curl --request POST \
--url https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"reason": "Covered by the existing Welding skill.",
"notes": "Approved for the fabrication track."
}
'import requests
url = "https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve"
payload = {
"reason": "Covered by the existing Welding skill.",
"notes": "Approved for the fabrication track."
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
reason: 'Covered by the existing Welding skill.',
notes: 'Approved for the fabrication track.'
})
};
fetch('https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'reason' => 'Covered by the existing Welding skill.',
'notes' => 'Approved for the fabrication track.'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"reason\": \"Covered by the existing Welding skill.\",\n \"notes\": \"Approved for the fabrication track.\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"reason\": \"Covered by the existing Welding skill.\",\n \"notes\": \"Approved for the fabrication track.\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"reason\": \"Covered by the existing Welding skill.\",\n \"notes\": \"Approved for the fabrication track.\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"id": "17",
"name": "Welding",
"description": "MIG and TIG welding.",
"status": "pending",
"requestedById": "91",
"requestedAt": "2026-03-01T09:00:00.000Z",
"reviewedById": "88",
"decidedAt": "2026-03-02T14:00:00.000Z",
"reviewNotes": "Duplicate of Welding"
}
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}Approve a skill request
Accept the request, with optional review notes. Approving creates the skill in the library and assigns it to the requester. A request that is already decided returns a conflict.
Requires scope: skills:write.
curl --request POST \
--url https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"reason": "Covered by the existing Welding skill.",
"notes": "Approved for the fabrication track."
}
'import requests
url = "https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve"
payload = {
"reason": "Covered by the existing Welding skill.",
"notes": "Approved for the fabrication track."
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
reason: 'Covered by the existing Welding skill.',
notes: 'Approved for the fabrication track.'
})
};
fetch('https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'reason' => 'Covered by the existing Welding skill.',
'notes' => 'Approved for the fabrication track.'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"reason\": \"Covered by the existing Welding skill.\",\n \"notes\": \"Approved for the fabrication track.\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"reason\": \"Covered by the existing Welding skill.\",\n \"notes\": \"Approved for the fabrication track.\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://prod.skillsdbnext.com/api/v1/skill-requests/{id}/approve")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"reason\": \"Covered by the existing Welding skill.\",\n \"notes\": \"Approved for the fabrication track.\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"id": "17",
"name": "Welding",
"description": "MIG and TIG welding.",
"status": "pending",
"requestedById": "91",
"requestedAt": "2026-03-01T09:00:00.000Z",
"reviewedById": "88",
"decidedAt": "2026-03-02T14:00:00.000Z",
"reviewNotes": "Duplicate of Welding"
}
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}{
"type": "https://help.skillsdb.com/api-docs/errors/validation-error",
"title": "Validation failed",
"status": 400,
"detail": "limit must be between 1 and 200",
"instance": "/api/v1/people",
"requestId": "0192c2f1-6f4e-7ab3-b1c4-5f6a7b8c9d0e",
"errors": [
{
"field": "email",
"code": "max_length",
"message": "email must be shorter than or equal to 75 characters"
}
],
"error": "trial_expired",
"upgrade_url": "https://app.skillsdb.com/settings/billing"
}Authorizations
An API key issued by a company administrator — an environment prefix (production: sdb_live_) followed by 32 characters. The prefix identifies the environment and MUST NOT be hard-coded or validated by clients; treat the whole key as opaque. Shown exactly once at creation; only a one-way hash is stored.
Scopes (granted per key on the create screen; :write never implies :read):
skills:readskills:writepeople:readpeople:writecareers:readcareers:writetraining:readtraining:writeflags:readflags:writeorg:readorg:writeassessments:readlearning:readlearning:writecertifications:readcertifications:writeassessments:writeproficiency:readproficiency:writesurveys:readsurveys:writelabels:readlabels:write
Headers
Any unique string (at most 200 characters). Retrying with the same key and identical content replays the stored response for 24h instead of executing twice.
200Path Parameters
Opaque resource id.
Body
Why the request was decided — recorded on the request. The same field name every rejection in this API takes (trainings, learning suggestions).
3000"Covered by the existing Welding skill."
Deprecated alias of reason; ignored when reason is present.
3000"Approved for the fabrication track."
Response
The resource, enveloped.
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