Approve a library request

post/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve

Request example

curl --request POST \
  --url https://context7.com/api/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

import requests

url = "https://context7.com/api/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const response = await fetch('https://context7.com/api/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer <token>'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => 'https://context7.com/api/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve',
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    'Authorization: Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);

echo $response;

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	url := "https://context7.com/api/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://context7.com/api/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
    .method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
    .build();

HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
    .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

System.out.println(response.body());

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI('https://context7.com/api/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve')

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = url.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "libraryIdentifier": "<string>",
    "requestType": "allow",
    "requestedByEmail": "<string>",
    "createdAt": "2026-08-10T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "error": "validation_error",
  "message": "Library name is required"
}

{
  "error": "invalid_library_id",
  "message": "Invalid library ID format. Expected: `/owner/repo` for GitHub repositories, or `/<source>/<id>` for other sources (the URL path of the library on context7.com)"
}

{
  "error": "invalid_api_key",
  "message": "Invalid API key. Please check your API key. API keys should start with 'ctx7sk' prefix."
}

{
  "error": "access_denied",
  "message": "Access denied: Library /owner/repo is not included in your allowed libraries"
}

{
  "error": "forbidden",
  "message": "Only team owners and admins can add private repositories"
}

{
  "error": "forbidden",
  "message": "Private repositories require a pro plan or team. Upgrade at https://context7.com/plans"
}

{
  "error": "library_not_found",
  "message": "Library \"/owner/repo\" not found. Please check the library ID or your access permissions."
}

{
  "error": "version_not_found",
  "message": "Version \"canary\" not found for library \"/owner/repo\". Available versions: v2.0.0, v1.5.0"
}

{
  "error": "no_snippets_found",
  "message": "Could not fetch documentation snippets from the library."
}

{
  "error": "no_relevant_snippets",
  "message": "No documentation in \"/owner/repo\" matched this query. Try a more specific query with different terms, or search for another library that covers this topic."
}

{
  "error": "team_not_found",
  "message": "Team not found or access denied"
}

{
  "error": "user_not_found",
  "message": "User not found"
}

{
  "error": "no_libraries_found",
  "message": "No libraries found for \"nonexistent-lib\". Try a different search term."
}

{
  "error": "internal_error",
  "message": "An error occurred while processing your request"
}

post/v2/teamspaces/{teamspaceId}/library-requests/{requestId}/approve

Authorization

Authorizationstringheaderrequired#

Get your API key at context7.com/dashboard. Treat your API key like a password and store it securely.

Path parameters

teamspaceIdstringrequired#

Teamspace id (from GET /v2/teamspaces).

requestIdstringrequired#

Request id, {requestType}:{libraryIdentifier} (for example allow:/vercel/next.js). URL-encode it: it holds : and /.

Responses

application/json

Approved; returns the request

dataobject#

Show child attributes

idstringrequired#

{requestType}:{libraryIdentifier}.

libraryIdentifierstringrequired#

A library id starting with / (/org/repo, /org), or a root domain (stripe.com).

requestTypeenum<string>required#

allow/unallow edit the allowed list (select mode), block/unblock the blocked list and except/unexcept the exceptions list (quality mode).

Options:allowblockunallowunblockexceptunexcept

requestedByEmailstring#

createdAtstringrequired#

Reject a library request Get usage and cost