---
title: "Activate a card"
method: POST
path: "/issuing/cards/{cardId}/activate"
tags: ["Cards"]
---

# Activate a card

`POST /issuing/cards/{cardId}/activate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://{prefix}.api.sandbox.checkout.com`
- URL: `https://{prefix}.api.sandbox.checkout.com/issuing/cards/{cardId}/activate`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Client credentials
  - Token URL: `string` scopes: `issuing:card-management-write`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkout/apis/checkout-com-api-reference/docs/issuing/cards/:cardId/activate/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Activates an `inactive` or `suspended` card so that incoming authorizations can be approved. 

Activating a renewed card will schedule the parent card for revocation the following day, and transfer all configurations to the newly activated card. This includes 3DS enrollment, card controls, control profiles and tokenisation.

## Path parameters

- `cardId` string, required: The card's unique identifier.

## Response `200`

Card activated successfully

- ActivateCardResponse
  - `last_activated_on` string, date-time, required: The time the card was activated.
  - `_links` ActivatedCardLinks: The links related to the card.
    - `self` IssuingLink, required
      - `href` string, required: The link URL.
      - `actions` string[], required: The HTTP Methods that can be performed on the link.
      - `types` string[], required: The Content Types for the link to the resource
    - `revoke` IssuingLink, required
      - `href` string, required: The link URL.
      - `actions` string[], required: The HTTP Methods that can be performed on the link.
      - `types` string[], required: The Content Types for the link to the resource
    - `suspend` IssuingLink, required
      - `href` string, required: The link URL.
      - `actions` string[], required: The HTTP Methods that can be performed on the link.
      - `types` string[], required: The Content Types for the link to the resource
    - `controls` IssuingLink, required
      - `href` string, required: The link URL.
      - `actions` string[], required: The HTTP Methods that can be performed on the link.
      - `types` string[], required: The Content Types for the link to the resource

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Card not found
- `422`: Invalid data was sent

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/checkout/apis/checkout-com-api-reference.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/checkout/apis/checkout-com-api-reference/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/checkout/apis/checkout-com-api-reference/revisions/0f1abdb1c3e9?raw)