---
title: "Activate an employee"
method: POST
path: "/employees/{id}/activate"
tags: ["Employees"]
---

# Activate an employee

`POST /employees/{id}/activate`

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `data` Employee
    - `id` integer, required
    - `status` 'hired' | 'probation' | 'employed' | 'terminated' — employed, probation, hired or terminated
    - `access` boolean — Weather the person has access to login into PeopleForce
    - `full_name` string, required
    - `first_name` string
    - `middle_name` string
    - `last_name` string
    - `avatar_url` string
    - `email` string, email
    - `personal_email` string, email
    - `date_of_birth` string, date
    - `hired_on` string, date
    - `probation_ends_on` string, date
    - `gender` object
      - `id` string
      - `name` string
    - `position` Position
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
    - `job_level` JobLevel
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `updated_at` string
    - `location` Location — Location model
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required — Name of the location
    - `employment_type` EmploymentType — EmploymentType model
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required — Name of the employment type
    - `division` Division
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
    - `department` Department
      - `id` integer, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `parent_id` integer
      - `manager_id` integer — Employee ID for manager of the department
      - `department_level_id` integer — Department level ID
    - `reporting_to` ReportingTo
      - `id` integer, required
      - `first_name` string
      - `last_name` string
      - `email` string, email, required
    - `direct_reports` ReportingTo[]
      - `id` integer, required
      - `first_name` string
      - `last_name` string
      - `email` string, email, required
    - `termination_effective_on` string, date
    - `termination_comment` string
    - `termination_eligible_for_rehire` boolean
    - `termination_type` object
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
    - `termination_reason` object
      - `id` integer
      - `name` string
    - `fields` object
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `updated_at` string, date-time

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/peopleforce/apis/company-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/peopleforce/apis/company-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/peopleforce/company-api/versions/ff612e61a4c3/schema)