# Update Entry Status

Change an entry's status to active, spam, or trash.

![Update Entry Status settings moving an application to Trash](/documentation/flowcrafter/screenshots/update-entry-status-settings.png)

## When to use it

Use this when a workflow decides how an entry should be filed: mark suspicious submissions as spam, trash rejected records, or restore an entry to active after review.

## Settings

![Update Entry Status settings with Spam selected](/documentation/flowcrafter/screenshots/action-update-entry-status-settings.png)

| Setting | What it controls |
| --- | --- |
| Form Source | The form that owns the entry. Usually detected automatically. |
| Entry Source | The entry to update. It defaults to the current entry context and can target an earlier step's entry. |
| Status | The new status: **Active** (default), **Spam**, or **Trash**. |

## Output and branches

The step follows one output and provides **Entry ID**, **Old status**, and **New status**. It fails if the entry cannot be resolved or Gravity Forms cannot save the status.

Trash is recoverable from the Gravity Forms entries screen. Use [Delete Entry](/documentation/flowcrafter/nodes/actions/delete-entry/) when permanent removal is required.

## Example

On the “rejected” branch of a [Condition](/documentation/flowcrafter/nodes/logic/condition-entry/), choose **Trash**. A later manual review can still restore the entry.

![Update Entry Status chooses Trash for the application on the rejected branch](/documentation/flowcrafter/screenshots/action-update-entry-status-example-settings.png)