> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

<AgentInstructions>

## Submitting Feedback

If you encounter incorrect, outdated, or confusing documentation on this page, submit feedback:

POST https://docs.kosli.com/feedback

```json
{
  "path": "/client_reference/kosli_get_approval",
  "feedback": "Description of the issue"
}
```

Only submit feedback when you have something specific and actionable to report.

</AgentInstructions>

# kosli get approval

> Get an approval from a specified flow.

## Synopsis

```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli get approval EXPRESSION [flags]
```

Get an approval from a specified flow.
EXPRESSION can be specified as follows:

* flowName
  * the latest approval to flowName, at the time of the request
  * e.g., **creator**
* flowName#N
  * the Nth approval, counting from 1
  * e.g., **creator#453**
* flowName\~N
  * the Nth approval behind the latest, at the time of the request
  * e.g., **creator\~56**

## Flags

| Flag                | Description                                                                                 |
| :------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| -h, --help          | help for approval                                                                           |
| -o, --output string | \[defaulted] The format of the output. Valid formats are: \[table, json]. (default "table") |

## Flags inherited from parent commands

| Flag                      | Description                                                                                                 |
| :------------------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| -a, --api-token string    | The Kosli API token.                                                                                        |
| -c, --config-file string  | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. (default "kosli")                                                   |
| --debug                   | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout. A boolean flag [docs](/faq/#boolean-flags) (default false)          |
| -H, --host string         | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)")                 |
| --http-proxy string       | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. `http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port` |
| -r, --max-api-retries int | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3)     |
| --org string              | The Kosli organization.                                                                                     |

## Examples Use Cases

These examples all assume that the flags  `--api-token`, `--org`, `--host`, (and `--flow`, `--trail` when required), are [set/provided](/getting_started/install/#assigning-flags-via-environment-variables).

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="get second behind the latest approval from a flow">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli get approval flowName~1

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="get the 10th approval from a flow">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli get approval flowName#10

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="get the latest approval from a flow">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli get approval flowName
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>