activate member

Description

Activate the specified member.

The Member to activate is specified on the URL.

If the member is already activated, this service has no effect and the returned XML includes an attribute @already-activated set to true.

Parameters

token

The activation token is sent by email to new users as part of their activation link. See the member activation flow for details. It is required unless an activation key was used and is the preferred mechanism.

Permission

Anyone can invoke this service provided that a valid activation key is supplied.

Administrators can also activate the account of other users without an activation key with /members/{member}/activate [POST]

Response

This service returns the <member> element wrapped in a <member-activation> element. If the member has already been activated, the attribute @already-activated is included on the wrapper.

For example, if a member activates her account successfully, this service returns:

<member-activation>
  <member id="123"
          firstname="Joan" 
          surname="Smith"
          username="jsmith"
          flags="t"
          status="activated">
    <fullname>Joan Smith</fullname>
  </member>
</member-activation>

And, if she activates her account a second time, it is:

<member-activation already-activated="true">
  <member id="123" 
          firstname="Joan"
          surname="Smith"
          username="jsmith"
          flags="t"
          status="activated">
    <fullname>Joan Smith</fullname>
  </member>
</member-activation> 

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