Source: https://manu-tests-all-orgs.docs-staging.pageloop.ai/mcp-tools/requests-tickets/approvals/initiate-request-approval-by-policy

# initiateRequestApprovalByPolicy

Initiate a policy‑reference approval on a request.

Starts a new approval lifecycle on an existing REQUEST ticket using a
saved approval policy. Approvers and criteria come from the policy —
you do not pass them in this call. **When to Use:**

- The workspace has a curated approval policy you want to reuse
  (e.g.

## Parameters

| Name        | Type    | Required | Description                                                              |
| ----------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `requestId` | string  | Yes      | The request display ID to initiate approval on (e.g., REQ-123, INC-456). |
| `policy_id` | integer | Yes      | Numeric id of a saved REQUEST approval policy. Discover via              |
| `name`      | string  | No       | Optional human-readable label for the lifecycle. Defaults to the         |