# PostReviewsReviewApprove

From **Stripe API**.

`POST /v1/reviews/{review}/approve`

<p>Approves a <code>Review</code> object, closing it and removing it from the list of reviews.</p>

## Parameters

### `review`

- Location: path
- Required: true
- Type: `string`
- maxLength: `5000`

## Request body

- Required: false
### `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`

- Type: `object`

```json
{"additionalProperties":false,"properties":{"expand":{"description":"Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.","items":{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"type":"array"}},"type":"object"}
```

## Security

### `basicAuth`

- Type: `http`
- Request header: `Authorization`
- Scheme: `basic`
Send credentials in the `Authorization` request header using the `Basic` scheme.

Basic HTTP authentication. Allowed headers-- Authorization: Basic <api_key> | Authorization: Basic <base64 hash of `api_key:`>

### `bearerAuth`

- Type: `http`
- Request header: `Authorization`
- Scheme: `bearer`
- Bearer format: `auth-scheme`
Send the token in the `Authorization` request header using the `Bearer` scheme.

Bearer HTTP authentication. Allowed headers-- Authorization: Bearer <api_key>

## Responses

### `200`

Successful response.

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

Reviews can be used to supplement automated fraud detection with human expertise.

Learn more about [Radar](/radar) and reviewing payments
[here](https://stripe.com/docs/radar/reviews).

```json
{"description":"Reviews can be used to supplement automated fraud detection with human expertise.\n\nLearn more about [Radar](/radar) and reviewing payments\n[here](https://stripe.com/docs/radar/reviews).","properties":{"billing_zip":{"description":"The ZIP or postal code of the card used, if applicable.","maxLength":5000,"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"charge":{"anyOf":[{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/charge"}],"description":"The charge associated with this review.","nullable":true,"x-expansionResources":{"oneOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/charge"}]}},"closed_reason":{"description":"The reason the review was closed, or null if it has not yet been closed. One of `approved`, `refunded`, `refunded_as_fraud`, `disputed`, or `redacted`.","enum":["approved","disputed","redacted","refunded","refunded_as_fraud"],"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"created":{"description":"Time at which the object was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.","format":"unix-time","type":"integer"},"id":{"description":"Unique identifier for the object.","maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"ip_address":{"description":"The IP address where the payment originated.","maxLength":5000,"nullable":true,"type":"string"},"ip_address_location":{"anyOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/radar_review_resource_location"}],"description":"Information related to the location of the payment. Note that this information is an approximation and attempts to locate the nearest population center - it should not be used to determine a specific address.","nullable":true},"livemode":{"description":"Has the value `true` if the object exists in live mode or the value `false` if the object exists in test mode.","type":"boolean"},"object":{"description":"String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.","enum":["review"],"type":"string"},"open":{"description":"If `true`, the review needs action.","type":"boolean"},"opened_reason":{"description":"The reason the review was opened. One of `rule` or `manual`.","enum":["manual","rule"],"type":"string"},"payment_intent":{"anyOf":[{"maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/payment_intent"}],"description":"The PaymentIntent ID associated with this review, if one exists.","x-expansionResources":{"oneOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/payment_intent"}]}},"reason":{"description":"The reason the review is currently open or closed. One of `rule`, `manual`, `approved`, `refunded`, `refunded_as_fraud`, `disputed`, or `redacted`.","maxLength":5000,"type":"string"},"session":{"anyOf":[{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/radar_review_resource_session"}],"description":"Information related to the browsing session of the user who initiated the payment.","nullable":true}},"required":["created","id","livemode","object","open","opened_reason","reason"],"title":"RadarReview","type":"object","x-expandableFields":["charge","ip_address_location","payment_intent","session"],"x-resourceId":"review"}
```

### `default`

Error response.

### `application/json`

- Type: `object`

An error response from the Stripe API

```json
{"description":"An error response from the Stripe API","properties":{"error":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/api_errors"}},"required":["error"],"type":"object"}
```

## Request examples

### cURL

```shell
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.stripe.com/v1/reviews/{review}/approve \
  --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
  --data '{
  "expand": [
    "string"
  ]
}'
```