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# Activate a price book

> Activate a specific price book in your HubSpot account. This operation changes the status of the price book to active, allowing it to be used in transactions and other operations. Ensure that the price book ID is correct before activation.

export const ScopesList = ({scopes = [], description = "This API requires one of the following scopes:"}) => {
  if (!scopes || scopes.length === 0) {
    return null;
  }
  const sortedScopes = scopes.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
  return <div>
      <div className="text-sm mb-2">{description}</div>
      <div>
        {sortedScopes.map((scope, index) => <div key={index}>
            <code>
              <span className="text-xs">{scope}</span>
            </code>
          </div>)}
      </div>
    </div>;
};

export const SupportedProducts = ({marketing, sales, service, cms, data, commerce, crm, marketingLevel, salesLevel, serviceLevel, cmsLevel, dataLevel, commerceLevel, crmLevel}) => {
  const translations = {
    description: "Requires one of the following products or higher.",
    productNames: {
      marketing: "Marketing Hub",
      sales: "Sales Hub",
      service: "Service Hub",
      cms: "Content Hub",
      data: "Data Hub",
      commerce: "Revenue Hub",
      crm: "Smart CRM"
    },
    tiers: {
      free: "Free",
      starter: "Starter",
      professional: "Professional",
      enterprise: "Enterprise"
    }
  };
  const translateTier = tier => {
    if (!tier) return '';
    const lowerTier = tier.toLowerCase();
    return translations.tiers[lowerTier] || tier;
  };
  const products = [{
    name: marketing ? translations.productNames.marketing : '',
    level: translateTier(marketingLevel),
    icon: "https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base_2023-24-25/developer/icons/MarketingHub.svg",
    alt: "Marketing Hub"
  }, {
    name: sales ? translations.productNames.sales : '',
    level: translateTier(salesLevel),
    icon: "https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base_2023-24-25/developer/icons/SalesHub.svg",
    alt: "Sales Hub"
  }, {
    name: service ? translations.productNames.service : '',
    level: translateTier(serviceLevel),
    icon: "https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base_2023-24-25/developer/icons/ServiceHub.svg",
    alt: "Service Hub"
  }, {
    name: cms ? translations.productNames.cms : '',
    level: translateTier(cmsLevel),
    icon: "https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base_2023-24-25/developer/icons/ContentHub.svg",
    alt: "Content Hub"
  }, {
    name: data ? translations.productNames.data : '',
    level: translateTier(dataLevel),
    icon: "https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base_2023-24-25/developer/icons/DataHub.svg",
    alt: "Data Hub"
  }, {
    name: commerce ? translations.productNames.commerce : '',
    level: translateTier(commerceLevel),
    icon: "https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base/subscription_key_icons/commerce_icon.svg",
    alt: "Revenue Hub"
  }, {
    name: crm ? translations.productNames.crm : '',
    level: translateTier(crmLevel),
    icon: "https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/Knowledge_Base_2023-24-25/developer/icons/SmartCRM.svg",
    alt: "Smart CRM"
  }].filter(product => product.name && product.level);
  if (products.length === 0) return null;
  return <div>
      <div className="text-sm mb-2">{translations.description}</div>
      <div className={`grid ${products.length === 1 ? 'grid-cols-1' : 'grid-cols-2'} gap-1.5`}>
        {products.map((product, index) => <div key={index} style={{
    display: 'flex',
    alignItems: 'center'
  }}>
            <img src={product.icon} alt={product.alt} className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mr-1.5 mt-2.5 mb-2.5 flex-shrink-0 align-middle" />
            <span className="font-medium mr-1 text-sm">{product.name} -</span>
            <span className="text-sm">{product.level}</span>
          </div>)}
      </div>
    </div>;
};

