Activate MFA User Device (PingID Desktop)
POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}
The creation and pairing of a PingID Desktop device involves a sequence of requests and responses, including interaction with the Desktop API
This example shows the final step in this process, sending a POST request to the devices endpoint:
{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}
deviceID in the URL represents the ID that was included in the response from the PingOne server in the initial device creation request .
The body consists of a single field, attestation, and its value is the JWT that you received after the call to the PingID Desktop API, described in the description of the initial device creation request.
The Content-Type header must be set to
application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json.
Request Model
| Property | Type | Required? |
|---|---|---|
|
String |
Required |
Refer to PingID Desktop device properties for full property descriptions.
Example Request
-
cURL
-
C#
-
Go
-
HTTP
-
Java
-
jQuery
-
NodeJS
-
Python
-
PHP
-
Ruby
-
Swift
curl --location --globoff '{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}' \
--data '{
"attestation":
"{{attestationValue}}"
}'
var options = new RestClientOptions("{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}")
{
MaxTimeout = -1,
};
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
var body = @"{ " + "\n" +
@" ""attestation"": " + "\n" +
@" ""{{attestationValue}}""" + "\n" +
@"}";
request.AddStringBody(body, DataFormat.Json);
RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);
package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}"
method := "POST"
payload := strings.NewReader(`{
"attestation":
"{{attestationValue}}"
}`)
client := &http.Client {
}
req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
res, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer res.Body.Close()
body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
POST /environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}} HTTP/1.1
Host: {{apiPath}}
Content-Type: application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json
Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}
{
"attestation":
"{{attestationValue}}"
}
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
.build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{ \n \"attestation\": \n \"{{attestationValue}}\"\n}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}")
.method("POST", body)
.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json")
.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
var settings = {
"url": "{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}",
"method": "POST",
"timeout": 0,
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json",
"Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
},
"data": JSON.stringify({
"attestation": "{{attestationValue}}"
}),
};
$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
console.log(response);
});
var request = require('request');
var options = {
'method': 'POST',
'url': '{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}',
'headers': {
'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"attestation": "{{attestationValue}}"
})
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(response.body);
});
import requests
import json
url = "{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}"
payload = json.dumps({
"attestation": "{{attestationValue}}"
})
headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
}
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_POST);
$request->setConfig(array(
'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setHeader(array(
'Content-Type' => 'application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json',
'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
));
$request->setBody('{ \n "attestation": \n "{{attestationValue}}"\n}');
try {
$response = $request->send();
if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
echo $response->getBody();
}
else {
echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
$response->getReasonPhrase();
}
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
require "uri"
require "json"
require "net/http"
url = URI("{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = "application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json"
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
request.body = JSON.dump({
"attestation": "{{attestationValue}}"
})
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
let parameters = "{ \n \"attestation\": \n \"{{attestationValue}}\"\n}"
let postData = parameters.data(using: .utf8)
var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices/{{deviceID}}")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.addValue("application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.addValue("Bearer {{accessToken}}", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = postData
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
guard let data = data else {
print(String(describing: error))
return
}
print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}
task.resume()
Example Response
200 OK
{
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/users/d4543f69-e508-4cc6-bd16-b61baa4b3caf/devices/0783541c-a172-8d40-0783-541ca1728d40"
},
"environment": {
"href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
},
"user": {
"href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/users/d4543f69-e508-4cc6-bd16-b61baa4b3caf"
}
},
"rp": {
"id": "pingone.eu",
"name": "pingone.eu"
},
"id": "0783541c-a172-8d40-0783-541ca1728d40",
"environment": {
"id": "abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
},
"user": {
"id": "d4543f69-e508-4cc6-bd16-b61baa4b3caf"
},
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"nickname": "Desktop Mac 1",
"lock": {
"status": "UNLOCKED"
},
"block": {
"status": "UNBLOCKED"
},
"status": "ACTIVE",
"createdAt": "2026-02-17T13:34:34.840Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-02-17T13:36:33.257Z",
"os": {
"version": "15.7.3",
"type": "MAC"
},
"model": {},
"application": {
"id": "941d6390-ec3a-4bf4-858a-949c47ccd36e",
"nativeName": "PingID Desktop",
"version": "1.0.0",
"pushSandbox": false
},
"unitId": "4d764d06-6aa5-4c15-ac8c-4df655cbf867"
}