## MarkEnvironmentActive

**post** `/gitpod.v1.EnvironmentService/MarkEnvironmentActive`

Records environment activity to prevent automatic shutdown.

Activity signals should be sent every 5 minutes while the environment
is actively being used. The source must be between 3-80 characters.

### Examples

- Signal VS Code activity:

  Records VS Code editor activity to prevent environment shutdown.

  ```yaml
  environmentId: "07e03a28-65a5-4d98-b532-8ea67b188048"
  activitySignal:
    source: "VS Code"
    timestamp: "2025-02-12T14:30:00Z"
  ```

### Body Parameters

- `activitySignal: optional EnvironmentActivitySignal`

  activity_signal specifies the activity.

  - `source: optional string`

    source of the activity signal, such as "VS Code", "SSH", or "Automations".
    It should be a human-readable string that describes the source of the activity signal.

  - `timestamp: optional string`

    timestamp of when the activity was observed by the source.
    Only reported every 5 minutes.
    Zero value means no activity was observed.

- `environmentId: optional string`

  The ID of the environment to update activity for.

### Example

```http
curl https://app.gitpod.io/api/gitpod.v1.EnvironmentService/MarkEnvironmentActive \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITPOD_API_KEY" \
    -d '{}'
```

#### Response

```json
{}
```