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Supported products" defaultOpen="true" icon="cubes">
    <SupportedProducts commerce={true} commerceLevel="PROFESSIONAL" />
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Required Scopes" icon="key">
    <ScopesList
      scopes={[
  'cpq.price_books.write'
]}
    />
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## OpenAPI

````yaml specs/2026-09/commerce-price-books-v2026-09.json POST /commerce/price-books/2026-09/price-books/{priceBookId}/activate
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Commerce Price Books
  description: Basepom for all HubSpot Projects
  version: 2026-09
  x-hubspot-product-tier-requirements:
    marketing: FREE
    sales: FREE
    service: FREE
    cms: FREE
    commerce: FREE
    crmHub: FREE
    dataHub: FREE
servers:
  - url: https://api.hubapi.com
security: []
tags:
  - name: Advanced
  - name: Basic
  - name: Batch
  - name: Items
paths:
  /commerce/price-books/2026-09/price-books/{priceBookId}/activate:
    post:
      tags:
        - Basic
      summary: Activate price book
      description: >-
        Activate a specific price book in your HubSpot account. This operation
        changes the status of the price book to active, allowing it to be used
        in transactions and other operations. Ensure that the price book ID is
        correct before activation.
      operationId: post-/commerce/price-books/2026-09/price-books/{priceBookId}/activate
      parameters:
        - name: priceBookId
          in: path
          description: The unique identifier of the price book to activate.
          required: true
          style: simple
          explode: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            format: int64
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PriceBookResponse'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
          description: ''
      security:
        - oauth2:
            - price-book-write
components:
  schemas:
    PriceBookResponse:
      required:
        - autoAssignmentEnabled
        - countOfIncludedProducts
        - customProperties
        - id
        - status
        - supportedCurrencies
      type: object
      properties:
        archived:
          type: boolean
          description: A boolean indicating whether this price book is archived.
        archivedAt:
          type: string
          description: The date and time when this price book was archived.
          format: date-time
        autoAssignmentEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Indicates whether auto-assignment is enabled for the price book. A
            boolean value.
        countOfIncludedProducts:
          type: integer
          description: The number of products included in this price book.
          format: int32
        createdAt:
          type: string
          description: The date and time when this price book was created.
          format: date-time
        customProperties:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: A map of custom property names to their values for this price book.
        description:
          type: string
          description: A description of the price book.
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier for this price book.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the price book.
        status:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The current status of the price book. Valid values include 'ACTIVE'
            and 'INACTIVE'.
          enum:
            - ACTIVE
            - INACTIVE
        supportedCurrencies:
          type: array
          description: An array of currency codes that this price book supports.
          items:
            type: string
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          description: The date and time when this price book was last updated.
          format: date-time
    Error:
      required:
        - category
        - correlationId
        - message
      type: object
      properties:
        category:
          type: string
          description: The error category, represented as a string.
        context:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          description: >-
            An object providing context about the error condition. It contains
            additional properties, each being an array of strings.
          example: >-
            {invalidPropertyName=[propertyValue], missingScopes=[scope1,
            scope2]}
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A unique identifier for the request, represented as a UUID string.
            Include this value with any error reports or support tickets.
          format: uuid
          example: aeb5f871-7f07-4993-9211-075dc63e7cbf
        errors:
          type: array
          description: >-
            An array providing further information about the error, with each
            item being an ErrorDetail object.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
        links:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: >-
            An object that maps link names to associated URIs containing
            documentation about the error or recommended remediation steps. Each
            property is a string.
        message:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A human readable message describing the error along with remediation
            steps where appropriate. It is a string.
          example: An error occurred
        subCategory:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A specific category that contains more specific detail about the
            error, represented as a string.
      description: >-
        Represents an error response returned by the API when an operation
        fails. This component is used in various endpoints to provide detailed
        information about the error encountered.
      example:
        message: Invalid input (details will vary based on the error)
        correlationId: aeb5f871-7f07-4993-9211-075dc63e7cbf
        category: VALIDATION_ERROR
        links:
          knowledge-base: https://www.hubspot.com/products/service/knowledge-base
    ErrorDetail:
      required:
        - message
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: The status code associated with the error detail.
        context:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          description: >-
            Context about the error condition, which may include additional
            information such as missing scopes or invalid property names.
          example: '{missingScopes=[scope1, scope2]}'
        in:
          type: string
          description: The name of the field or parameter in which the error was found.
        message:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A human readable message describing the error along with remediation
            steps where appropriate. This is a required property.
        subCategory:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A specific category that contains more specific detail about the
            error.
      description: >-
        Represents detailed information about an error that occurred in the API.
        This component is used to provide additional context and specifics about
        errors, typically as part of an error response.
  responses:
    Error:
      description: An error occurred.
      content:
        '*/*':
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.hubspot.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.hubapi.com/oauth/v1/token
          scopes:
            crm.objects.products.read: ''
            price-book-read: ''
            price-book-write: ''

````