open-vault/website/content/api-docs/system/control-group.mdx

---
layout: api
page_title: /sys/control-group - HTTP API
description: The '/sys/control-group' endpoint handles the Control Group workflow.
---

## Authorize Control Group Request

~> **Enterprise Only** – These endpoints require Vault Enterprise.

This endpoint authorizes a control group request.

| Method | Path                           |
| :----- | :----------------------------- |
| `POST` | `/sys/control-group/authorize` |

### Parameters

- `accessor` `(string: <required>)` – The accessor for the control group wrapping token.

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "accessor": "0ad21b78-e9bb-64fa-88b8-1e38db217bde"
}
```

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/control-group/authorize
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "approved": false
  }
}
```

## Check Control Group Request Status

This endpoint checks the status of a control group request.

| Method | Path                         |
| :----- | :--------------------------- |
| `POST` | `/sys/control-group/request` |

### Parameters

- `accessor` `(string: <required>)` – The accessor for the control group wrapping token.

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "accessor": "0ad21b78-e9bb-64fa-88b8-1e38db217bde"
}
```

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/control-group/request
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "approved": false,
    "request_path": "secret/foo",
    "request_entity": {
      "id": "c8b6e404-de4b-50a4-2917-715ff8beec8e",
      "name": "Bob"
    },
    "authorizations": [
      {
        "entity_id": "6544a3ec-d3cd-443b-b87b-4fd2e889e0b7",
        "entity_name": "Abby Jones"
      },
      {
        "entity_id": "919084a4-417e-42ee-9d78-87fa2843af37",
        "entity_name": "James Franklin"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```