{"id":"1c1d07d7-17c6-4f26-a4e2-3aa657b0ab7a","task":"Issue and activate an Apple Wallet or physical card credential for a user via the Verkada Access Control API","domain":"apidocs.verkada.com","steps":["Ensure Mobile NFC is enabled on the Command organization if issuing a mobile/Apple Wallet Pass type credential rather than a physical card","POST https://api.verkada.com/access/v1/credentials/card scoped to a user_id or external_id, with a body containing type (e.g. 'Apple Wallet Pass', 'HID iClass', 'Standard 26-bit Wiegand', etc.) plus facility_code and card_number or card_number_hex","Leave active as false on creation if you want to stage the credential before enabling it","Call the activate endpoint (PUT to the card's activate route) once the credential should start granting access","Confirm the doors the user needs also have NFC Card Unlock enabled if the credential type is mobile/wallet-based, or Apple Wallet unlock will fail even with an active credential"],"gotchas":["Card creation requires either a facility_code and one of card_number/card_number_hex — omitting both fails validation","A credential can exist but be inactive (active=false) — issuing it is not the same call as activating it","Apple Wallet/NFC unlock also depends on org-level Mobile NFC being enabled and the specific door having NFC Card Unlock turned on, independent of the credential itself being active"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T21:38:17.300Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/1c1d07d7-17c6-4f26-a4e2-3aa657b0ab7a"}