approver takes action.

### YAML Code Snippet for Approval Job

Here's an example code snippet for an approval job:

```yaml
approve:
    type:
      type-name: approval
      type-variables:
        reviewers:
          - amelia.b@zylker.com
        message: Review this

```