---
title: "Activate a physical card"
method: POST
path: "/cards/{cardId}/activate"
tags: ["Cards"]
---

# Activate a physical card

`POST /cards/{cardId}/activate`

Physical cards issued by Modulr will be mailed out to cardholders in an inactive state. A cardholder will need to have their card activated before it can be used. Cards can only be activated whilst they have a status of `CREATED`.

## Path parameters

- `cardId` string, required

## Headers

- `X-MOD-CARD-MGMT-TOKEN` string

## Response `204`

Card activated successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `403` — Forbidden. `Card Management Token` may be missing or invalid

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[API](https://skmtc.net/modulrfinance/apis/modulr-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/modulrfinance/apis/modulr-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/modulrfinance/modulr-api/versions/cbd52524c8ef/schema)