--- title: Activate MFA User Device (PingID Desktop) component: pingone-api page_id: pingone-api:mfa:users/mfa-devices/activate-mfa-user-device-desktop canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingone-api/mfa/users/mfa-devices/activate-mfa-user-device-desktop.html section_ids: headers: Headers body: Body example-request: Example Request example-response: Example Response --- # Activate MFA User Device (PingID Desktop) ##     ```none 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](create-mfa-user-device-desktop.html) . 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](create-mfa-user-device-desktop.html). The `Content-Type` header must be set to `application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json`. > **Collapse: Request Model** > > | Property | Type | Required? | > | ------------- | ------ | --------- | > | `attestation` | String | Required | > > Refer to [PingID Desktop device properties](../mfa-devices.html#pingid-desktop-device-properties) for full property descriptions. ### Headers Authorization      Bearer {{accessToken}} Content-Type      application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json ### Body raw ( application/vnd.pingidentity.device.activate+json ) ```json { "attestation": "{{attestationValue}}" } ``` ## ### Example Request * cURL * C# * Go * HTTP * Java * jQuery * NodeJS * Python * PHP * Ruby * Swift ```shell 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}}" }' ``` ```csharp 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); ``` ```golang 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)) } ``` ```http 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}}" } ``` ```java 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(); ``` ```javascript 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); }); ``` ```javascript 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); }); ``` ```python 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 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(); } ``` ```ruby 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 ``` ```swift 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 ```json { "_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" } ```