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# What does broker approval mean?

Why some exchanges wait for a coordinator, and what happens next.

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A broker is a community coordinator who helps arrange exchanges safely. Some communities ask a broker to approve exchanges before they go ahead.

You may see **Broker Approval Required** when you send a request. After the other member accepts, the status shows **Awaiting Broker** , and the timeline shows **Sent to Broker** .

The broker then either:

- approves the exchange, and the status becomes Accepted; or
- rejects it, and the exchange is cancelled.

Both of you are told either way. The broker may leave a note, shown under **Broker Notes** on the exchange page.

An exchange may need approval because of your community's settings, the number of hours, the kind of listing, or a member's safeguarding preferences. You do not need to do anything while you wait.

[Go to this page](/exchanges)

## More guides in this topic

[How does an exchange work?](/help/members/exchanges/how_exchanges_work) [Requesting an exchange from a listing](/help/members/exchanges/request_exchange) [Accepting or declining a request](/help/members/exchanges/respond_to_request) [Starting and finishing the work](/help/members/exchanges/start_and_complete) [Confirming the hours](/help/members/exchanges/confirm_hours) [Cancelling an exchange](/help/members/exchanges/cancel_exchange) [What happens if we disagree about the hours?](/help/members/exchanges/exchange_disputes) [Rating an exchange](/help/members/exchanges/rate_exchange)

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