---
title: "Activate a bounce"
method: PUT
path: "/bounces/{bounceid}/activate"
tags: ["Bounces API"]
---

# Activate a bounce

`PUT /bounces/{bounceid}/activate`

## Path parameters

- `bounceid` integer, required

## Headers

- `X-Postmark-Server-Token` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- BounceActivationResponse
  - `Message` string
  - `Bounce` BounceInfoResponse
    - `ID` string
    - `Type` string
    - `TypeCode` integer
    - `Name` string
    - `Tag` string
    - `MessageID` string
    - `Description` string
    - `Details` string
    - `Email` string, email
    - `BouncedAt` string, date-time
    - `DumpAvailable` boolean
    - `Inactive` boolean
    - `CanActivate` boolean
    - `Subject` string
    - `Content` string

## Other responses

- `422` — An error was generated due to incorrect use of the API. See the Message associated with this response for more information.
- `500` — Indicates an internal server error occurred.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/postmarkapp/apis/postmark-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/postmarkapp/apis/postmark-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/postmarkapp/postmark-api/revisions/fdae25f55e2e/schema)