Licenses
Activate License
This endpoint allows you to activate a license for the user.
POST
/
licenses
/
activate
JavaScript
import DodoPayments from 'dodopayments';
const client = new DodoPayments({
bearerToken: process.env['DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});
const response = await client.licenses.activate({ license_key: 'license_key', name: 'name' });
console.log(response.id);import os
from dodopayments import DodoPayments
client = DodoPayments(
bearer_token=os.environ.get("DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted
)
response = client.licenses.activate(
license_key="license_key",
name="name",
)
print(response.id)package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/dodopayments/dodopayments-go"
"github.com/dodopayments/dodopayments-go/option"
)
func main() {
client := dodopayments.NewClient(
option.WithBearerToken("My Bearer Token"),
)
response, err := client.Licenses.Activate(context.TODO(), dodopayments.LicenseActivateParams{
LicenseKey: dodopayments.F("license_key"),
Name: dodopayments.F("name"),
})
if err != nil {
panic(err.Error())
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response.ID)
}
package com.dodopayments.api.example;
import com.dodopayments.api.client.DodoPaymentsClient;
import com.dodopayments.api.client.okhttp.DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient;
import com.dodopayments.api.models.licenses.LicenseActivateParams;
import com.dodopayments.api.models.licenses.LicenseActivateResponse;
public final class Main {
private Main() {}
public static void main(String[] args) {
DodoPaymentsClient client = DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient.fromEnv();
LicenseActivateParams params = LicenseActivateParams.builder()
.licenseKey("license_key")
.name("name")
.build();
LicenseActivateResponse response = client.licenses().activate(params);
}
}package com.dodopayments.api.example
import com.dodopayments.api.client.DodoPaymentsClient
import com.dodopayments.api.client.okhttp.DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient
import com.dodopayments.api.models.licenses.LicenseActivateParams
import com.dodopayments.api.models.licenses.LicenseActivateResponse
fun main() {
val client: DodoPaymentsClient = DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient.fromEnv()
val params: LicenseActivateParams = LicenseActivateParams.builder()
.licenseKey("license_key")
.name("name")
.build()
val response: LicenseActivateResponse = client.licenses().activate(params)
}require "dodopayments"
dodo_payments = Dodopayments::Client.new(
bearer_token: "My Bearer Token",
environment: "test_mode" # defaults to "live_mode"
)
response = dodo_payments.licenses.activate(license_key: "license_key", name: "name")
puts(response)<?php
require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use Dodopayments\Client;
use Dodopayments\Core\Exceptions\APIException;
$client = new Client(
bearerToken: getenv('DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY') ?: 'My Bearer Token',
environment: 'test_mode',
);
try {
$response = $client->licenses->activate(
licenseKey: 'license_key', name: 'name'
);
var_dump($response);
} catch (APIException $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}using System;
using DodoPayments.Client;
using DodoPayments.Client.Models.Licenses;
DodoPaymentsClient client = new();
LicenseActivateParams parameters = new()
{
LicenseKey = "license_key",
Name = "name",
};
var response = await client.Licenses.Activate(parameters);
Console.WriteLine(response);use dodopayments::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> dodopayments::Result<()> {
let client = Client::from_env()?;
let result = client
.licenses()
.activate()
.body(dodopayments::models::LicensesActivateParams {
license_key: Some("license_key".to_string()),
name: Some("name".to_string()),
..Default::default()
})
.await?;
println!("{result:?}");
Ok(())
}curl --request POST \
--url https://test.dodopayments.com/licenses/activate \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"license_key": "<string>",
"name": "<string>"
}
'{
"business_id": "<string>",
"created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"customer": {
"customer_id": "<string>",
"email": "<string>",
"name": "<string>",
"metadata": {},
"phone_number": "<string>"
},
"id": "lki_123",
"license_key_id": "lic_123",
"name": "Production Server 1",
"product": {
"product_id": "<string>",
"name": "<string>"
}
}No API Key Required: This is a public endpoint that does not require authentication. You can call it directly from client applications, desktop software, or CLIs to activate license keys without exposing your API credentials.
