To activate a license for a given, unique combination of an Activation Key and HostID, use the following request:
PUT /licenses/
(activation_key)/(hostids)
where:
- The activation_key (string) is your product activation key.
- The values of hostids are encoded in Base64 format.
Note that request headers are used by default.
Example request
PUT /rest/v1/licenses/4CT1V-4T10N-K3Y1S-C000L/dHlwZTE9dmFsdWUxLHR5cGUyPXZhbHVlPTI= HTTP/1.1 Host: license.x-formation.com Accept: application/hal+json
Response
The LAC REST API returns standard HTTP response codes as described in the following table.
Status Code | Header Field | Description |
---|---|---|
202 Accepted | The request for a new license is created upon its successful validation. Furthermore, it indicates that the Location header field value consists of an absolute URI for automatic redirection to this resource.
| |
| The requested activation key is invalid or the format of a hosid is wrong. The response body contains more details about this error.
| |
403 Forbidden | The license cannot be activated according to the internal configuration. The response message contains more information. |
Example response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted Vary: Accept Location: https://license.x-formation.com/rest/v1/license-queue/4CT1V-4T10N-K3Y1S-C000L/dHlwZTE9dmFsdWUxLHR5cGUyPXZhbHVlPTI=
For more information about HTTP methods, see Supported HTTP methods.