developer_guide:call_reference:activationrequest

ActivationRequest

This method is depreciated. Developers are no longer required to activate their IP address. However, you can add IP restrictions via the control panel.

Overview

ActivationRequest is the first call you will make to the API. This call authorizes your application to communicate with the API. No other calls will work until you successfully call ActivationRequest.

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ActivationRequest

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <ActivationRequest>	
        <Username>string</Username>
        <Token>string</Token>	
    </ActivationRequest>

Elements

Name Type Occurrence Meaning
ActivationRequest container required Parent Element
Username string required Merchant API Username (Not your Merchant Center login)
Token string required Hash of API Username and Password. Creating a Token

ActivationResponse

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <ActivationResponse>	
        <Ack>string</Ack>
	<Timestamp>timestamp</Timestamp>	
    </ActivationResponse>

Elements

Name Type Occurrence Meaning
ActivationResponse container required Parent Element
Ack string always Success, Error, or Warning
Timestamp string always All responses return the official SB time stamp in UTC/GMT
developer_guide/call_reference/activationrequest.txt · Last modified: 2012/02/25 23:38 by matt