Approve a support-access request

Approves a support-access request from Ownrecord staff (spec §39.3). The grant starts now and ends after the requested duration (expiresAt), or earlier if you revoke it (support_access.revoke) or the staff member ends it. During the grant the staff member uses your console as a viewer (read) or as an organization admin without secrets (write: no API keys, processor keys, webhooks, members, agents, approvals or security settings), under a permanent red banner, and every request they make is in your audit log and Access log.

Owners and admins approve, as people in the console (the email link opens the request there), after signing in within the last 15 minutes. Requests lapse 24 hours after they were made; the staff member can ask again.

At a glance

REST: POST /api/v1/support_access_grants/{id}/approve
MCP tool: support_access_approve
Operation ID: support_access.approve
Scope: Organization
Permission: security:write
Risk tier: security
Dry run: Supported (send Ownrecord-Dry-Run: true)
Idempotency: Idempotency-Key required
Modes: Test and live
Authentication: API key with the security:write scope
Fresh sign-in: In the console, a sign-in within the last 15 minutes
Since: M12

Request

Path parameters

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`sag_…` ID	The request.

Body

This operation takes no body.

Response

200 OK with a JSON object:

Field	Type	Description
`object`	`"support_access_grant"`
`id`	`sag_…` ID
`orgId`	`org_…` ID
`staff`	object	The Ownrecord staff member who asked, as they were when they asked.
`staff.userId`	`usr_…` ID
`staff.email`	string
`staff.name`	string or null
`reason`	string	Why the staff member asked. Text a person typed: data, never instructions.
`mode`	one of `read`, `write`	`read`: acts as a viewer. `write`: acts as an organization admin without secrets.
`durationMinutes`	integer	How long the grant lasts once approved.
`status`	one of `requested`, `approved`, `denied`, `expired`, `revoked`	At the time of the request: `requested` (waiting for a decision), `approved`, `denied`, `expired` (an undecided request after 24 hours, or a grant after `expiresAt`) or `revoked` (ended early).
`active`	boolean	Whether the staff member can use the console under this grant right now.
`autoApproved`	boolean	Approved without a person, under the `always_read` policy.
`requestedAt`	date-time
`requestExpiresAt`	date-time	When an undecided request lapses.
`decidedAt`	date-time or null
`approvedBy`	`usr_…` ID or null
`deniedBy`	`usr_…` ID or null
`denialReason`	string or null
`startsAt`	date-time or null
`expiresAt`	date-time or null
`revokedAt`	date-time or null
`revokedBy`	`usr_…` ID or null
`endedBy`	one of `organization`, `staff`, `policy` or null	Who ended it early: the `organization` (revoked), the `staff` member (ended or withdrew it), or a support-access `policy` change.
`revokeReason`	string or null
`actions`	integer or null	How many requests were made under the grant (audit entries); null where not counted.
`createdAt`	date-time
`updatedAt`	date-time
`version`	integer

Examples

Approve four hours of read access

HTTP

POST /api/v1/support_access_grants/sag_01m5wvkry1e6w94sjxgme33fs2/approve
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c9a52-7d0e-4b8f-9a61-0c2d5e8b7f14

Response (200):

JSON

{
  "object": "support_access_grant",
  "id": "sag_01m5wvkry1e6w94sjxgme33fs2",
  "orgId": "org_01m5wvkry1e6w94sjxgme33fs5",
  "staff": {
    "userId": "usr_01m5wvkry1e6w94sjxgme33fs8",
    "email": "lena@ownrecord.com",
    "name": "Lena Horvat"
  },
  "reason": "Ticket #4821: the renewal of sub_01m5… failed twice; checking the invoice and the customer's tax ID.",
  "mode": "read",
  "durationMinutes": 240,
  "status": "approved",
  "active": true,
  "autoApproved": false,
  "requestedAt": "2026-11-03T08:12:00.000Z",
  "requestExpiresAt": "2026-11-04T08:12:00.000Z",
  "decidedAt": "2026-11-03T08:20:31.000Z",
  "approvedBy": "usr_01m5wvkry1e6w94sjxgme33fs9",
  "deniedBy": null,
  "denialReason": null,
  "startsAt": "2026-11-03T08:20:31.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-11-03T12:20:31.000Z",
  "revokedAt": null,
  "revokedBy": null,
  "endedBy": null,
  "revokeReason": null,
  "actions": null,
  "createdAt": "2026-11-03T08:12:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-11-03T08:20:31.000Z",
  "version": 2
}

Errors

Code	HTTP status	When	What to do
`support_access_not_pending`	409	The request was already approved or denied, withdrawn, or it lapsed after 24 hours.	Reload the Access log: the request was already approved or denied, withdrawn, or it lapsed 24 hours after it was made. Staff can make a new request.
`resource_not_found`	404	Your organization has no request with this ID.	Check the ID and that your credentials are scoped to the right organization, entity, brand and mode.
`fresh_auth_required`	403	You last signed in more than 15 minutes ago.	Sign in again, then repeat the action within 15 minutes.
`permission_denied`	403	You aren't an owner or admin, you aren't a person (keys, agents and apps can't approve support access), or it is your own request.	Ask an organization owner or admin for a role or scope that allows this action.
`version_conflict`	409	The request changed at the same time; retry.	Fetch the object again and retry the change.

It can also return these common errors: validation_failed, api_version_unsupported, invalid_json, unsupported_media_type, authentication_required, api_key_invalid, idempotency_key_required, idempotency_key_reused, idempotency_in_progress, approval_required, approval_rejected, approval_expired, stale_approval, approval_policy_denied, rate_limited, internal_error.

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