Reactivate a cardholder
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"status": 200,
"message": "Cardholder retrieved",
"data": {
"cardholderId": "chl_01HXYZ1234ABCDEF5678",
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"email": "john.smith@example.com",
"phone": "+12025551234",
"dateOfBirth": "1990-05-15",
"nationality": "US",
"address": {
"address": "123 Main Street, Apt 4B",
"city": "Newark",
"country": "US",
"state": "Delaware",
"postalCode": "19701"
},
"kycDocument": {
"documentType": "PASSPORT",
"documentNumber": "AB123456",
"issuingCountry": "US",
"frontUrl": "https://storage.example.com/doc-front.jpg",
"backUrl": null,
"selfieUrl": "https://storage.example.com/selfie.jpg"
},
"externalId": "usr_123456",
"metadata": {
"plan": "premium"
},
"status": "ACTIVE",
"kycStatus": "APPROVED",
"kycVerifiedAt": "2026-05-10T14:23:00Z",
"kycRejectionReason": null,
"totalCards": 2,
"suspendedAt": null,
"terminatedAt": null,
"createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-05-10T14:23:00Z"
},
"meta": {
"requestId": "req_a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2",
"platform": "Fyatu CaaS",
"timestamp": "2026-05-22T15:00:00Z"
}
}Cardholders
Reactivate Cardholder
Reactivate a suspended cardholder, restoring their cards’ ability to transact. POST /cardholders//reactivate. Requires cardholders:write scope.
POST
/
cardholders
/
{id}
/
reactivate
Reactivate a cardholder
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/{id}/reactivate")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"status": 200,
"message": "Cardholder retrieved",
"data": {
"cardholderId": "chl_01HXYZ1234ABCDEF5678",
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"email": "john.smith@example.com",
"phone": "+12025551234",
"dateOfBirth": "1990-05-15",
"nationality": "US",
"address": {
"address": "123 Main Street, Apt 4B",
"city": "Newark",
"country": "US",
"state": "Delaware",
"postalCode": "19701"
},
"kycDocument": {
"documentType": "PASSPORT",
"documentNumber": "AB123456",
"issuingCountry": "US",
"frontUrl": "https://storage.example.com/doc-front.jpg",
"backUrl": null,
"selfieUrl": "https://storage.example.com/selfie.jpg"
},
"externalId": "usr_123456",
"metadata": {
"plan": "premium"
},
"status": "ACTIVE",
"kycStatus": "APPROVED",
"kycVerifiedAt": "2026-05-10T14:23:00Z",
"kycRejectionReason": null,
"totalCards": 2,
"suspendedAt": null,
"terminatedAt": null,
"createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-05-10T14:23:00Z"
},
"meta": {
"requestId": "req_a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2",
"platform": "Fyatu CaaS",
"timestamp": "2026-05-22T15:00:00Z"
}
}Overview
Reactivates a suspended cardholder. Once reactivated, the cardholder’s status returns toACTIVE and their cards can transact again immediately. This endpoint has no request body.
Path Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | The cardholder ID (prefix chl_) |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/chl_01HXYZ1234ABCDEF5678/reactivate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FYATU_API_KEY"
const resp = await fetch(
'https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/chl_01HXYZ1234ABCDEF5678/reactivate',
{
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.FYATU_API_KEY}` }
}
);
const body = await resp.json();
console.log(body.data.status); // "ACTIVE"
console.log(body.data.suspendedAt); // null
import os, requests
resp = requests.post(
'https://api.fyatu.com/api/v3.20/cardholders/chl_01HXYZ1234ABCDEF5678/reactivate',
headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["FYATU_API_KEY"]}'}
)
cardholder = resp.json()['data']
print(cardholder['status']) # ACTIVE
print(cardholder['suspendedAt']) # None
Success Response (200)
Returns the full updated cardholder object withstatus: ACTIVE and suspendedAt: null:
{
"success": true,
"status": 200,
"message": "Cardholder reactivated",
"data": {
"cardholderId": "chl_01HXYZ1234ABCDEF5678",
"programId": "prg_01HXYZ9876ABCDEF0000",
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"email": "john.smith@example.com",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"kycStatus": "APPROVED",
"kycVerifiedAt": "2026-05-01T09:05:00Z",
"suspendedAt": null,
"totalCards": 2,
"totalSpendCents": 125000,
"createdAt": "2026-05-01T09:00:00Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-05-22T10:15:00Z"
},
"meta": {
"requestId": "req_01HXY123456ABCDEF",
"platform": "Fyatu CaaS",
"timestamp": "2026-05-22T10:15:00Z"
}
}
Webhook
ACARDHOLDER_REACTIVATED event fires immediately after a successful reactivation:
{
"event": "CARDHOLDER_REACTIVATED",
"eventId": "evt_01HXY123456ABCDEF",
"businessId": "BUS1A2B3C4D5E6F",
"environment": "LIVE",
"timestamp": "2026-05-22T10:15:00Z",
"data": {
"cardholderId": "chl_01HXYZ1234ABCDEF5678",
"status": "ACTIVE"
}
}
Error Codes
| Code | HTTP | Cause |
|---|---|---|
ALREADY_ACTIVE | 409 | Cardholder is already active (not suspended) |
CARDHOLDER_TERMINATED | 409 | Terminated cardholder cannot be reactivated |
CARDHOLDER_NOT_FOUND | 404 | Cardholder does not exist or belongs to another business |
INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE | 403 | Key lacks cardholders:write scope |
Authorizations
API key from the FYATU CaaS portal. Pass as Authorization: Bearer <key>.
Path Parameters
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