Servebolt API (v1)
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  1. WordPress
  • Introduction
  • Auth
    • Signup
    • Login
    • User Info
    • Heartbeat
    • Refresh Token
    • Reset Password
    • Resend SMS verification code
    • Verify your phone number
    • MFA Challenge (OTP)
  • Bolts
    • Access
      • Invite User Contact
      • List Contacts
      • Update Contact Role
      • Delete Contact
    • Databases
      • List Bolt Databases
      • Get Bolt Database
      • Create Bolt Database
      • Update Bolt Database
      • Delete Bolt Database
    • Statistics
      • Dynamic Requests Statistics
      • TTFB Statistics
      • Storage Statistics
      • Content Type Statistics
      • Cache Statistics
      • Sites Dynamic Requests Statistics
      • Sites TTFB Statistics
      • Sites Storage Statistics
    • List Bolts
    • Bolt Name Validate
    • Available CMS
    • Create Bolt
    • Get Bolt
    • Get Bolt Sites
    • Update Bolt
    • Archive Bolt
    • Available PHP Versions
    • Get Bolt Subscription
    • Bolt Usage
    • Update Bolt Quota
    • Transfer Bolt Request
    • Transfer Bolt Request Copy
  • Sites
    • Git
      • Get Git Status
      • Create Git Configuration
      • Update Git Configuration
      • Delete Git Repository
      • Deploy Git Repository
      • Regenerate Git Public Key
      • Retrieve Git Repository Branches
      • Test Git Repository Connection
    • Domains
      • List Domains
      • List Site Domains
      • Get Site Domain
      • Create Domain Validation
      • Create Site Domain
      • Delete Domain
      • Get Domain Certificates
      • Link Certificate to Domain
      • Unlink Certificate from Domain
    • Logs
      • Get Apache Access Logs
      • Get Apache Error Logs
      • Get Cron Errors
    • List Sites
    • Create Site
    • Get Site
    • Update Site
    • Delete Site
    • Purge Site Cache
    • Clear OPcache
    • List Site Cronjobs
    • Get Site Statistics
    • Get Environment Available Settings
    • Get Site Available PHP Versions
    • Get Site Usage
    • Get Site SSH Accesses
    • Create Site SSH Access
    • Remove Site SSH Access
    • List Site Databases
    • Toggle Site Dev Mode
    • Site Install Wordpress
    • Site Optimize Wordpress
  • Cronjobs
    • List Cronjobs
    • Create Cronjob
    • Get Cronjob
    • Update Cronjob
    • Delete Cronjob
  • Locations
    • List Locations
    • Check SL8 Availability
    • Available Countries
  • Databases
    • List Databases
    • Get Database
    • Create Database
    • Update Database
    • Delete Database
    • Link Database
    • Unlink Database
    • Get Slow Queries
  • SSH Keys
    • List SSH Keys
    • Add a new SSH Key
    • Get SSH Key
    • Delete SSH Key
  • Certificates
    • List Certificate Orders
    • Get Certificate Order
    • Order new Certificate
    • Store custom certificate
    • Update Auto-Renewal
    • Verify DNS challenge
    • Delete Certificate Order
  • Profile
    • Get User Profile
    • Update User Profile
    • Update Profile Picture
    • Delete Profile Picture
    • Action Required
  • Billing
    • Pricing Calculator
    • Get Billing Customer Info
    • Update Bolt Subscription
    • List Invoices
    • Download Invoice
    • List Available addons
    • Order Checkout
    • Order Summary
    • Country to Currency
  • Security
    • IP Block
      • List Site IP Blocks
      • Create Site IP Block
      • Delete Site IP Block
    • GEOSec
      • Get GEOSec Status
      • Update GEOSec Configuration
      • Disable GEOSec
    • Patchstack
      • Get Patchstack Cms Status
      • Get Patchstack Cms Historical
      • Install Patchstack
      • Get Patchstack Software Autoupdate Settings
      • Update Patchstack Software Autoupdate Settings
      • Get Patchstack Available Security Modules
      • Update Patchstack Security Module Status
      • Get Patchstack Status
    • Threat Defence
    • Get Global Vulnerabilities
    • Get Global Malwares
  • Backups & Restore
    • List Bolt Database Backups
    • Restore Bolt Database Backup
    • Get Bolt Database Restore Status
    • Get Bolt Database Restore Historical
    • List Site Backups
    • Restore Site Backup
    • Get Site Backup Restore Status
    • Get Site Backup Restore Historical
    • Bulk List Sites and Database Backups
    • Bulk Restore Site and Database
    • Bulk List Sites and Database Backups Historical
  • Environment
    • Install WordPress on the environment.
  • WordPress
    • List wp-cli command history.
      GET
    • Get a wp-cli command's status and result.
      GET
    • Get WordPress core version.
      GET
    • Check for a WordPress core update.
      GET
    • Verify WordPress core checksums.
      GET
    • Update WordPress core (guarded).
      POST
    • Run the WordPress database upgrade (guarded).
      POST
    • List WordPress plugins.
      GET
    • Install a WordPress plugin.
      POST
    • Get a WordPress plugin.
      GET
    • Update a WordPress plugin.
      PATCH
    • Delete a WordPress plugin.
      DELETE
    • Activate a WordPress plugin.
      POST
    • Deactivate a WordPress plugin.
      POST
    • List WordPress themes.
      GET
    • Install a WordPress theme.
      POST
    • Get a WordPress theme.
      GET
    • Update a WordPress theme.
      PATCH
    • Delete a WordPress theme.
      DELETE
    • Activate a WordPress theme.
      POST
    • List WordPress users.
      GET
    • Create a WordPress user (guarded for admin role).
      POST
    • Get a WordPress user.
      GET
    • Update a WordPress user (guarded for admin role).
      PATCH
    • Delete a WordPress user (guarded).
      DELETE
    • Add a role to a WordPress user (guarded for admin role).
      POST
    • Remove a role from a WordPress user.
      POST
    • Set a WordPress user's role (guarded for admin role).
      POST
    • Reset a WordPress user's password (guarded).
      POST
    • Search and replace across the database.
      POST
    • List WordPress options.
      GET
    • Add a WordPress option.
      POST
    • Get a WordPress option.
      GET
    • Update a WordPress option.
      PATCH
    • Delete a WordPress option.
      DELETE
    • Check the database.
      GET
    • Repair the database.
      POST
    • Optimize the database.
      POST
    • Get the database size.
      GET
    • Get a WordPress transient.
      GET
    • Delete a WordPress transient.
      DELETE
    • Delete all WordPress transients.
      DELETE
    • Install WordPress on the environment (site-key authable).
      POST
  • Schemas
    • Sample Schemas
      • Pet
      • Category
      • Tag
    • WordpressInstalled
    • WordpressInstall
    • WordpressSiteInstall
    • WpCommand
    • WordpressInstalledResponse
    • WpCommandResponse
  1. WordPress

Activate a WordPress theme.

POST
https://api.servebolt.io/environments/{id}/wordpress/themes/{theme}/activate
Activate a WordPress theme. There is no separate "deactivate" — a theme is only
ever deactivated by activating a different one. Runs asynchronously.

Request

Authorization
Provide your bearer token in the
Authorization
header when making requests to protected resources.
Example:
Authorization: Bearer ********************
Path Params

Request Code Samples

Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
Go
PHP
Python
HTTP
C
C#
Objective-C
Ruby
OCaml
Dart
R
Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.servebolt.io/environments//wordpress/themes//activate' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

Responses

🟠404
Environment not found
This response does not have a body.
🟢202WpCommandAccepted
Modified at 2026-08-11 14:58:45
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