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Knowledge Base

License Creation/Renewal/Upgrade Request – Examples

 
isv licensing integration guideisv protocol v10 deprecatedlicense creationrenewalupgrade requesthttplicense key

Correct PURCHASE request:

POST /handler.php HTTP/1.1
Accept: */*
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Host: isv.endpoint.example.org
Authorization: Basic am9objpxd2UxMjM=
APS_PROTOCOL_MODEL=2&APS_ACTION=PURCHASE&APS_TEST_MODE=N&PURCHASE_ID=12345678&PRODUCT_ID=someproduct1&PURCHASE_DATE=12%5c03%5c2016&SUBSCRIPTION_DATE=12%5c03%5c2016&START_DATE=12%5c03%5c2016&EXPIRY_DATE=22%5c04%5c2016&REG_NAME=54321

Successful PURCHASE response with a binary license body:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2016 15:02:10 GMT
Server: Web Server
X-APS-Expiration-Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:02:10 GMT
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
<response body bytes go here>

Correct RENEW request:

POST /handler.php HTTP/1.1
Accept: */*
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Host: isv.endpoint.example.org
Authorization: Basic am9objpxd2UxMjM=
APS_PROTOCOL_MODEL=2&APS_ACTION=RENEW&APS_TEST_MODE=N&PURCHASE_ID=12345678&PRODUCT_ID=someproduct1&PURCHASE_DATE=12%5c04%5c2016&SUBSCRIPTION_DATE=12%5c03%5c2016&START_DATE=12%5c04%5c2016&EXPIRY_DATE=22%5c05%5c2016&PREVIOUS_LICENSE_BODY=NCA4IDE1IDE2IDIzIDQy&REG_NAME=54321

Successful RENEW response with a binary license body:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2016 15:02:10 GMT
Server: Web Server
X-APS-Expiration-Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 15:02:10 GMT
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
<response body bytes go here>

Incorrect request (an invalid EXPIRY_DATE is specified):

POST /handler.php HTTP/1.1
Accept: */*
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Host: isv.endpoint.example.org
Authorization: Basic am9objpxd2UxMjM=
APS_PROTOCOL_MODEL=2&APS_ACTION=PURCHASE&APS_TEST_MODE=N&PURCHASE_ID=12345678&PRODUCT_ID=someproduct1&PURCHASE_DATE=12%5c03%5c2016&SUBSCRIPTION_DATE=12%5c03%5c2016&START_DATE=12%5c03%5c2016&EXPIRY_DATE=22%5c04%5c2015&REG_NAME=54321

Error response:

HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2016 15:02:10 GMT
Server: Web Server
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Error: Subscription expiration date cannot be less than subscription start date

Unauthorized response:

HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2016 15:02:10 GMT
Server: Web Server
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="License Key Generator"
Error: No credentials supplied. Please authorize

Authorization failed response:

HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2016 15:02:10 GMT
Server: Web Server
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Error: Access denied
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