## MarkEnvironmentActive

`client.environments.markActive(EnvironmentMarkActiveParamsbody, RequestOptionsoptions?): EnvironmentMarkActiveResponse`

**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"
  ```

### Parameters

- `body: EnvironmentMarkActiveParams`

  - `activitySignal?: EnvironmentActivitySignal`

    activity_signal specifies the activity.

    - `source?: 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?: string`

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

  - `environmentId?: string`

    The ID of the environment to update activity for.

### Returns

- `EnvironmentMarkActiveResponse = unknown`

### Example

```typescript
import Gitpod from '@gitpod/sdk';

const client = new Gitpod({
  bearerToken: process.env['GITPOD_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const response = await client.environments.markActive({
  activitySignal: { source: 'VS Code', timestamp: '2025-02-12T14:30:00Z' },
  environmentId: '07e03a28-65a5-4d98-b532-8ea67b188048',
});

console.log(response);
```

#### Response

```json
{}
```