---
title: "Pybytes library API"
aliases:
  - pybytes/api/activate
---

**Activate**
----
  Activate device on Pybytes.

**Method**
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**pybytes.activate(activation_string)**


**Parameters**
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| name  | Description   | is Required    | Default value
| ------------- |:-------------:|:-------------:|:-------------:|
| activation string   | Generated by Pybytes  | Yes   | - |


**Example**
----
pybytes.activate("eyJhIjoiNTYzM...")


**Success Response**
----

    >> Please wait while we try to connect to Pycom
     >> Wifi connection established... activating device!
     >> WMAC: 807D3AC325E8
     >> Firmware: 1.20.1.r2
     >> Pybytes: 1.3.0
     >> Initialized watchdog for WiFi and LTE connection with timeout 1260000 ms
     >> WiFi connection established
     >> Pybytes connected successfully (using the built-in pybytes library)