---
title: "POST Set a policy version as active"
description: "Sets a specific policy version as the active version without publishing."
last_updated: "2026-05-06T07:33:51.446525+00:00"
canonical_url: "https://www.doc0.dev/docs/49c89830-117b-4def-8edc-b5bcc50766e0/api/policies/policiescontroller-setactivepolicyversion"
---

<APIEndpoint
  method={"POST"}
  path={"/policies/:id/versions/:versionId/activate"}
  summary={"Set a policy version as active"}
  description={"Sets a specific policy version as the active version without publishing."}
  deprecated={false}
  baseUrl={""}
/>

## Parameters

<APIParameters parameters={[{"name":"id","in":"path","required":true,"description":"ID of the policy.","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"versionId","in":"path","required":true,"description":"ID of the policy version to activate.","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"X-Organization-Id","in":"header","required":false,"description":"Organization ID (required for session auth, optional for API key auth)","schema":{"type":"string"}}]} />

## Responses

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"200"}
  description={"Policy version activated successfully."}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"400"}
  description={"Bad request."}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"401"}
  description={"Unauthorized."}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"404"}
  description={"Policy or version not found."}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

## Try It

<APIPlayground
  method={"POST"}
  path={"/policies/:id/versions/:versionId/activate"}
  parameters={[{"name":"id","in":"path","required":true,"description":"ID of the policy.","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"versionId","in":"path","required":true,"description":"ID of the policy version to activate.","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"X-Organization-Id","in":"header","required":false,"description":"Organization ID (required for session auth, optional for API key auth)","schema":{"type":"string"}}]}
  baseUrl={""}
/>


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