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# Publish a quote, sending it for approval first if required

> Publishes the quote directly, or triggers the account's active quote approval automation instead if one is configured.



## OpenAPI

````yaml quote.2024-07-30.product.live POST /quotes/{id}/publish
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: ''
  description: ''
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
  - url: https://dev.seqhq.io
    description: E2E
  - url: https://dev.seqhq.io
    description: DEV
  - url: https://sandbox.sequencehq.com
    description: SANDBOX
  - url: https://eu.sequencehq.com
    description: PRODUCTION
security: []
tags:
  - name: Quotes
  - name: Quote Templates
paths:
  /quotes/{id}/publish:
    servers: []
    parameters: []
    post:
      tags:
        - Quotes
      summary: Publish a quote, sending it for approval first if required
      description: >-
        Publishes the quote directly, or triggers the account's active quote
        approval automation instead if one is configured.
      operationId: postQuotesByIdPublish
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          description: Quote Id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: >-
            Your [API credentials](/reference/authentication). Eg. `Basic
            {credentials}`.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: sequence-version
          in: header
          description: Use this header to select an API version
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - '2024-07-30'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishQuoteRequestBody'
              example:
                sendRecipientsEmail: true
                emailMessage: Here's your quote
                makeReadyToSign: true
                messageForApprover: Please can you take a look at this quote
            examples:
              PublishQuoteRequestBody:
                summary: ''
                value:
                  sendRecipientsEmail: true
                  emailMessage: Here's your quote
                  makeReadyToSign: true
                  messageForApprover: Please can you take a look at this quote
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishQuoteResponseBody'
                example:
                  outcome: PUBLISHED
              examples:
                PublishQuoteResponseBody:
                  summary: ''
                  value:
                    outcome: PUBLISHED
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content: {}
        '409':
          description: Conflict
          content: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content: {}
components:
  schemas:
    PublishQuoteRequestBody:
      required:
        - makeReadyToSign
        - sendRecipientsEmail
      type: object
      example:
        sendRecipientsEmail: true
        emailMessage: Here's your quote
        makeReadyToSign: true
        messageForApprover: Please can you take a look at this quote
      properties:
        sendRecipientsEmail:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            If true Sequence will send an email to all quote recipients
            notifying them of the published quote
          example: true
        emailMessage:
          type: string
          description: Optional message to include in email body
          nullable: true
          example: Here's your quote
        makeReadyToSign:
          type: boolean
          description: If true the quote is made ready to sign as part of publishing
          example: true
        messageForApprover:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Optional comment for the approver, used when the account requires
            quote approval
          nullable: true
          example: Please can you take a look at this quote
    PublishQuoteResponseBody:
      required:
        - outcome
      type: object
      example:
        outcome: PUBLISHED
      properties:
        outcome:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishQuoteOutcome'
          description: >-
            Whether the quote was published directly, or sent into an approval
            flow
    PublishQuoteOutcome:
      type: string
      example: PUBLISHED
      enum:
        - PUBLISHED
        - APPROVAL_REQUESTED

````