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