Borrow Floating Feature

Borrows a floating license feature.

Send null as a value for borrowed_until if you want to set borrowed_until to max_borrow_time from now + max_borrow_time value defined on a license feature.

Endpoint

• Method: POST
• Path: /api/v4/floating/feature_borrow
• Description: Borrows a floating license feature.

Authentication

See License API Authorization.

Required headers

• Date (string) — RFC7231 GMT date string
• Authorization (string)

Optional headers

• licensespring-tpm-signature (string) — TPM licensing signature and algorithm

  • licensespring-tpm-signature: algorithm="ES256",signature=""

Recommended headers

• Accept: application/json
• Content-Type: application/json

Request

Body parameters

Required:

• hardware_id (string)
• product (string)
• borrowed_until (string | null) — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp. Send null to use max_borrow_time.
• feature (string)

One of:

• license_key (string)
• username + password (string)
• id_token (send access_token value) + customer_account_code (string)
• code + customer_account_code (string)

Optional:

• license_id (number)
• bundle_code (string)
• sdk_ver (string)
• redirect_uri (string)

Schema

Request Body (TypeScript + JSON Schema)

type BorrowFloatingLicenseFeatureRequestBody = {
  // required parameters:
  product: string,
  hardware_id: string,
  feature: string,
  /**
   * `borrowed_until` is a string in ISO 8601 format (always in UTC timezone).
   * It contains a date component and optional time component, e.g.:
   * "2024-09-27T23:30:48.016Z"
   * "2024-09-27 23:30:48.016"
   * "2024-09-27 23:30:48"
   * "2024-09-27 23:30"
   * "2024-09-27"
   */
  borrowed_until: string,

  // required for key-based products:
  license_key?: string,

  // required for user-based products:
  username?: string,
  password?: string,

  // required for SSO with Implicit grant authorization:
  id_token?: string,

  // required for SSO with Authorization code grant:
  code?: string,

  // required for SSO with either authorization method:
  customer_acount_id?: string,

  // optional parameters:
  license_id?: number | undefined,
  bundle_code?: string | undefined,
  sdk_ver?: string | undefined,
  redirect_uri?: string | undefined
}

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft/2026-05/schema#",
  "title": "BorrowFloatingLicenseFeatureRequestBody",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["product", "hardware_id", "feature", "borrowed_until"],
  "properties": {
    "product": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "hardware_id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "feature": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "borrowed_until": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A string in ISO 8601 format (always in UTC timezone). Contains a date component and optional time component.",
      "examples": [
        "2024-09-27T23:30:48.016Z",
        "2024-09-27 23:30:48.016",
        "2024-09-27 23:30:48",
        "2024-09-27 23:30",
        "2024-09-27"
      ]
    },
    "license_key": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Required for key-based products."
    },
    "username": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Required for user-based products."
    },
    "password": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Required for user-based products."
    },
    "id_token": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Required for SSO with Implicit grant authorization."
    },
    "code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Required for SSO with Authorization code grant."
    },
    "customer_acount_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Required for SSO with either authorization method."
    },
    "license_id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "bundle_code": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sdk_ver": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "redirect_uri": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "allOf": [
    {
      "title": "Key-based product requires license_key",
      "if": {
        "required": ["license_key"]
      },
      "then": {
        "required": ["license_key"]
      }
    },
    {
      "title": "User-based product: username requires password and vice versa",
      "if": {
        "anyOf": [
          { "required": ["username"] },
          { "required": ["password"] }
        ]
      },
      "then": {
        "required": ["username", "password"]
      }
    },
    {
      "title": "SSO Implicit grant: id_token requires customer_acount_id",
      "if": {
        "required": ["id_token"]
      },
      "then": {
        "required": ["customer_acount_id"]
      }
    },
    {
      "title": "SSO Authorization code grant: code requires customer_acount_id",
      "if": {
        "required": ["code"]
      },
      "then": {
        "required": ["customer_acount_id"]
      }
    },
    {
      "title": "SSO Authorization code grant: code requires redirect_uri",
      "if": {
        "required": ["code"]
      },
      "then": {
        "required": ["redirect_uri"]
      }
    },
    {
      "title": "customer_acount_id requires either id_token or code",
      "if": {
        "required": ["customer_acount_id"]
      },
      "then": {
        "anyOf": [
          { "required": ["id_token"] },
          { "required": ["code"] }
        ]
      }
    },
  ]
}

