---
title: "Activate User"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/users/{userId}/lifecycle/activate"
tags: ["User"]
---

# Activate User

`POST /api/v1/users/{userId}/lifecycle/activate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://your-subdomain.okta.com`
- URL: `https://your-subdomain.okta.com/api/v1/users/{userId}/lifecycle/activate`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Activates a user.  This operation can only be performed on users with a `STAGED` status.  Activation of a user is an asynchronous operation. The user will have the `transitioningToStatus` property with a value of `ACTIVE` during activation to indicate that the user hasn't completed the asynchronous operation.  The user will have a status of `ACTIVE` when the activation process is complete.

## Path parameters

- `userId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `sendEmail` boolean, required

## Response `200`

Success

- UserActivationToken
  - `activationToken` string
  - `activationUrl` string

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/okta/apis/okta-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/okta/apis/okta-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/okta/apis/okta-api/revisions/7e5249c30571?raw)