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# Transaction Prerequisites

Before interacting with any blockchain smart contract, approval must be granted by the user for use of their tokens. 

The options to grant approval include:

* [approve()](/contracts-and-functions/carboncontroller-functions/write-functions/transaction-prerequisites/approve-allowance.md)
* [allowance()](/contracts-and-functions/carboncontroller-functions/write-functions/transaction-prerequisites/approve-allowance.md)