---
title: "Submit a tournament for approval"
method: POST
path: "/tournaments/{identifier}/submit-for-approval"
tags: ["Tournament: Lifecycle"]
---

# Submit a tournament for approval

`POST /tournaments/{identifier}/submit-for-approval`

Submits a DRAFT tournament for platform review. Takes no request body. Hosting eligibility is re-checked at submit time and answers 403 error_not_eligible_to_host when the key owner may no longer host. A tournament already AWAITING_APPROVAL answers 409 error_approval_pending, and a tournament that is not a DRAFT answers 400. Note the auto-approval shortcut: while the platform approval mode is `public_listing_only`, an UNLISTED tournament is approved immediately and `autoApproved` is true. Requires an API key holding the tournaments lifecycle capability whose owner is a tournament ADMIN - a tournamentStaff MODERATOR is NOT sufficient and receives 403.

## Path parameters

- `identifier` string, required — Tournament slug.

## Response `200`

The tournament was submitted (or auto-approved).

- TournamentSubmitForApprovalResponse — Result of submitting a draft tournament for staff review.
  - `autoApproved` boolean, required — True when the platform's approval mode skipped review for this tournament. That happens only for an UNLISTED tournament while the mode is `public_listing_only`; the tournament is APPROVED on the spot and no staff review is queued.
  - `approvalStatus` 'APPROVED' | 'AWAITING_APPROVAL', required — The approval status this call set. APPROVED when `autoApproved` is true, AWAITING_APPROVAL otherwise.
  - `timestamp` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request (invalid body, cursor, limit, or date).
- `401` — Missing or invalid API key.
- `403` — API key lacks the required permission.
- `404` — Resource not found.
- `409` — Conflict.
- `429` — Rate limited.
- `500` — Internal server error.

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