Approval Channels in Approval Prompt
Approval Prompt is the easiest way to add human approval to your workflow. When an approval is required, Approval Prompt sends a notification through one of the supported channels. The notification includes:
- Information about the approval flow, which allows the recipient to distinguish between different approval processes.
- Information about the specific approval request, including properties that may be helpful when making the approval decision.
- Approval actions that can be executed by the recipient directly from the notification.
Supported Channels
Approval Prompt currently supports the following channels:
- Email: when an approval request is received, a notification will be sent to an email address.
- Slack: when an approval request is received, a notification will be sent to a Slack channel.
- Desktop Browser: when an approval request is received, a push notification will be sent to a specific browser. The push notification will open a web page that shows the information outlined above.
Receiving channel notifications may require additional authentication: for example, to receive an email notification the approver will need access to the email inbox for the associated email address.
An example email notification is shown below.
Approval channels can be managed by visiting the Channels screen, where you can: