# rental_applications_approve

> Mark a rental application as approved.

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Mark a rental application as approved. Stamps reviewed_at=NOW. Idempotent — calling on an already-approved application is a no-op. Cannot approve a withdrawn application (will error). Does NOT create a lease — call [`rental_applications_convert_to_lease`](/tools/rental-applications/rental_applications_convert_to_lease) for that atomic flow.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `application_id` | string | Yes | UUID of the application to approve · Format: UUID |
| `reason` | string | No | Optional approval note for audit trail (e.g., "Strong credit and income verified") · Max length: 2000 |

## Example prompts

- "Approve Tia Moreno's application, her credit and income both checked out."
- "Mark the Birchwood Ln application approved with a note that employment was verified."

## Safety

**Updates data.** Changes an existing record. The change is visible immediately in the app and can be edited back.