# Question about behavior when specifying User and Group list when created with Approver Type = RESOURCE\_OWNER

**URL:** <https://devforum.okta.com/t/question-about-behavior-when-specifying-user-and-group-list-when-created-with-approver-type-resource-owner/32565>\
**Category:** API\
**Tags:** oig\
**Created:** [March 11, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/question-about-behavior-when-specifying-user-and-group-list-when-created-with-approver-type-resource-owner/32565 "2025-03-11T04:53:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![T.Suzuki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@T.Suzuki](https://devforum.okta.com/u/T.Suzuki)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/question-about-behavior-when-specifying-user-and-group-list-when-created-with-approver-type-resource-owner/32565/1 "2025-03-11T04:53:51Z")

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When creating a RequestType with Approver Type = RESOURCE\_OWNER in the Okta Identity Governance API, if you specify a list of Users and Groups in RESOURCE\_OWNER, only those specified as Users can approve on the UI screen. In this case, can’t those specified as Groups approve?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/original/1X/589c4c5f80de422d01f47cee7185a7fb8227835c.png) [@system](https://devforum.okta.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/question-about-behavior-when-specifying-user-and-group-list-when-created-with-approver-type-resource-owner/32565/2 "2025-04-10T04:53:57Z")

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