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# Manage Reviewer Deny List

View or change the deny list for reviewer auto assignment.

Adding a user to the deny list will prevent that user from being auto assigned as a reviewer. That user will also be prevented from appearing in the drop-down menu when manually reassigning a user.

If a user's manager is on the deny list when auto assignment occurs, the certification will be assigned to the that manager's manager. If both the manager and the manager's manger are on the deny list, the result will be assigned to the workflow creator.

### Get Deny List

Returns the current denied users.

| Method | syntax                                  |
| ------ | --------------------------------------- |
| get    | /api/preview/workflows/deny\_list/users |

Example response:

```json
{
  "users": [
    {
      "user_type": "OktaUser",
      "id": "123456",
      "email": "mhines@cookie.ai",
      "name": "Marilyn Hines"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Add User

Add a user, either a [Veza system user](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/administration/administration/users.md) or an identity from a [configured graph Identity Provider](/4yItIzMvkpAvMVFAamTf/features/access-reviews/configuration/global-idp-settings.md).

> Note: To get the `user_type` for a Veza system user, as well as the `user_id`, `email`, and `name`, view network traffic in the browser while while searching for the user in a reviewer selection drop-down.

| Method | syntax                                      |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| post   | /api/preview/workflows/deny\_list/users:add |

Example body:

```json
{
  "users": [
    {
      "user_type": "OktaUser",
      "id": "123456",
      "email": "mhines@cookie.ai",
      "name": "Marilyn Hines"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Remove User

Delete an entry on the deny list.

| Method | syntax                                         |
| ------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| post   | /api/preview/workflows/deny\_list/users:remove |

Example body:

```json
{
  "users": [
    {
      "user_type": "OktaUser",
      "id": "123456",
      "email": "mhines@cookie.ai",
      "name": "Marilyn Hines"
    }
  ]
}
```


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