---
title: "Renew Application"
source_url: https://docs.rapyd.net/en/renew-application.html
lang: en
---

# Renew Application

This POST method is required only in cases where there is a need to renew the application type. This can occur when an application has been saved and an error indicating that the application requires renewing is returned.

### Parameters

### Request Header Parameters

- - access_key
  - Unique access key provided by Rapyd for each authorized user.

    See [Developers](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/developers.md "Developers").
- - Content-Type
  - Indicates that the data appears in JSON format. Set to **application/json**.
- - idempotency
  - A unique key that prevents the platform from creating the same object twice.

    See [Idempotency](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/idempotency.md "Idempotency").
- - salt
  - Random string. Recommended length: 8-16 characters.
- - signature
  - Signature calculated for each request individually.

    See [Request Signatures](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/request-signatures.md "Request Signatures").
- - timestamp
  - Timestamp for the request, in [Unix time](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/glossary.md#UUID-945d98cf-adae-e1cf-2606-c7fae8b4a7e1_unix_time "Unix time") (seconds).
- - api_timestamp
  - Timestamp for the request, in [Unix time](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/glossary.md#UUID-945d98cf-adae-e1cf-2606-c7fae8b4a7e1_unix_time "Unix time") (seconds).

### Request Path Parameters

- - app_token
  - The application token identifier. String that starts with **app_**.

### Response

> **Note:**
>
> Due to the length of the response, in this example on the right side of this page, a shortened version of the response is displayed.

- {base_uri}/verify/api/applications/:app_token/types/switch

- Renew Application
- ```curl
  curl -X POST {base_uri}/verify/api/applications/app_efda05cdff0846a0b06ba22e00be8a4b/types/switch
  -H 'access_key: your-access-key-here'
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
  -H 'idempotency: your-idempotency-parameter-here'
  -H 'salt: your-random-string-here'
  -H 'signature: your-calculated-signature-here'
  -H 'timestamp: your-unix-timestamp-here'
  -H 'api_timestamp: your-unix-timestamp-here'
  ```
- ```json
  {
      "status": {
          "error_code": "",
          "status": "SUCCESS",
          "message": "",
          "response_code": "",
          "operation_id": "e6b8a8c2-6671-4e84-b800-137fa50e67bb"
      },
      "data": {
          "token": "app_efda05cdff0846a0b06ba22e00be8a4b",
          "rapyd_entity_token": "ewallet_dcfb1f2c6q341d7b11111011917118d11111dc161332d8a282",
          "client_reference_id": null,
          "authorized_user_email": "johndoe@rapyd.net",
          "version": 2,
          "status": "new",
          "metadata": {},
          "entity_type": "Sole Proprietor",
          "country": "GB",
          "sections": {...}
          ...}
  ...}
  ```