- title: "Changing merge request approvals with the `/approvals` API endpoint"
  announcement_milestone: "12.3"
  announcement_date: "2019-09-22"
  removal_milestone: "16.0"
  removal_date: "2023-05-22"
  breaking_change: true
  reporter: tlinz
  stage: Create
  issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353097
  body: |  # (required) Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
    To change the approvals required for a merge request, you should no longer use the `/approvals` API endpoint, which was deprecated in GitLab 12.3.

    Instead, use the [`/approval_rules` endpoint](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_request_approvals.html#merge-request-level-mr-approvals) to [create](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_request_approvals.html#create-merge-request-level-rule) or [update](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_request_approvals.html#update-merge-request-level-rule) the approval rules for a merge request.
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  documentation_url: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_request_approvals.html
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