---
title: Managing access requests
description: Review, approve, and manage the lifecycle of user access requests for resources.
component: privilege
page_id: privilege:human-privilege:admin-use-cases/activity/access-request-approval-logs
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/privilege/human-privilege/admin-use-cases/activity/access-request-approval-logs.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/privilege/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: March 17, 2026
page_aliases: ["human-privilege:admin-tasks/activity/access-request-approval-logs.adoc"]
section_ids:
  reviewing-pending-requests: Reviewing pending requests
  viewing-approved-requests: Viewing approved requests
  viewing-auto-approval-requests: Viewing auto-approval requests
  viewing-access-request-history: Viewing access request history
---

# Managing access requests

On the **Access Requests** page, you can manage the lifecycle of user requests for access to resources, including reviewing pending requests, approving or rejecting them, and viewing the history of all access-related decisions.

## Reviewing pending requests

The **Pending** tab displays all incoming access requests that require administrative action.

1. In the PingOne Privilege admin console, go to **Access Management > Access Requests**.

2. Click the **Pending** tab.

3. For each request, you can review the user, the requested resource, and the time of the request.

4. To action a request, select it and choose one of the following options:

   * **Approve**: Grants the user access to the resource for a specified duration.

   * **Auto Approve**: Grants this and future requests from the user for this resource, based on a defined schedule.

   * **Reject**: Denies the access request.

## Viewing approved requests

The **Approved** tab shows all currently active user sessions that have been approved.

1. In the PingOne Privilege admin console, go to **Access Management > Access Requests**.

2. Click the **Approved** tab.

3. This view provides a real-time list of active sessions, including the user, resource, and the time the approval expires.

## Viewing auto-approval requests

The **Auto Approve** tab shows all requests that were approved automatically based on pre-configured policies.

1. In the PingOne Privilege admin console, go to **Access Management > Access Requests**.

2. Click the **Auto Approve** tab.

3. This view allows you to audit and review all automatically approved requests.

## Viewing access request history

The **History** tab provides a complete audit trail of all past access requests, including when they were requested, approved, or denied.

1. In the PingOne Privilege admin console, go to **Access Management > Access Requests**.

2. Click the **History** tab.

3. You can search and filter the list to find specific approval logs.