# approval_belongs_to_the_hook

> Only the pre-trade hook that placed a hold can approve it.

Source: https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/approval_belongs_to_the_hook/

HTTP 403.

**Likely cause:** An owner or another hook tried to approve the hold.

**What to do:** Approve from the holding hook, or reject as the owner.

**Retry:** No. The same request gets the same answer; change something first.

Listed under [Pre-trade hooks, holds and kill switches](https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/#pre-trade-hooks-holds-and-kill-switches) in [Errors](https://tickwire.io/docs/errors/). Send the error's `requestId` to support and we can find the request.