# Approver tasks for Multi-party approval
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As an approver, you play a key role in reviewing and responding to requested operations that require team approval. When you have accepted the team invitation and the team is active, you'll receive email notifications whenever there are pending requests that need your attention.

**Use the Multi-party approval portal for approver tasks**

The Multi-party approval portal is an AWS managed application for AWS IAM Identity Center.

It's the central hub where you can view and respond to requested operations and pending team invitations, view which teams you belong to, and view historical team decisions.

![\[Multi-party approval portal showing requested operations with expiration times and service details.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mpa/latest/userguide/images/mpa-portal.png)


*Figure 1: Diagram depicting the Multi-party approval portal.*

**Check for team invitations**

To view an invitation for an approval team, search your email inbox for "Multi-party approval team invitation".

![\[AWSMulti-party approval invitation email with team details and expiration date.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mpa/latest/userguide/images/email-invitation.png)


*Figure 2: Diagram depicting a Multi-party approval team invitation.*

**Topics**
+ [Respond to requested operations](respond-request.md)
+ [View an approval team](approver-view-team.md)
+ [View operation history](view-operation-history.md)

# Respond to requested operations
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When you sign in to the Multi-party approval portal, you can respond to requested operations.

To respond to a requested operation, complete the following steps.

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**To respond to a requested operation**

1. Sign in to the portal using the same link from your notification email.

1. On the left navigation, choose **Requested operations** and select an operation to view its details.

1. On the operation page, choose **Reject** or **Approve**.

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# View an approval team
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When you sign in to the Multi-party approval portal, you can view approval teams you belong to.

For more information about a team status, see [Team health](team-health.md).

To view a team, complete the following steps.

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**To view a team**

1. Sign in to the portal using the same link from your invitation email.

1. On the left navigation, choose **Approval teams** and select a team to view its details.

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# View operation history
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When you sign in to the Multi-party approval portal, you can view the operation history for recent approval sessions. History can be retrieved for up to one month.

To view operation history, complete the following steps.

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**To view operation history**

1. Sign in to the portal using the same link from your invitation email.

1. On the left navigation, choose **Operation history** and select an operation to view its details.

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