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# Variable: ACTIVATION\_NEEDS\_API\_CLIENT

> `const` **ACTIVATION\_NEEDS\_API\_CLIENT**: `string`

Defined in: [packages/b2c-tooling-sdk/src/operations/code/webdav-scripts-backend.ts:86](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/b2c-developer-tooling/blob/b7ec7d4a1464ef7bbb6a5757ffd6f99a18a31bf6/packages/b2c-tooling-sdk/src/operations/code/webdav-scripts-backend.ts#L86)

Why activating or reloading a code version fails without an API client, and
what to do instead. Completes a sentence such as `Activating code version "x" …`.