# POST /api/v1/ap-approval/provision

> Provision AP approval workflow for firm

- **Tag:** ap-approval
- **Operation ID:** `provision_ap_approval_workflow_api_v1_ap_approval_provision_post`

## Description

Create or retrieve the AP approval workflow for the firm associated with this business.

## Authentication

Bearer token in `Authorization` header.
Required header: `x-business-id: <business uuid>`.

## Parameters

- `auto_approve_max_cents` (query, integer, optional) — Max amount in cents for auto-approval (default: $500)
- `ops_approve_max_cents` (query, integer, optional) — Max amount in cents for ops approval (default: $5,000)

## Responses

### 201 — Successful Response

Schema: `ApApprovalProvisionResponse`

- `workflow_id` (string · required) — Provisioned workflow UUID.
- `name` (string · required) — Workflow name.
- `is_published` (boolean · required) — Whether the workflow is published.
- `version` (integer · required) — Workflow version.
- `graph` (WorkflowGraphSchema-Output · required) → `WorkflowGraphSchema-Output` — Workflow graph.
  - `nodes` (array · object)
  - `edges` (array · object)
- `auto_approve_max_cents` (integer · required) — Auto-approve threshold in cents.
- `ops_approve_max_cents` (integer · required) — Ops approval threshold in cents.

### 401 — Unauthorized - Authentication required

### 403 — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

### 422 — Validation Error

Schema: `HTTPValidationError`

- `detail` (array · ValidationError) → `ValidationError`
  - `loc` (array · string | integer · required)
  - `msg` (string · required)
  - `type` (string · required)
  - `input` (object)
  - `ctx` (object)

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/ap-approval/provision' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/ap-approval/provision', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer dz_your_token',
    'x-business-id': 'YOUR_BUSINESS_ID',
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
```

### Python

```python
import httpx

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer dz_your_token",
    "x-business-id": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
}

response = httpx.post("https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/ap-approval/provision", headers=headers)
data = response.json()
```

## See also

- HTML version: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/ap-approval/provision-ap-approval-workflow
- OpenAPI slice: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/ap-approval/provision-ap-approval-workflow/openapi.json
- Other endpoints in **ap-approval**: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/ap-approval