REST API for creating and activating packages id198CF0260Y4
The following REST API allows you to create and activate CRX packages.
Create and activate package
A POST method that creates and activates CRX package.
Request URL:
http://<aem-guides-server>: <port-number>/bin/fmdita/activate
Parameters:
The request query consists of the JSON rules string. The content type of the POST request must be set to application/json; charset=UTF-8.
Example:
The following example shows the API call using the curl command:
curl -u <*username*>:<*password*> -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -k -X POST -d "{[JSON rules string](create-activate-package-java.md#example-create-activate-package-id198JH0B905Z)}" http://<*aem-guides-server*>:<*port-number*>/bin/fmdita/activate
Optional parameter
activationTarget
Valid values
preview or publish for Cloud Service and publish for On-premise Software
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For Cloud Service, if the parameter contains an invalid value, then the package activation fails.
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For On-premise Software, if the parameter contains an invalid value, the error is logged, and publishing is done using the default value,
publish.
If you do nto define the optional parameter, activationTarget, it activates using the default publish agent for both Cloud Service and On-premise Software.
The following example shows the API call using the curl command with optional parameter:
```XML
curl -u <*username*>:<*password*> -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -k -X POST -d "{[JSON rules string](create-activate-package-java.md#example-create-activate-package-id198JH0B905Z)}" http://<*aem-guides-server*>:<*port-number*>/bin/fmdita/activate?activationTarget=`<validActivationTargetValue>`
```