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# Transition account status

> Transition a credit account to a new status.

POST/credit/accounts/\{account\_token}/accounttransitions

Transition a credit account to a new status.

## URL path parameters

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| account\_token string  Required | The unique identifier of the credit account for which to transition a status. Send a `GET` request to `/credit/accounts` to retrieve existing credit account tokens. **Allowable Values:**  Existing account token |

## Request body

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| status string  Required | Status of the credit account. **NOTE**`CHARGE_OFF` is not an allowable value for `original_status`. **Allowable Values:**  `UNACTIVATED`, `ACTIVE`, `SUSPENDED`, `TERMINATED`, `CHARGE_OFF` |
| token string  Optional | Unique identifier of the credit account transition. **Allowable Values:**  36 char max |

## Sample request body

```json JSON lines wrap theme={null}
{
  "status": "ACTIVE"
}
```

## Response body

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| token string  Returned | Unique identifier of the credit account transition. **Allowable Values:**  36 char max |
| account\_token string  Returned | Unique identifier of the credit account for which to transition a status. **Allowable Values:**  36 char max |
| original\_status string  Returned | Status of the credit account prior to transition. **Allowable Values:**  `UNACTIVATED`, `ACTIVE`, `SUSPENDED`, `TERMINATED`, `CHARGE_OFF` |
| status string  Returned | Status to which the credit account transitioned. **Allowable Values:**  `UNACTIVATED`, `ACTIVE`, `SUSPENDED`, `TERMINATED`, `CHARGE_OFF` |
| created\_time datetime  Returned | Date and time when the transition record was created on Marqeta's credit platform, in UTC. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |

## Sample response body

```json JSON lines wrap theme={null}
{
  "token": "my_account_transition_token1234",
  "account_token": "my_account_token_12",
  "original_status": "UNACTIVATED",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "created_time": "2021-09-03T19:22:45Z"
}
```


## Related topics

- [Account Transitions Overview](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/credit-account-transitions.md)
- [Transition account refund status](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/credit-account-refunds/transition-account-refund-status.md)
- [Transition account payment status](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/credit-account-payments/transition-account-payment-status.md)
- [Retrieve account transition](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/credit-account-transitions/retrieve-account-transition-transitions.md)
- [Create account transition](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/deposit-accounts-v4/account-transitions-v4/create-account-transition.md)