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====== ActivationRequest ======

<note>

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

</note>

==== 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.


**Learn More:**

  * [[:developer_guide:developer_guide#using-the-apis|Using the APIs]]  
  * [[:developer_guide:developer_guide#http-status-code|HTTP Status Codes]]  
  * [[:developer_guide:developer_guide#error-codes|Error Codes]] 
  * [[:developer_guide:developer_guide#troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]] 

===== ActivationRequest =====

==== XML ====

<code>

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

</code>



==== 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. [[:developer_guide:developer_guide:LinkID|Creating a Token]] |


===== ActivationResponse =====

==== XML ====

<code>

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

</code>



==== 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 |