---
title: "Manage card status"
---
After creating a card, you can manage its status using the [Update card status](/api-reference/cards/patch-v1-cards-card-id-update) endpoint. Card status controls whether you can use the card for transactions.

The card `status` values can be one of the following:

| Status  | Description                                                             |
| :------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| active  | card is active, and you can use it for transactions                     |
| freeze  | card is temporarily frozen, and you can't use it until it's reactivated |
| blocked | card is permanently blocked, and you can't reactivate it                |

For example, to temporarily freeze a card, set the `status` field to `freeze` in the request body:

```bash title="update card status request"
curl --request PATCH \
     --url https://api.gravv.xyz/v1/cards/<card id>/update \
     --header 'Api-Key: <API_KEY>' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
  "status": "freeze"
}
'
```