---
title: "toggle_user_status"
description: "Activate or deactivate a user account."
sidebarTitle: "toggle_user_status"
lastUpdated: "2026-09-23"
---

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Activate or deactivate a user account.

<Warning>
  **Destructive · Writes data · Idempotent · Calls external systems.** This tool can modify or delete data. Review the arguments before letting an agent call it.
</Warning>

## Parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `active` | boolean | Yes | true to activate, false to deactivate |
| `user_id` | number | Yes | User ID to activate or deactivate |

## Example arguments

Illustrative arguments an agent supplies when calling this tool:

```json
{
  "user_id": 0,
  "active": false
}
```

## Description

```text
Requires superadmin or EDIT_OPERATOR_ADMIN permission. Use list_users to find user IDs.
```

## Related

- [`list_users`](/mcp/tools/discovery/list_users)

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