Response Body (TypeScript + JSON Schema)

type BorrowFloatingLicenseFeatureResponseBody = {
  borrowed_until: string, // date in ISO8061 format
  max_borrow_time: number, // hours
  device_id: number,
  license_id: number,
  floating_in_use_devices: number,
  company:{
    id: number
  },
}

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft/2026-05/schema#",
  "title": "BorrowFloatingLicenseFeatureResponseBody",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "borrowed_until",
    "max_borrow_time",
    "device_id",
    "license_id",
    "floating_in_use_devices",
    "company"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "borrowed_until": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Date in ISO 8601 format."
    },
    "max_borrow_time": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Maximum borrow time in hours."
    },
    "device_id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "license_id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "floating_in_use_devices": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "company": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["id"],
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Examples

curl

curl --location --request POST '/api/v4/floating/feature_borrow' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Date: string' \
--header 'Authorization: string' \
--data-raw '{
  "hardware_id": "some-unique-id",
  "product": "XY",
  "feature": "YX",
  "license_key": "AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD",
  "borrowed_until": null
}'

nodejs

var request = require('request');
var options = {
  method: 'POST',
  url: '/api/v4/floating/feature_borrow',
  headers: {
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Date': 'string',
    'Authorization': 'string'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    hardware_id: 'some-unique-id',
    product: 'XY',
    feature: 'YX',
    license_key: 'AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD',
    borrowed_until: null,
  })
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});

javascript (fetch)

var myHeaders = new Headers();
myHeaders.append("Accept", "application/json");
myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
myHeaders.append("Date", "string");
myHeaders.append("Authorization", "string");

var raw = JSON.stringify({
  hardware_id: "some-unique-id",
  product: "XY",
  feature: "YX",
  license_key: "AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD",
  borrowed_until: null
});

var requestOptions = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: myHeaders,
  body: raw,
  redirect: 'follow'
};

fetch("/api/v4/floating/feature_borrow", requestOptions)
  .then(response => response.text())
  .then(result => console.log(result))
  .catch(error => console.log('error', error));

python

import requests

url = "/api/v4/floating/feature_borrow"

payload = {
  "hardware_id": "some-unique-id",
  "product": "XY",
  "feature": "YX",
  "license_key": "AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD",
  "borrowed_until": None
}

headers = {
  "Accept": "application/json",
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
  "Date": "string",
  "Authorization": "string"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

ruby

require "uri"
require "net/http"
require "json"

url = URI("/api/v4/floating/feature_borrow")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Accept"] = "application/json"
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request["Date"] = "string"
request["Authorization"] = "string"
request.body = JSON.dump({
  hardware_id: "some-unique-id",
  product: "XY",
  feature: "YX",
  license_key: "AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD",
  borrowed_until: nil
})

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

License Authorization Method

There are two types of product licenses based on how the client application authorizes itself to interact with a license:

• Key-based product licenses: client interactions with the license have to be authorized using a license_key
• User-based product licenses: the license has a corresponding "license user" instead of a license key. Client interactions with the license have to be authorized using a username and password

Errors

If an error occurs, the response will have an HTTP status code of 400 or higher, and the response body will contain an error description in the following format:

Error schema (TypeScript + JSON Schema)

{
  status: number,
  code: string,
  message: string
}

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "status": { "type": "number" },
    "code": { "type": "string" },
    "message": { "type": "string" }
  },
  "required": [
    "status",
    "code",
    "message"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

List of exceptions

missing_headers (400): Some headers are missing.

missing_parameters (400): Some parameters are missing in the request: { params }.

unknown_product (400): Provided product was not found.

license_not_found (400): License with the provided license user not found.

license_not_active (400): The license is not active.

license_not_enabled (400): The license is not enabled.

license_expired (400): The license has expired.

feature_borrow_not_allowed (400): License feature does not allow borrowing.

floating_feature_device_not_in_use (400): License feature device is not in use.

blacklisted (400): This device is blacklisted.

device_not_found (400): License feature device not found.

invalid_license_feature_code (400): License feature code: ' + param + ' is invalid or not assigned to the license.

feature_not_floating (400): License feature is not a floating feature.

borrow_until_not_valid (400): Borrow until field is not valid.

tpm_invalid_public_key (400): The TPM public key sent is not valid

tpm_signature_required (400): The TPM signature is missing from the header and TPM usage is enforced

tpm_signature_missmatch (400): The TPM signature/algorithm is not ES256 and the signature can't be verified against the TPM public key