---
title: "Activate a user account in order to be able to give praise and receive rewards. Activation a user account creates a new User object or adds user account to User if it already exists."
method: POST
path: "/api/activate"
tags: ["Activate"]
---

# Activate a user account in order to be able to give praise and receive rewards. Activation a user account creates a new User object or adds user account to User if it already exists.

`POST /api/activate`

## Request body

- ActivateInputDto
  - `identityEthAddress` string, required
  - `accountId` string, required
  - `signature` string, required

## Response `200`

The created (or updated) user.

- User
  - `_id` string, required
  - `identityEthAddress` string, required
  - `rewardsEthAddress` string, required
  - `username` string, required
  - `roles` string[], required
  - `accounts` UserAccount[], required
    - `_id` string, required
    - `user` UserNoUserAccountsDto
      - `_id` string, required
      - `identityEthAddress` string, required
      - `rewardsEthAddress` string, required
      - `username` string, required
      - `roles` string[], required
      - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
      - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `accountId` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `avatarId` string
    - `platform` string, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `201`

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[API](https://skmtc.net/givepraise/apis/praise-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/givepraise/apis/praise-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/givepraise/praise-api/revisions/d960746392e5/schema)