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# Activate a playbook definition

POST https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/{playbookId}/activate

Transitions the playbook identified by `playbookId` to `active` status so it can be run. Authorization: organization administrators only — other callers are rejected with 403. No request body. Response: `{ data: Playbook }` with the updated status.

Reference: https://docs.cloudraker.com/workspace/api/playbooks/activate-playbook

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `playbookId` (string, required)

## Response

### 200

The activated playbook definition.

- `data` (object, required)
  - `id` (string, required)
  - `name` (string, required)
  - `description` (string, required)
  - `status` (enum, required)
    - Allowed values: `draft`, `active`, `archived`
  - `spaceTypes` (list of string, required) — Space-type identifiers this playbook applies to. Empty means every space type.
  - `tasks` (list of object, required)
    - `id` (string, required)
    - `title` (string, required)
    - `instructions` (string, required, nullable)
    - `dependsOn` (list of string, required) — Task ids that must complete first.
    - `executor` (enum, required) — `human` tasks are completed by a person out-of-band; the agent never does them.
      - Allowed values: `agent`, `human`
    - `assignee` (string, required, nullable) — User id. Human tasks only; null = anyone in the space.
  - `actions` (list of object, required)
    - `installedActionId` (string, required)
    - `preApproval` (boolean, required) — Gate the action behind a human approval.
    - `postApproval` (boolean, required) — Review the action output before continuing.
    - `dependsOn` (list of string, required) — Task ids only — an action may never depend on another action.
    - `trigger` (enum, required) — `user` actions are started from the run view; the agent never proposes them.
      - Allowed values: `agent`, `user`
  - `model` (string, required, nullable) — Optional model override for agent runs. Validated against an allowlist.
  - `version` (integer, required)
  - `createdAt` (datetime, required)
  - `updatedAt` (datetime, required)
  - `createdBy` (string, required)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "Contract intake",
    "description": "string",
    "status": "draft",
    "spaceTypes": [
      "string"
    ],
    "tasks": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "title": "string",
        "instructions": "string",
        "dependsOn": [
          "string"
        ],
        "executor": "agent",
        "assignee": "string"
      }
    ],
    "actions": [
      {
        "installedActionId": "string",
        "preApproval": true,
        "postApproval": true,
        "dependsOn": [
          "string"
        ],
        "trigger": "agent"
      }
    ],
    "model": "string",
    "version": 1,
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "createdBy": "string"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/playbookId/activate"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/playbookId/activate';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/playbookId/activate"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/playbookId/activate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/playbookId/activate")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/playbookId/activate', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/playbookId/activate");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.cloudraker.com/playbooks/playbookId/activate")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```