Activate Card

Use the Activate Card endpoint to activate a physical card that has an emboss record in status: Y. Do not use this endpoint to activate a virtual card; instead, use the Modify Status endpoint with type: 7.

Consult the Activating a Card procedure for more information.

If you are not PCI compliant, you can use this endpoint only under certain circumstances. See PCI compliance in Setting Up a Card Program for details.

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string
required

Web service username, as provided by Galileo.
Pattern: Max 50 characters
Example: "AbC123-9999"

string
required

Web service password, as provided by Galileo.
Pattern: Max 15 characters
Example: "4sb62fh6w4h7w34g"

int32
required

Galileo-issued provider identifier.
Pattern: Max 10 digits
Example: 9999

string
required
1 to 60

A unique provider-generated ID to identify this API call. A UUID is preferred.
Pattern: 60 characters or less
Example: "9845dk-39fdk3fj3-4483483478"

string
required
≤ 18
^$|^([0-9]+)$

The PRN, PAN or CAD of the account. For card-specific endpoints such as this one, the CAD is preferred. Do not use the PRN if more than one card has ever been associated with this account.
Pattern: PAN, PRN, or CAD
Example: "074103447228"

string
required
^(19|20)[0-9][0-9]-(0[1-9]|1[012])$

The expiry date provided by the cardholder. This value is compared to the expiry date in the Galileo system.
Pattern: YYYY-MM
Example: "2019-01"

string | null
[0-9]{3}

The CVV value provided by the cardholder. This value is compared to the CVV in the Galileo system.
Pattern: 3 digits
Example: "123"

string | null
[0-9]{4}$

If accountNo contains a PRN, and multiple cards are associated with this account, use this value to ensure that the correct card is selected.
Pattern: 4 digits
Example: "0789"

int32 | null
0 to 1

If temporary cards were issued, this controls whether to deactivate the temporary cards:

  • 1 — Deactivate
  • 0 — Do not deactivate

Pattern: Integer
Example: 1

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enum
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