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# approveSellerWorkflow

> Approve a pending seller and open its store.

Validates the seller can be approved, sets `status` to `open`, clears `status_reason`, and stamps `approved_at` on first approval. Triggered by `POST /admin/sellers/:id/approve`. Emits `seller.approved`.

## Usage

```ts theme={null}
import { approveSellerWorkflow } from "@mercurjs/core/workflows"

await approveSellerWorkflow(container).run({
  input: { seller_id: "sel_123" },
})
```

## Input

<ParamField body="seller_id" type="string" required>Id of the seller to approve.</ParamField>

## Result

<ResponseField name="result" type="void">Nothing is returned.</ResponseField>

## Hooks

* `sellerApproved` — runs after approval with `{ seller_id }`.

```ts theme={null}
approveSellerWorkflow.hooks.sellerApproved(async ({ seller_id }) => {
  // e.g. send a welcome email
})
```