> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.digitalriver.com/commerce-api/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.digitalriver.com/commerce-api/admin-apis/product-management/manage-products-asynchronous-api/deploying-a-product.md).

# Deploying a product

The following [`POST /v1/products/{productId or ERID}/deploy`](https://docs.digitalriver.com/commerce-api-references/admin-apis/product-management/manage-products-asynchronous-api#v1-products-productid-deploy) request deploys the specified product. Note that you can only deploy an individual or base product. If the product is already retired, the response will return an error. To deploy a specific product, you must provide either a [`productId` ](https://docs.digitalriver.com/commerce-api-references/commerce-api-reference-guide/api-structure/product-identifier)or [`ERID`](https://docs.digitalriver.com/commerce-api-references/commerce-api-reference-guide/api-structure/product-external-reference-identifier-erid). 

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{% tab title="cURL" %}
The following example deploys a product with a `productId`.

```http
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.digitalriver.com/v1/products/{productId}/deploy' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <API_key>' \
...
```

An ERID request requires the `x-erid-as-pid=true` header.

```http
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.digitalriver.com/v1/products/{productId}/deploy' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <API_key>' \
--header 'header x-erid-as-pid=true' \
...
```

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{% tab title="202 Accepted response" %}
The request returns a task identifier (`taskId`) in the [asynchronous ](/commerce-api/admin-apis/product-management/getting-started.md#asynchronous-and-synchronous-calls)response.

```json
{
    "taskId": "c714a17d-64f7-4ca5-810c-b4123b3083fa",
    "requestType": "DEPLOY_PRODUCT",
    "taskStatus": "PUBLISHED",
    "receivedTime": "2022-11-28T17:19:40.610Z"
}
```

Use the `taskId` in the response to [verify the successful completion of the request](/commerce-api/admin-apis/product-management/get-the-task-status-for-a-product-synchronous-api/getting-the-latest-information-on-a-product-task.md). You can also verify the successful completion of the task by [checking the product history](#product-history-attributes) in [Global Commerce](https://gc.digitalriver.com/gc/ent/login.do). Note that there may be a delay before these changes appear in Global Commerce.&#x20;
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

There are two ways to verify the deployment of an individual or base product. You can either confirm[ the product is marked as deployed in Global Commerce](#verifying-the-deployment-of-a-product-in-global-commerce) or [get the deployed product](/commerce-api/shopper-apis/product-discovery/products.md#getting-the-deployed-or-retired-versions-of-a-product).

## Verifying the deployment of a product in Global Commerce

1. Sign in to [Global Commerce](https://gc.digitalriver.com/gc/ent/login.do).
2. Select **Catalog**, select **Products**, and then click **Manage Products**. The Products page appears.
3. Click the **Search** tab, select **Product** from the **Search In** drop-down list, and select **ID** from the **Search By** list. Enter the product identifier or ERID in the **Search For** field, then click **Search**.
4. Click the link for the product under the **Internal Product Name column**. The Edit Product page appears, and **(Deployed)** will appear after the product name at the top of the page.