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# Update Business Status

> Activate or deactivate a business or location.

```
update_business_status
```

## Description

Activates or deactivates a business. Use it to deactivate a business or location, reactivate a previously deactivated one, or change a location's activation status.

<Warning>
  This is a **write tool**. Deactivating a business makes the whole account inactive and suspends its live functionality. Confirm the exact target and the intended status with the user before proceeding.
</Warning>

## Parameters

| Parameter        | Type   | Required | Default | Description                                                |
| ---------------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `businessNumber` | string | Yes      | —       | Business number of the location whose status should change |
| `status`         | string | Yes      | —       | New status. Valid values: `"active"`, `"inactive"`         |

## Example Usage

```
Deactivate the business 169744180007807.
```

```
Reactivate location 169744180007807.
```

```
Set my Downtown location to inactive.
```

## Notes

* Returns an empty success response (HTTP 200) when the status is updated; there is no response body to inspect.
* **Clarify the scope first.** `businessNumber` can be the whole enterprise/parent account **or** a single child location — deactivating the parent affects the entire account, not one location. Confirm whether the user means the parent account (from [`get_business_info`](/mcp/tools/business/get-business-info)) or one specific location (from [`get_child_locations`](/mcp/tools/business/get-child-locations)).