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[Evaluating buyers](https://help.acquire.com/selling?hsLang=en#evaluating-buyers) # How do I auto-approve buyer requests? ## How to enable and disable automatic approving of buyer access requests **Last updated: Feb, 19th, 2026** After you list your business, interested buyers will contact you for access to your private information (your startup name, URL, and other details in your full listing).  You can approve these requests **automatically** or **manually** (the default setting). - In either case, you must sign a mutual NDA with the buyer protecting the data you share between you. You can do this manually with each request or automatically if you chose auto-approval – just follow the instructions below.  Below are instructions for enabling and disabling auto-approval of startup access requests. If you're serious about selling, we recommend automatically approving all buyer requests to speed up the acquisition process. All buyers must sign a mutual NDA with their requests, protecting your data, so auto-approval saves you admin. ### How to enable auto-approval of startup access requests 1\. To auto-approve access requests, you must first agree to auto-sign mutual NDAs. - If you've already set up auto-sign, you can toggle auto-approval on from **My listing**, under the **Private information** section (see below).  ![auto-approve-toggle](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/auto-approve-toggle.png?width=670&height=345&name=auto-approve-toggle.png) - Otherwise, click **Set up**.  ![Screenshot 2023-07-25 at 09.05.18](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-07-25%20at%2009.05.18.png?width=670&height=689&name=Screenshot%202023-07-25%20at%2009.05.18.png) 2\. Download the NDA for review, and then click **Continue to sign**. ![seller auto 0.1 arrow2](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/seller%20auto%200.1%20arrow2.png?width=670&height=388&name=seller%20auto%200.1%20arrow2.png) 3\. Type your signature in the box. If you're signing on your own behalf, click **As an individual **and type your first and last names into the boxes. Click **Save signature. ** ![arrow auto sign NDA 2.0](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/arrow%20auto%20sign%20NDA%202.0.png?width=670&height=386&name=arrow%20auto%20sign%20NDA%202.0.png) 4\. If you're signing on behalf of a company, click **As a company **and enter the business entity name and your job title. Click **Save signature. ** ![arrow auto sign NDA 3.0](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/arrow%20auto%20sign%20NDA%203.0.png?width=670&height=386&name=arrow%20auto%20sign%20NDA%203.0.png) 5\. Check the box that says **Auto-approve startup access requests**. Then click **Save settings**. ![seller auto 0.3 arrow2](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/seller%20auto%200.3%20arrow2.png?width=670&height=389&name=seller%20auto%200.3%20arrow2.png) 6\. You'll now see that both auto-sign and auto-approve are enabled. You can disable auto-approval at any time by clicking that toggle. ![auto-approve buyer 2,0 arrow](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/auto-approve%20buyer%202%2c0%20arrow.png?width=670&height=384&name=auto-approve%20buyer%202%2c0%20arrow.png) 7\. Click **Yes, turn off** to disable auto-approval. You can keep auto-sign mutual NDAs enabled if you want to speed up your manual approval process.   ![seller auto 2.0](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/seller%20auto%202.0.png?width=670&height=389&name=seller%20auto%202.0.png) ### How to set up auto-approval from a buyer request Below is a short video explaining how to set up auto-approval when approving a buyer request. ### Still need help? 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