Activate User

Activate a deactivated user account. Admin only.

POST /api/users/{user_id}/activate

Sets a user’s is_active flag to true, restoring their ability to authenticate and use the API. This endpoint is restricted to administrators.

Authentication

Requires a valid Bearer access token. The authenticated user must have the admin role.

Authorization: Bearer <access_token>

Path Parameters

user_id · integer · required

The ID of the user to activate.

Request Body

No request body is required.

Response

success · boolean

true when the activation succeeds.

message · string

Human-readable confirmation message.

data · object

The updated user object with is_active: true.

Show data

id · integer

Unique identifier for the user.

username · string

The user’s unique username.

email · string

The user’s email address.

first_name · string

The user’s first name.

last_name · string

The user’s last name.

full_name · string

Concatenation of first_name and last_name. Falls back to username if names are not set.

is_active · boolean

true — the account is now active.

role · object

Show role

id · integer

Role identifier.

name · string

Role name. Either admin or user.

description · string

Human-readable description of the role.

created_at · string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the user was created.

updated_at · string

ISO 8601 timestamp of the last update.

Errors

Status	Description
401	Missing or invalid access token.
403	The authenticated user does not have the admin role.
404	No user exists with the given user_id.

Example

curl -X POST "https://task-forge-gbd6h8gtg8hchve9.chilecentral-01.azurewebsites.net/api/users/42/activate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9..."

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Usuario activado con exito",
  "data": {
    "id": 42,
    "username": "jdoe",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "full_name": "John Doe",
    "is_active": true,
    "role": {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "user",
      "description": "Standard user"
    },
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00",
    "updated_at": "2024-03-17T14:00:00"
  }
}