# Payment Token

## Response Codes

### `200 Created`
- **Object**:  
  - **result**: string (enum, required)  
  - **transaction_event_token**: uuid (required)  
  - **debugging_request_id**: uuid (required)

### `400 Bad Request`
- A parameter in the query given in the request does not match the valid queries for the endpoint.

### `401 Unauthorized`
|  |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| User has not been authenticated | Invalid or missing API key |  |
| API key is not active | The API key used is no longer active |  |
| Could not find API key | The API key provided is not associated with any user |  |
| Please provide API key in Authorization header | The Authorization header is not in the request |  |
| Please provide API key in the form Authorization: [api-key] | The Authorization header is not formatted properly |  |
| Insufficient privileges. Issuing API key required | Write access requires an Issuing API key. Reach out at [lithic.com/contact](/content/contact/index.html) |  |
| Insufficient privileges to create virtual cards. | Creating virtual cards requires an additional privilege |  |

### `404 Not Found`
- The specified resource was not found.

### `429 Too Many Requests`
|  |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Rate limited, too many requests per second | User has exceeded their per second rate limit |  |
| Rate limited, reached daily limit | User has exceeded their daily rate limit |  |
| Rate limited, too many keys tried | One IP has queried too many different API keys |  |

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## Example Request

```shell
curl --request POST \
     --url https://sandbox.lithic.com/v1/simulate/payments/release \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '  
{  
  "payment_token": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"  
} 
'
```

## Example Response

```json
{  
  "result": "APPROVED",  
  "transaction_event_token": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",  
  "debugging_request_id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"  
}
```