# Activate a user

We send a activation email to the user, and they will have an `Active` status when the activation process is complete.

{% openapi src="<https://448371851-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYugRKXdgv63rAmEctF7k%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-54cf67f78b7276fcd1e3e9f8f5b0e211c1813788%2Fjfw-api.json?alt=media>" path="/api/v1/users/{id}/activate" method="post" %}
[jfw-api.json](https://448371851-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYugRKXdgv63rAmEctF7k%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-54cf67f78b7276fcd1e3e9f8f5b0e211c1813788%2Fjfw-api.json?alt=media)
{% endopenapi %}