---
title: "Activate a user"
method: PATCH
path: "/account/v2/inactiveUsers/{activationToken}"
tags: ["User"]
---

# Activate a user

`PATCH /account/v2/inactiveUsers/{activationToken}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://marketplace.appdirect.com/api`
- URL: `https://marketplace.appdirect.com/api/account/v2/inactiveUsers/{activationToken}`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/appdirect/apis/companies/docs/account/v2/inactiveUsers/:activationToken/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Activate a marketplace user using its associated activation token.

## Path parameters

- `activationToken` string, required

## Request body

- InactiveUserAccountV2: User activation information
  - `activated` boolean: Is user activated
  - `email` string: User email
  - `password` string: User password
  - `termsOfService` boolean: Indicates whether the user has accepted the terms of service
  - `privacyPolicy` boolean: Indicates whether the user has agreed to the privacy policy

## Response `200`

Success

- InactiveUserAccountV2: User activation information
  - `activated` boolean: Is user activated
  - `email` string: User email
  - `password` string: User password
  - `termsOfService` boolean: Indicates whether the user has accepted the terms of service
  - `privacyPolicy` boolean: Indicates whether the user has agreed to the privacy policy

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Token not found

## Changes

- **2026-11-06** `1fc240f06971`: 3 breaking, 5 info
  - the request's body type changed from no type to `object`
  - removed the media type `*/*` for the response with the status `200`
  - removed the media type `*/*` for the response with the status `404`
  - added the new optional request property `activated`
  - …4 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/appdirect/apis/companies/changes/account/v2/inactiveUsers/:activationToken/patch.md)

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