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Barclays Cards Activation API

API for activating cards and retrieving activation status based on account ID with eligibility and fraud verification.

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Barclays Cards Activation API is one of 64 APIs that Barclays publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Cards Activation. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://telesto.api.barclays/open-banking/v3.1.

2 operations 2 paths 14 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://telesto.api.barclays/open-banking/v3.1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Barclays Cards Activation API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (ExternalTiaaUsCCAuth) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 2 scopes.

  • ExternalTiaaUsCCAuth — OAuth2.0 Client Credentials Grant authentication using TIAA-US for external APIs

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Cards Activation 2

API for activating cards and retrieving activation status based on account ID with eligibility and fraud verification.

GET
/cards/accounts/{accountId}/activation-status
Retrieve activation status for all cards in the account
getCardActivationStatus 3 params → 200400401500403404503
POST
/cards/accounts/{accountId}/activate
Activate one or more cards for an account.
activateCard 4 params body → 200400401500403404503428

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ErrorType (5 properties), ActivateCardDetailType (4 properties), ActivationStatusDetailType (4 properties), CardActivationRequests (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CardActivationRequests
object
Individual card activation request with verification details
3 properties
ErrorResponseType
object
An API error response.
2 properties
ActivateCardResponseData
object
Response data containing activation results for each requested card. Response Structure: - Returns activation status for each card in the request - Includes ca…
1 property
ErrorType
object
Message details - additional operation execution information.
5 properties 3 required
ActivateCardRequestDataItem
object
Card activation request payload containing one or more cards to activate
2 properties
ActivateCardRequestData
object
Request data for activating one or more cards with verification details. Purpose: - Activate cards by providing card identifiers, CVV, and expiry date - Suppor…
1 property 1 required
ActivateCardResponseDataItem
object
Response containing activation results for each requested card
1 property
CardIdentifier
object
Unique card identifier using external customer ID and last 4 digits
2 properties 2 required
ActivationStatusDetailList
array
List of activation status for each card in the account
ActivationStatusDetailType
object
Activation status details for a single card
4 properties
ActivationStatusResponseData
object
Response data containing activation status for all cards in the account. Response Structure: - Returns status for all cards associated with the account - Inclu…
1 property
ActivationStatusResponseDataItem
object
Response containing activation status for all cards in the account
1 property
ActivateCardDetailList
array
List of activation results for each card in the request
ActivateCardDetailType
object
Activation result details for a single card
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

barclays-cards-activation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
barclays:barclays-cards-activation-api
Base URL
https://telesto.api.barclays/open-banking/v3.1
Docs
https://developer.barclays.com/apis/barclaycard-smartpay-web-payment/b82fda37-a434-4cc3-abde-0c6ba126fd2e.bdn/documentation
Provider
Barclays
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