Activate a card
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to:
✅ Activate a debit card using the card ID
If you are new to card issuing we recommend you read the card issuing management documentation before starting this tutorial.
The tutorial assumes you have a knowledge of APIs and how they work. For more information on sending API calls, see the API overview page.
The tutorial uses these API endpoints:
API | Description |
|---|---|
Activates the card using the card ID |
The tutorial uses these webhooks:
Webhook | Description |
|---|---|
Cards.Card.Activated | Debit card activated |
Make sure you have:
To receive the webhook events for this tutorial both partner accounts need to register each specific webhook event type. Once you are registered, the event objects are sent to the registered URLs.
The event object contains a list of resource identifiers used to download details on each event.
Activate the card you created in the order a card tutorial.
Call POST /cardmanagement/v1/cards/{id}/activate. The id attribute must be set to the card ID. In the sample below the ID is 8709163d-140c-4d95-a111-afa8009e9cd1. A full list of attributes is found here .
A successful API call returns a JSON response with the details of the card. The card status is now activated. The OrderStatus is Completed.
When the card status changes to Active, the Cards.Card.Activated webhook event fires.