---
title: "Activate Physical Card"
method: POST
path: "/cards/{cardId}/activate"
tags: ["Cards"]
---

# Activate Physical Card

`POST /cards/{cardId}/activate`

Activate a specific, physical credit card. You can chose between two activation methods: `activationCode` and `refNum`. To activate physical cards on the sandbox environment, use `999999` **or** the `refNum` of the card (available via [Card Details](/reference/get-multiple-card-details)) as the activation code. Virtual cards are activated automatically upon creation (if the cardholder is active) and do not require manual activation.

## Path parameters

- `cardId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `activationCode` string, required — The 6-digit activation code or the last 4-digits of the card (called `refNum`).

## Response `204`

Ok

## Other responses

- `400` — unresolved $ref
- `401` — unresolved $ref
- `403` — unresolved $ref
- `404` — unresolved $ref
- `429` — unresolved $ref
- `500` — unresolved $ref

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