You can create project approval rules using the following endpoint:
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| `user_ids` | Array | no | The ids of users as approvers |
| `group_ids` | Array | no | The ids of groups as approvers |
| `protected_branch_ids` | Array | no | The IDs of protected branches to scope the rule by. To identify the ID, [use the API](protected_branches.md#list-protected-branches). |
| `report_type` | string | no | The report type required when the rule type is `report_approver`. The supported report types are: `vulnerability`, `license_scanning`, `code_coverage`. |
| `scanners` | Array | no | The security scanners the `Vulnerability-Check` approval rule considers. The supported scanners are: `sast`, `secret_detection`, `dependency_scanning`, `container_scanning`, `dast`, `coverage_fuzzing`, `api_fuzzing`. Defaults to all supported scanners. |
| `severity_levels` | Array | no | The severity levels the `Vulnerability-Check` approval rule considers. The supported severity levels are: `info`, `unknown`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `critical`. Defaults to `unknown`, `high`, and `critical`. |
| `vulnerabilities_allowed` | integer | no | The number of vulnerabilities allowed for the `Vulnerability-Check` approval rule. Defaults to `0`. |
| `vulnerability_states` | Array | no | The vulnerability states the `Vulnerability-Check` approval rule considers. The supported vulnerability states are: `newly_detected` (default), `detected`, `confirmed`, `resolved`, `dismissed`. |
| `report_type` | string | no | The report type required when the rule type is `report_approver`. The supported report types are: `vulnerability`, `license_scanning`, `code_coverage`. The `vulnerability` report type is part of the Vulnerability-Check feature, which deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |
| `scanners` | Array | no | The security scanners the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported scanners are: `sast`, `secret_detection`, `dependency_scanning`, `container_scanning`, `dast`, `coverage_fuzzing`, `api_fuzzing`. Defaults to all supported scanners. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |
| `severity_levels` | Array | no | The severity levels the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported severity levels are: `info`, `unknown`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `critical`. Defaults to `unknown`, `high`, and `critical`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |
| `vulnerabilities_allowed` | integer | no | The number of vulnerabilities allowed for the Vulnerability-Check approval rule. Defaults to `0`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |
| `vulnerability_states` | Array | no | The vulnerability states the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported vulnerability states are: `newly_detected` (default), `detected`, `confirmed`, `resolved`, `dismissed`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |
You can update project approval rules using the following endpoint:
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| `user_ids` | Array | no | The ids of users as approvers |
| `group_ids` | Array | no | The ids of groups as approvers |
| `protected_branch_ids` | Array | no | The IDs of protected branches to scope the rule by. To identify the ID, [use the API](protected_branches.md#list-protected-branches). |
| `scanners` | Array | no | The security scanners the `Vulnerability-Check` approval rule considers. The supported scanners are: `sast`, `secret_detection`, `dependency_scanning`, `container_scanning`, `dast`, `coverage_fuzzing`, `api_fuzzing`. Defaults to all supported scanners. |
| `severity_levels` | Array | no | The severity levels the `Vulnerability-Check` approval rule considers. The supported severity levels are: `info`, `unknown`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `critical`. Defaults to `unknown`, `high`, and `critical`. |
| `vulnerabilities_allowed` | integer | no | The number of vulnerabilities allowed for the `Vulnerability-Check` approval rule. Defaults to `0`. |
| `vulnerability_states` | Array | no | The vulnerability states the `Vulnerability-Check` approval rule considers. The supported vulnerability states are: `newly_detected` (default), `detected`, `confirmed`, `resolved`, `dismissed`. |
| `scanners` | Array | no | The security scanners the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported scanners are: `sast`, `secret_detection`, `dependency_scanning`, `container_scanning`, `dast`, `coverage_fuzzing`, `api_fuzzing`. Defaults to all supported scanners. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |
| `severity_levels` | Array | no | The severity levels the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported severity levels are: `info`, `unknown`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `critical`. Defaults to `unknown`, `high`, and `critical`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |
| `vulnerabilities_allowed` | integer | no | The number of vulnerabilities allowed for the Vulnerability-Check approval rule. Defaults to `0`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |
| `vulnerability_states` | Array | no | The vulnerability states the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported vulnerability states are: `newly_detected` (default), `detected`, `confirmed`, `resolved`, `dismissed`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. |