# Add Approver to Access Request Dynamically

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/add-approver-to-access-request-dynamically/40357>\
**Category:** SHF Discussion and Questions\
**Tags:** workflows, identity-security-cloud\
**Created:** [April 8, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/add-approver-to-access-request-dynamically/40357 "2024-04-08T12:31:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wegmannorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/wegmannorth/32/33587_2.png) [@Wegmannorth](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/Wegmannorth)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/add-approver-to-access-request-dynamically/40357/1 "2024-04-08T12:31:24Z")

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Hey team, quick question:

Does anyone know if it’s possible to dynamically add or remove an approver from an access request?

Use-case:  
Access Profile XYZ only has 1 approval stage (manager), but if identities from a certain department request access to it, an extra approval stage should be added (access profile owner).

I have not found any APIs for patching a pending access request, does anyone know if it’s possible?

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**Author:** ![Arshad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Arshad](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/Arshad)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/add-approver-to-access-request-dynamically/40357/2 "2024-04-10T17:39:29Z")

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@Wegmannorth , not an additional access profile approval, but a dynamic governance group approval can be added based on the attributes of the requestor using `Response Required` event trigger type and `External Trigger` action on a workflow using below approach and it works.

Reference : [Implementing A Request Response Type Trigger in Workflows](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/implementing-a-request-response-type-trigger-in-workflows/10216)

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**Author:** ![colin\_mckibben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/colin_mckibben/32/37182_2.png) [@colin\_mckibben](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/colin_mckibben)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/add-approver-to-access-request-dynamically/40357/3 "2024-04-10T17:44:00Z")

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@Arshad is correct. There is a special event trigger that allows you to dynamically add one additional approver to an access request. It’s the [Access Request Dynamic Approval | SailPoint Developer Community](https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/extensibility/event-triggers/triggers/access-request-dynamic-approval) event trigger. The blog post that Arshad links to will help you implement this trigger in workflows.

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**Author:** ![Wegmannorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/wegmannorth/32/33587_2.png) [@Wegmannorth](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/Wegmannorth)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 7:24am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/add-approver-to-access-request-dynamically/40357/4 "2024-04-11T07:24:14Z")

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Thanks Arshad, I tried this trigger yesterday and works perfectly!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/2X/f/f2136700ed5e3703e0b85e02f6be799dacca7735.png) [@system](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/add-approver-to-access-request-dynamically/40357/5 "2024-06-10T07:25:04Z")

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