# Set Manual lifecycle API

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/set-manual-lifecycle-api/207418>\
**Category:** SHF Discussion and Questions\
**Tags:** lifecycle-management, sailpoint-identity-security\
**Created:** [May 11, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/set-manual-lifecycle-api/207418 "2026-05-11T12:22:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![torry\_salamat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@torry\_salamat](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/torry_salamat)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/set-manual-lifecycle-api/207418/1 "2026-05-11T12:22:11Z")

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Hello,

I would like to know if there is an API in ISC to manually update the `cloudLifecycleState` of an identity, similarly to what we can do from the UI when clicking on the **“Set Lifecycle State”** button.

In the UI, after doing this manually, we can see `(manually)` displayed next to the lifecycle state.

Is there an API endpoint that performs the same action and marks the lifecycle state as manually set as well?

Thanks in advance,

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**Author:** ![trettkowski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/trettkowski/32/36103_2.png) [@trettkowski](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/trettkowski)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/set-manual-lifecycle-api/207418/2 "2026-05-11T12:27:30Z")

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Hi @torry_salamat

Yes, this endpoint below does the trick for that.

> **[set-lifecycle-state | SailPoint Developer Community](https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/v2025/set-lifecycle-state/)**
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> The SailPoint Developer Community has everything you need to build, extend, and automate scalable identity solutions.

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**Author:** ![SatishAtike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@SatishAtike](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/SatishAtike)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/set-manual-lifecycle-api/207418/3 "2026-05-11T12:36:33Z")

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hi @torry_salamat ,  
yes, Below is the api to set the life cycle state in IdentityNow.

> **[set-lifecycle-state | SailPoint Developer Community](https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/v2025/set-lifecycle-state/)**
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> The SailPoint Developer Community has everything you need to build, extend, and automate scalable identity solutions.

In the request body, you have to pass the life cycle state id.  
If you have connected to your tenant in VScode, go to identity profile, expand it and click on the lifecycle state, there you can find the id, this id should be passed in the request body of above api.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![torry\_salamat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@torry\_salamat](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/torry_salamat)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/set-manual-lifecycle-api/207418/4 "2026-05-11T12:43:12Z")

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Many thanks it worked 🙂

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**Author:** ![torry\_salamat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@torry\_salamat](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/torry_salamat)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/set-manual-lifecycle-api/207418/5 "2026-05-11T12:43:37Z")

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Thank you also Satish

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/2X/f/f2136700ed5e3703e0b85e02f6be799dacca7735.png) [@system](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/set-manual-lifecycle-api/207418/6 "2026-07-10T12:44:22Z")

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