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CarbonCopyActivate

Re-activates a previously suspended carbon copy rule, resuming automatic duplication of EDI traffic for the configured mailbox and direction.

:::caution Established API The SOAP API is in maintenance mode. For new integrations use the REST equivalent. :::

Method Signature

bool CarbonCopyActivate(string SessionID, int CarbonCopyID)

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
SessionIDstringYesActive session token from Login()
CarbonCopyIDintYesUnique identifier of the suspended carbon copy rule to activate

Response

Returns a bool indicating whether the activation succeeded.

ValueMeaning
trueRule successfully set to Active
falseActivation failed; the rule may already be active or terminated
<!-- Example response XML -->
<CarbonCopyActivateResult>true</CarbonCopyActivateResult>

Code Examples

// .NET 10 — dotnet-svcutil generated proxy
// Re-activate a suspended carbon copy rule after maintenance window
bool success = await client.CarbonCopyActivateAsync(sessionID, carbonCopyID: 301);

if (success)
Console.WriteLine("Carbon copy rule is now active.");
else
Console.WriteLine("Activation failed — rule may already be active or terminated.");

REST Equivalent

See Update Carbon CopyPUT /v2/carboncopies/update with status=Active.