---
title: "Submit a Request"
description: "Kick off an approval by filling out a workflow's form. Answer its questions, attach any required documents, and submit; approvers are notified instantly."
category: "Acting on requests"
updated: 2026-08-27
canonical: https://approvethis.com/docs/manuals/submit-a-request
---

# Submit a Request

Every approval in ApproveThis starts with someone filling out a workflow's form. This guide covers that submission: answering the workflow's questions, attaching any documents it asks for, and sending the request on to its approvers. It's written for the Requester who has the form open and needs to get an expense, purchase, or other item into review.

**Who this is for:** a Requester.

> **Prerequisite:** Sign in as a Requester.

> **Getting here:** Open the form however your team shares it — a link someone sent you, a template card or the New Request button on the flow's page in ApproveThis, or the Clone/Resubmit action on an existing request.


## Fill out the form, attach the receipt, and submit the request

A request only reaches an approver once the form is complete and submitted, so the details you enter here are what the approver sees when deciding. You'll need the workflow's form open in front of you.

1. Sign in as the requester.
2. Enter the amount the request is for in **Amount** — the example uses `245.50`.

   ![Enter the amount the request is for in Amount — the example uses 245.50.](https://approvethis.com/docs-assets/manuals/submit-a-request/screenshots/submit-a-request-s1-01.png)

3. Attach your supporting document under **Drag & Drop your files or Browse**; the example uploads `sample-receipt.png`.

   ![Attach your supporting document under Drag & Drop your files or Browse; the example uploads sample-receipt.png.](https://approvethis.com/docs-assets/manuals/submit-a-request/screenshots/submit-a-request-s1-02.png)

4. Describe what the spend covers in **What was purchased**, such as `Deposit for offsite venue rental for the fall client appreciation event` in the example screenshots.

   ![Describe what the spend covers in What was purchased, such as Deposit for offsite venue rental for the fall client appreciation event in the example…](https://approvethis.com/docs-assets/manuals/submit-a-request/screenshots/submit-a-request-s1-03.png)

5. Click **Submit**.

   ![Click Submit.](https://approvethis.com/docs-assets/manuals/submit-a-request/screenshots/submit-a-request-s1-04.png)


> **Success cue:** The page responds with **Thanks for filling out the Expense Reports**, confirming the request is on its way to its approvers.