# Approval An approval task enables you to get the approval of an app owner or app administrator before the pipeline will continue executing. In general this task should be placed first in the pipeline, however you can place it anywhere that you require an approval. The pipeline will pause execution until the required approvals have been received. The following options are available: * **Approvers:** Select who is required to approve the release. When the pipeline executes the approvers will be sent an e-mail to notify them that a release is waiting for their approval. * **Notification frequency:** How often (in days) that the approvers will be notified that the release is waiting for approval. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bluestorm.io/administration/pipelines/approval.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.