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# Approve Creator

> Approves a creator's pending application to the campaign. Requires the `approvals:write` scope. Approving an already-approved creator is a no-op; reversing a rejection returns 409.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /campaigns/{campaign_id}/creators/{creator_id}/approve
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Launchpoint Buyer API
  description: The API Launchpoint brands and agencies can use to manage their campaigns
  license:
    name: MIT
    identifier: MIT
  version: 2026-07
servers:
  - url: https://api.launchpoint.sh/2026-07
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Campaigns
    description: >-
      Create and manage campaigns, review creators and content, and read
      performance data
paths:
  /campaigns/{campaign_id}/creators/{creator_id}/approve:
    post:
      tags:
        - Campaigns
      summary: Approve a creator
      description: >-
        Approves a creator's pending application to the campaign. Requires the
        `approvals:write` scope. Approving an already-approved creator is a
        no-op; reversing a rejection returns 409.
      operationId: approveCreator
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CampaignId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CreatorId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The approved creator
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CampaignCreator'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  parameters:
    CampaignId:
      name: campaign_id
      in: path
      description: The campaign ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    CreatorId:
      name: creator_id
      in: path
      description: The creator ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    CampaignCreator:
      type: object
      description: >-
        A creator's participation in the campaign: application status, content
        pipeline, performance, and spend
      properties:
        creator_id:
          type: string
          example: cr_8f14e45fceea
        username:
          type: string
          example: somecreator
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatorStatus'
        applied_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        decided_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: When the application was approved or rejected
        content:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentCounts'
        posts:
          type: integer
          description: Number of live posts
          example: 3
        metrics:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EngagementMetrics'
        spend_cents:
          type: integer
          description: Total paid to this creator on this campaign, in cents
          example: 45000
    CreatorStatus:
      type: string
      description: The creator's application status on the campaign
      enum:
        - applied
        - approved
        - rejected
      example: approved
    ContentCounts:
      type: object
      description: The creator's content pipeline on this campaign
      properties:
        submitted:
          type: integer
          description: Total submissions, including revisions
          example: 4
        in_review:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        approved:
          type: integer
          example: 3
        rejected:
          type: integer
          example: 0
    EngagementMetrics:
      type: object
      description: Engagement totals across posts
      properties:
        views:
          type: integer
          example: 32000
        likes:
          type: integer
          example: 2100
        comments:
          type: integer
          example: 90
        shares:
          type: integer
          example: 25
        saves:
          type: integer
          example: 40
    Error:
      required:
        - error
        - message
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: The HTTP status code
        message:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Human-readable explanation, naming the offending field where
            applicable
        code:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Machine-readable error code, e.g. `invalid_state_transition`,
            `missing_scope`, `already_reviewed`
          example: invalid_state_transition
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: The API key is missing, unknown, or revoked (`unauthenticated`)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: >-
        The API key lacks a required scope (`missing_scope`) or referenced a
        brand it does not manage (`brand_not_managed`)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: >-
        The resource does not exist or is not visible to this API key
        (`not_found`)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Conflict:
      description: >-
        The action conflicts with the resource's current state — e.g.
        `invalid_state_transition`, `field_locked_for_status`,
        `already_decided`, `already_reviewed`, or `idempotency_conflict`
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: >-
        The rate limit was exceeded (`rate_limited`). Wait for the number of
        seconds in the `Retry-After` header before retrying.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
          schema:
            type: integer
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          description: Requests allowed per minute for this key.
          schema:
            type: integer
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Requests remaining in the current window.
          schema:
            type: integer
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````