---
title: "Validate License"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/licenses/validate"
tags: ["licenses"]
---

# Validate License

`POST /api/v1/licenses/validate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.actvt.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.actvt.io/api/v1/licenses/validate`
- Auth: none declared

Validate a license activation.

## Request body

- LicenseValidate
  - `license_key` string, required
  - `activation_id` string, uuid, required
  - `machine_id` string, required
  - `install_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `usage_sharing` boolean, nullable
  - `trigger` 'startup' | 'scheduled' | 'foreground' | 'wake' | 'reconnect' | 'manual', nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- LicenseValidateResponse
  - `valid` boolean, required
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `days_until_expiry` integer, nullable
  - `tier` string, nullable
  - `status` string, required
  - `reason` string, nullable
  - `entitlement` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/actvt/apis/actvt-licensing-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/actvt/apis/actvt-licensing-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/actvt/apis/actvt-licensing-api/revisions/f8d53e5bb638?raw)