---
title: "Activate endpoint"
method: POST
path: "/v1/projects/{projectID}/endpoints/{endpointID}/activate"
tags: ["Endpoints"]
---

# Activate endpoint

`POST /v1/projects/{projectID}/endpoints/{endpointID}/activate`

Activated an inactive endpoint

## Path parameters

- `projectID` string, required
- `endpointID` string, required

## Response `202`

Accepted

- object
  - `message` string
  - `status` boolean
  - `data` ModelsEndpointResponse
    - `advanced_signatures` boolean
    - `authentication` DatastoreEndpointAuthentication
      - `api_key` DatastoreApiKey
        - `header_name` string
        - `header_value` string
      - `basic_auth` DatastoreBasicAuth
        - `password` string
        - `username` string
      - `oauth2` DatastoreOAuth2
        - `audience` string
        - `authentication_type` 'shared_secret' | 'client_assertion'
        - `client_id` string
        - `client_secret` string — Encrypted at rest
        - `expiry_time_unit` 'seconds' | 'milliseconds' | 'minutes' | 'hours'
        - `field_mapping` DatastoreOAuth2FieldMapping
          - `access_token` string — Field name for access token (e.g., "accessToken", "access_token", "token")
          - `expires_in` string — Field name for expiry time (e.g., "expiresIn", "expires_in", "expiresAt")
          - `token_type` string — Field name for token type (e.g., "tokenType", "token_type")
        - `grant_type` string
        - `issuer` string
        - `scope` string
        - `signing_algorithm` string
        - `signing_key` DatastoreOAuth2SigningKey
          - `crv` string — EC (Elliptic Curve) key fields
          - `d` string — Private key (EC only)
          - `dp` string — RSA first factor CRT exponent (RSA private key only)
          - `dq` string — RSA second factor CRT exponent (RSA private key only)
          - `e` string — RSA public exponent (RSA only)
          - `kid` string — Key ID
          - `kty` string — Key type: "EC" or "RSA"
          - `n` string — RSA key fields
          - `p` string — RSA first prime factor (RSA private key only)
          - `q` string — RSA second prime factor (RSA private key only)
          - `qi` string — RSA first CRT coefficient (RSA private key only)
          - `x` string — X coordinate (EC only)
          - `y` string — Y coordinate (EC only)
        - `subject` string
        - `url` string
      - `type` 'api_key' | 'oauth2' | 'basic_auth'
    - `content_type` string
    - `created_at` string
    - `deleted_at` string
    - `description` string
    - `events` integer
    - `failure_rate` number
    - `http_timeout` integer
    - `mtls_client_cert` DatastoreMtlsClientCert
      - `client_cert` string — ClientCert is the client certificate PEM string
      - `client_key` string — ClientKey is the client private key PEM string
    - `name` string
    - `owner_id` string
    - `project_id` string
    - `rate_limit` integer
    - `rate_limit_duration` integer
    - `secrets` DatastoreSecret[]
      - `created_at` string
      - `deleted_at` string
      - `expires_at` string
      - `uid` string
      - `updated_at` string
      - `value` string
    - `slack_webhook_url` string
    - `status` 'active' | 'inactive' | 'paused'
    - `support_email` string
    - `uid` string
    - `updated_at` string
    - `url` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not Found

## Changes

- **2026-03-19** (v3) `990a51cff1cc` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `basic_auth` enum value to the `allOf[subschema #2]/data/authentication/type` response property for the response status `202`
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/data/authentication/basic_auth` to the response with the `202` status
- **2025-12-04** (v3) `af9526d13dc8` — 1 info
  - removed the `pending` enum value from the `allOf[subschema #2]/data/status` response property for the response status `202`
- **2025-11-27** (v3) `88eaa000293b` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `oauth2` enum value to the `allOf[subschema #2]/data/authentication/type` response property for the response status `202`
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/data/authentication/oauth2` to the response with the `202` status
- **2025-11-12** (v3) `801a0bbf87fd` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/data/content_type` to the response with the `202` status
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/data/mtls_client_cert` to the response with the `202` status
- **2024-10-23** (v3) `de665d0e2fc3` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/getconvoy/apis/convoy-api-reference/changes/v1/projects/:projectID/endpoints/:endpointID/activate/post.md)

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