--- title: How Do I Approve An Award That Requires Approval description: This article walks you through how you can approve an award that requires approval. --- [Skip to content](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/how-do-i-approve-an-award-that-requires-approval#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact Support](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![bucketlist-full-logo (2)-4](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bucketlist-full-logo%20(2)-4.png?width=300&height=97&name=bucketlist-full-logo%20(2)-4.png)](https://bucketlistrewards.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact Support](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Contact Support](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) [Contact Support](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) Welcome to the Bucketlist Help Center. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Bucketlist Help Center](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Platform Set Up for Admins](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/platform-set-up-for-admins?hsLang=en) 3. [Awards & Nominations](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/platform-set-up-for-admins?hsLang=en#awards-nominations) # How Do I Approve An Award That Requires Approval ## This article walks you through how you can approve an award that requires approval. **For Platform Administrators:** This article is intended for Bucketlist platform administrators. If you are an employee or end-user, some features or settings described here may not be available to you. **Quick Links:** [How To Approve An Award That Requires Approval](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/how-do-i-approve-an-award-that-requires-approval#howtoapprove) [Video Explanation](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/how-do-i-approve-an-award-that-requires-approval#video) [Related Articles](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/en/knowledge/how-do-i-approve-an-award-that-requires-approval#articles) --- The flexibility of awards allows you to have an award set that needs to be approved by an account administrator before it can be sent out. This provides other roles with the ability to give out awards while ensuring you have eyes on what is going out.  --- ### How To Approve An Award That Requires Approval 1. Select the **drop-down menu** in the top right corner 2. Select **Awards** 3. On this page, select the **Approval Queue** tab near the top of the page. When there are awards that need approval, you will see a number on the tab indicating the number of awards waiting for approval 4. From this page, you can view the awards that need approval along with the award information:   1. The award title 2. Who is giving the award 3. The recipient 4. The last time the receiver received this award 5. The last award this person has received 6. The date the giver submitted the award for approvalOn this page, you can view the following details about the award submission: 7. The message the giver has included ![Screen Shot 2023-03-24 at 9.45.03 AM](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-24%20at%209.45.03%20AM.png?width=670&height=212&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-03-24%20at%209.45.03%20AM.png) 5. From here, you have two options: **deny** or **approve** the award 1. If you deny the award, a pop-up box will appear allowing you to input a message to the award giver explaining why you are denying the award. The award giver will receive an email with those details. The award will not be sent out ![Screen Shot 2023-03-24 at 4.33.43 PM](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-24%20at%204.33.43%20PM.png?width=279&height=168&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-03-24%20at%204.33.43%20PM.png) 2. If you approve the award, a pop-up box will appear confirming you wish to approve the award. Select the **Approve** button to send the award to the recipient. The award will now be posted to the recipient exactly how the giver had initially set it up and will be visible on the Activity feed ![Screen Shot 2023-03-24 at 4.35.00 PM](https://support.bucketlistrewards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-24%20at%204.35.00%20PM.png?width=670&height=155&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-03-24%20at%204.35.00%20PM.png) 6. 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