ApproveThis manages your BrowserStack Integration approvals.

Why Combine ApproveThis and BrowserStack?

Modern teams face two critical challenges: ensuring software quality across devices and maintaining efficient approval processes. BrowserStack solves the first by providing instant access to 2,000+ real devices and browsers for testing. ApproveThis tackles the second with intelligent approval automation that keeps projects moving forward. Together, they create a closed-loop system where testing results automatically trigger review processes, and approval decisions directly impact release workflows.

The Strategic Advantage

Development teams using BrowserStack can reduce approval bottlenecks by 40% when connecting to ApproveThis. Quality assurance leads gain real-time visibility into which builds have passed stakeholder review, while project managers maintain control over release timelines without manual follow-ups. The integration through Zapier enables this collaboration without requiring complex API development.

Key Integration Use Cases

Automated Build Approvals

When BrowserStack completes an App Automate build, ApproveThis automatically creates an approval request with build details and testing reports. A mobile app development agency could use this to:

• Route builds to client stakeholders via email
• Enforce 24-hour SLAs using approval reminders

Approval thresholds in ApproveThis allow auto-approving builds that meet predefined quality metrics, while problematic builds get escalated to senior engineers.

Visual Documentation for Approvals

ApproveThis triggers BrowserStack to capture screenshots when requests require visual verification. A SaaS company might use this to:

• Document UI states before approving design changes
• Create audit trails for compliance requirements

These screenshots attach directly to approval records in ApproveThis, keeping all decision-support materials in one place.

Cross-Functional Impact

Development Teams

Front-end engineers benefit from automatic screenshot comparisons when requesting design system updates. Back-end teams can configure ApproveThis to require QA lead sign-off before deploying API changes verified in BrowserStack environments.

Marketing Operations

When launching new landing pages, marketers use BrowserStack to confirm responsive layouts, then trigger ApproveThis workflows that route proofs to legal and brand teams. Calculated fields automatically check page load times against performance benchmarks, approving only compliant pages.

Client Services

Digital agencies leverage the integration to share client-specific builds through ApproveThis without requiring clients to access BrowserStack directly. Vacation delegation ensures client requests never stall when account managers are out of office.

Implementation Made Simple

Setting up the integration requires three steps in Zapier:

1. Connect BrowserStack and ApproveThis to your Zapier account
2. Choose your trigger event (e.g., "New App Automate Build" in BrowserStack)
3. Configure the corresponding action ("Create Request" in ApproveThis)

Approvers receive email notifications with decision links - no need to log into either system. For screenshot automation, configure the "New Request" trigger in ApproveThis to activate BrowserStack's screenshot API through Zapier.

Cost-Efficient Collaboration

The integration eliminates license overhead for external participants. Client stakeholders approve builds via email without BrowserStack seats, while internal teams maintain full platform access. Approval groups in ApproveThis enable flexible routing - require consensus from all client stakeholders or sequential approvals from engineering leads.

Real-World Applications

E-Commerce Platform Scaling

An online retailer uses BrowserStack to test checkout flows across 12 regional payment gateways. ApproveThis automatically routes passing builds to regional managers for localization approval, cutting deployment delays by 65%.

Healthcare Compliance Workflows

A healthtech company validates patient portal updates in BrowserStack's HIPAA-compliant environment. ApproveThis enforces mandatory reviews by security and compliance officers before pushing changes to production.

Enterprise Release Management

Global enterprises configure multi-stage approvals where BrowserStack test results determine routing logic. Builds with <1% error rate auto-approve via thresholds, while others route to appropriate engineering squads based on failure types.

Beyond Basic Approvals

ApproveThis adds strategic value through features most teams overlook:

Calculated Fields: Automatically flag builds where BrowserStack test coverage falls below 95% before routing for approval.

Conditional Routing: Send mobile-specific builds to iOS/Android team leads while routing web builds to front-end architects.

Audit Trails: Maintain immutable records connecting BrowserStack test results to approval decisions for compliance audits.

Getting Started

Teams see ROI within their first release cycle when implementing these best practices:

1. Map current approval bottlenecks to specific BrowserStack test milestones
2. Configure Zapier to handle only mission-critical workflows initially
3. Use ApproveThis' analytics to identify recurring approval delays

Ready to transform your testing and approval processes? Register for ApproveThis or explore BrowserStack's testing capabilities to begin building your integrated workflow.

The Future of DevOps Collaboration

As continuous testing becomes standard, approval automation acts as the crucial bridge between development velocity and release quality. By connecting BrowserStack's testing depth with ApproveThis' workflow intelligence, organizations achieve true continuous delivery - where every approved build meets both technical and business requirements before deployment.