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# POST - Activate Card (Physical)

Activates the physical card identified by the cardId path parameter.

### Activate card

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### End point

```markup
https://api.up.money/cards/activate/{cardid}
```

### Headers

<details>

<summary>Security</summary>

**REQUEST BODY SCHEMA: application/json**

&#x20;:closed\_lock\_with\_key: **API SECRET: x-secret**

Add `YWJjMTIzIQ==` in  `x-secret` in headers.  &#x20;

**Header parameter name:** `x-secret`

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&#x20;:lock\_with\_ink\_pen:  **HTTP:** `Authorization-key`

The authentication token representing the user. This will be included in the login response object as `token`.&#x20;

**Header parameter name:** `Authorization-key`

</details>

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### **Path Parameters**

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<table><thead><tr><th width="223"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>cardId <mark style="color:red;">(required)</mark></td><td><code>string</code> <code>^[0-9]+$</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### **Body Parameters**

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<table><thead><tr><th width="223"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>activationCode <mark style="color:red;">(required)</mark></td><td><code>string</code> <code>&#x3C;= 6 characters</code> <code>^[0-9]+$</code><br>The code, set up when upgrading the card, that allows the physical card to be activated.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Sample Request

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```javascript
curl --location 'https://api.up2.money/cards/activate/{cardId}' \
--header 'x-secret: YWJjMTIzIQ==' \
--header 'Authorization-key: YOUR_AUTHORIZATION_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
    "activationCode":123 // your activation code
}'
```

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### Sample Response

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{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Success - 200" %}

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "profileId": "string",
  "externalHandle": "string",
  "tag": "string",
  "friendlyName": "string",
  "currency": "str",
  "state": {
    "state": "ACTIVE",
    "blockedReason": "USER",
    "destroyedReason": "SYSTEM"
  },
  "type": "VIRTUAL",
  "cardBrand": "MASTERCARD",
  "cardNumber": {
    "value": "string"
  },
  "cvv": {
    "value": "str"
  },
  "cardNumberFirstSix": "string",
  "cardNumberLastFour": "stri",
  "nameOnCard": "string",
  "nameOnCardLine2": "string",
  "startMmyy": "stri",
  "expiryMmyy": "stri",
  "cardLevelClassification": "CONSUMER",
  "expiryPeriodMonths": 1,
  "renewalType": "AUTO_RENEW",
  "creationTimestamp": 0,
  "cardholderMobileNumber": "string",
  "billingAddress": {
    "addressLine1": "string",
    "addressLine2": "string",
    "city": "string",
    "postCode": "string",
    "state": "string",
    "country": "st"
  },
  "physicalCardDetails": {
    "bulkDelivery": true,
    "productReference": "string",
    "carrierType": "string",
    "pendingActivation": true,
    "pinBlocked": true,
    "manufacturingState": "REQUESTED",
    "replacement": {
      "replacementReason": "DAMAGED",
      "replacementId": "string"
    },
    "deliveryAddress": {
      "name": "string",
      "surname": "string",
      "addressLine1": "string",
      "addressLine2": "string",
      "city": "string",
      "postCode": "string",
      "state": "string",
      "country": "st",
      "contactNumber": "string"
    },
    "deliveryMethod": "STANDARD_DELIVERY",
    "deliveryTrackingCode": "string",
    "deliveryTrackingMethod": "string",
    "nameOnCardLine2": "string"
  },
  "digitalWallets": {
    "pushProvisioningEnabled": true,
    "walletsEnabled": true,
    "artworkReference": "string"
  },
  "authForwardingDefaultTimeoutDecision": "APPROVE",
  "threeDSecureAuthConfig": {
    "linkedUserId": "string",
    "primaryChannel": "OTP_SMS",
    "fallbackChannel": "OTP_SMS"
  },
  "mode": "PREPAID_MODE",
  "externalData": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "value": "string"
    }
  ],
  "balances": {
    "availableBalance": 0,
    "actualBalance": 0
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Error - 400" %}

```json
{
  "message": "string",
  "syntaxErrors": {
    "invalidFields": [
      {
        "params": [
          "string"
        ],
        "fieldName": "string",
        "error": "REQUIRED"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

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### Response Status

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<mark style="color:green;">**200 Success**</mark>

<details>

<summary><mark style="color:red;"><strong>400 Bad Request Error - Your request is invalid.</strong></mark></summary>

errorCode: Enum:  `"REQUIRED"` `"HAS_TEXT"` `"REQUIRES"` `"SIZE"` `"RANGE"` `"IN"` `"NOT_IN" "REGEX"` `"EXACTLY"` `"AT_LEAST"` `"AT_MOST"` `"ALL_OR_NONE"`

</details>

<mark style="color:red;">**401 Unauthorized - Your credentials or access token are invalid.**</mark>

<details>

<summary><mark style="color:red;">403 Forbidden - Access to the requested resource or action is forbidden.</mark></summary>

errorCode: Enum: `STEP_UP_REQUIRED` `ACCESS_TOKEN_REQUIRED`

</details>

<mark style="color:red;">**404 Not found - The requested resource couldn't be found.**</mark>

<details>

<summary><mark style="color:red;">409 Conflict</mark></summary>

errorCode: Enum:  `"INSTRUMENT_NOT_PHYSICAL"` `"INSTRUMENT_ALREADY_ACTIVATED"` `"ACTIVATION_CODE_INVALID"` `"INSTRUMENT_BLOCKED"` `"INSTRUMENT_DESTROYED"`

</details>

<mark style="color:red;">**429 Too many requests.**</mark>

<mark style="color:red;">**500 Internal Server Error - There is a problem with the server. Please try again later.**</mark>

<mark style="color:red;">**503 Service Unavailable - We're temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later.**</mark>

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### E-nums

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<table><thead><tr><th width="264"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>STEP_UP_REQUIRED</code><br></td><td>Current session is expired, Call stepup api to create new session</td></tr><tr><td><code>ACCESS_TOKEN_REQUIRED</code></td><td>Issue with your token (Invalid or expired)</td></tr></tbody></table>