Azure AI Foundry Workflow HITL: Shared Approval with Same Execution Context, RBAC, or External Approval Required?

Shivam Namdeo 0 Reputation points
2026-07-31T14:05:00.28+00:00

Hi Community,

I have a question regarding Azure AI Foundry Workflow HITL (Human-in-the-loop) approval.

If a user (for example, Shivam) starts a workflow using any execution method such as Playground, Preview, REST API, SDK, or external triggers, and the workflow pauses at an HITL step:

  • Can another user (for example, Sid) open the same paused workflow execution within Azure AI Foundry Preview (or any built-in Foundry experience) and approve/reject it with the same execution context?
  • Does Azure AI Foundry provide any built-in shared approval mechanism with RBAC/delegated approvers?
  • Or is an external approval mechanism required? For example, starting a conversation/workflow through REST API / SDK maintaining the same execution context, and invoking the workflow again to capture the human decision and resume execution through another service.

I am specifically evaluating this pattern for a Terraform automation workflow where human approval is required before proceeding with the next step.

Thanks!

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