> [!CAUTION]
> **Caution:** This documentation is for Google Ads API **v23** . The latest active version is [**v26**](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/latest/PolicyApprovalStatusEnum.PolicyApprovalStatus).

The possible policy approval statuses. When there are several approval statuses available the most severe one will be used. The order of severity is DISAPPROVED, AREA_OF_INTEREST_ONLY, APPROVED_LIMITED and APPROVED.

[Proto definition ![GitHub](https://developers.google.com/site-assets/logo-github.svg)](https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis/blob/master/google/ads/googleads/v23/enums/policy_approval_status.proto)

| Enums ||
|---|---|
| ## `APPROVED` | Serves without restrictions. |
| ## `APPROVED_LIMITED` | Serves with restrictions. |
| ## `AREA_OF_INTEREST_ONLY` | Will not serve in targeted countries, but may serve for users who are searching for information about the targeted countries. |
| ## `DISAPPROVED` | Will not serve. |
| ## `UNKNOWN` | The received value is not known in this version. This is a response-only value. |
| ## `UNSPECIFIED` | No value has been specified. |