Response
License key instance created
Business ID
Creation timestamp
Example:
"2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
Limited customer details associated with the license key.
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License key instance ID
Example:
"lki_123"
Associated license key ID
Example:
"lic_123"
Instance name
Example:
"Production Server 1"
Related product info. Present if the license key is tied to a product.
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Last modified on March 25, 2026
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JavaScript
import DodoPayments from 'dodopayments';
const client = new DodoPayments({
bearerToken: process.env['DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});
const response = await client.licenses.activate({ license_key: 'license_key', name: 'name' });
console.log(response.id);import os
from dodopayments import DodoPayments
client = DodoPayments(
bearer_token=os.environ.get("DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted
)
response = client.licenses.activate(
license_key="license_key",
name="name",
)
print(response.id)package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/dodopayments/dodopayments-go"
"github.com/dodopayments/dodopayments-go/option"
)
func main() {
client := dodopayments.NewClient(
option.WithBearerToken("My Bearer Token"),
)
response, err := client.Licenses.Activate(context.TODO(), dodopayments.LicenseActivateParams{
LicenseKey: dodopayments.F("license_key"),
Name: dodopayments.F("name"),
})
if err != nil {
panic(err.Error())
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response.ID)
}
package com.dodopayments.api.example;
import com.dodopayments.api.client.DodoPaymentsClient;
import com.dodopayments.api.client.okhttp.DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient;
import com.dodopayments.api.models.licenses.LicenseActivateParams;
import com.dodopayments.api.models.licenses.LicenseActivateResponse;
public final class Main {
private Main() {}
public static void main(String[] args) {
DodoPaymentsClient client = DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient.fromEnv();
LicenseActivateParams params = LicenseActivateParams.builder()
.licenseKey("license_key")
.name("name")
.build();
LicenseActivateResponse response = client.licenses().activate(params);
}
}package com.dodopayments.api.example
import com.dodopayments.api.client.DodoPaymentsClient
import com.dodopayments.api.client.okhttp.DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient
import com.dodopayments.api.models.licenses.LicenseActivateParams
import com.dodopayments.api.models.licenses.LicenseActivateResponse
fun main() {
val client: DodoPaymentsClient = DodoPaymentsOkHttpClient.fromEnv()
val params: LicenseActivateParams = LicenseActivateParams.builder()
.licenseKey("license_key")
.name("name")
.build()
val response: LicenseActivateResponse = client.licenses().activate(params)
}require "dodopayments"
dodo_payments = Dodopayments::Client.new(
bearer_token: "My Bearer Token",
environment: "test_mode" # defaults to "live_mode"
)
response = dodo_payments.licenses.activate(license_key: "license_key", name: "name")
puts(response)<?php
require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
use Dodopayments\Client;
use Dodopayments\Core\Exceptions\APIException;
$client = new Client(
bearerToken: getenv('DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY') ?: 'My Bearer Token',
environment: 'test_mode',
);
try {
$response = $client->licenses->activate(
licenseKey: 'license_key', name: 'name'
);
var_dump($response);
} catch (APIException $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}using System;
using DodoPayments.Client;
using DodoPayments.Client.Models.Licenses;
DodoPaymentsClient client = new();
LicenseActivateParams parameters = new()
{
LicenseKey = "license_key",
Name = "name",
};
var response = await client.Licenses.Activate(parameters);
Console.WriteLine(response);use dodopayments::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> dodopayments::Result<()> {
let client = Client::from_env()?;
let result = client
.licenses()
.activate()
.body(dodopayments::models::LicensesActivateParams {
license_key: Some("license_key".to_string()),
name: Some("name".to_string()),
..Default::default()
})
.await?;
println!("{result:?}");
Ok(())
}curl --request POST \
--url https://test.dodopayments.com/licenses/activate \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"license_key": "<string>",
"name": "<string>"
}
'{
"business_id": "<string>",
"created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"customer": {
"customer_id": "<string>",
"email": "<string>",
"name": "<string>",
"metadata": {},
"phone_number": "<string>"
},
"id": "lki_123",
"license_key_id": "lic_123",
"name": "Production Server 1",
"product": {
"product_id": "<string>",
"name": "<string>"
}
}