@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ POST /groups/:id/protected_environments
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `name` | string | yes | The deployment tier of the protected environment. One of `production`, `staging`, `testing`, `development`, or `other`. Read more about [deployment tiers](../ci/environments/index.md#deployment-tier-of-environments).|
| `deploy_access_levels` | array | yes | Array of access levels allowed to deploy, with each described by a hash. One of `user_id`, `group_id` or `access_level`. They take the form of `{user_id: integer}`, `{group_id: integer}` or `{access_level: integer}` respectively. |
| `required_approval_count` | integer | no | The number of approvals required to deploy to this environment. This is part of Deployment Approvals, which isn't yet available for use. For details, see [issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/343864). |
The assignable `user_id` are the users who belong to the given group with the Maintainer role (or above).
The assignable `group_id` are the sub-groups under the given group.
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user. |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the environment. |
| `deploy_access_levels` | array | yes | Array of access levels allowed to deploy, with each described by a hash. |
| `required_approval_count` | integer | no | The number of approvals required to deploy to this environment. This is part of Deployment Approvals, which isn't yet available for use. For details, see [issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/343864). |
Elements in the `deploy_access_levels` array should be one of `user_id`, `group_id` or
`access_level`, and take the form `{user_id: integer}`, `{group_id: integer}` or