Link Nintendo Switch Device Id
Links the NintendoSwitchDeviceId to the user’s PlayFab account
Error codes
This operation may return the following PlayFab errors:
| Error | Code |
|---|---|
| AccountLinkedToABannedPlayer | 1613 |
| LinkedIdentifierAlreadyClaimed | 1184 |
POST
/
Client
/
LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId
Link Nintendo Switch Device Id
curl --request POST \
--url https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-Authorization: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"NintendoSwitchDeviceId": "526f79204261747479"
}
'import requests
url = "https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId"
payload = { "NintendoSwitchDeviceId": "526f79204261747479" }
headers = {
"X-Authorization": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-Authorization': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({NintendoSwitchDeviceId: '526f79204261747479'})
};
fetch('https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'NintendoSwitchDeviceId' => '526f79204261747479'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-Authorization: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"NintendoSwitchDeviceId\": \"526f79204261747479\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("X-Authorization", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId")
.header("X-Authorization", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"NintendoSwitchDeviceId\": \"526f79204261747479\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-Authorization"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"NintendoSwitchDeviceId\": \"526f79204261747479\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"code": 123,
"status": "<string>",
"data": {}
}{
"code": 123,
"errorCode": 123,
"status": "<string>",
"error": "<string>",
"errorMessage": "<string>",
"errorDetails": {}
}Authorizations
This API requires a client session ticket, available from any Client Login function.
Body
application/json
Nintendo Switch unique identifier for the user's device.
The optional custom tags associated with the request (e.g. build number, external trace identifiers, etc.).
If another user is already linked to the Nintendo Switch Device ID, unlink the other user and re-link.
Last modified on October 1, 2026
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Link Nintendo Switch Device Id
curl --request POST \
--url https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-Authorization: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"NintendoSwitchDeviceId": "526f79204261747479"
}
'import requests
url = "https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId"
payload = { "NintendoSwitchDeviceId": "526f79204261747479" }
headers = {
"X-Authorization": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-Authorization': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({NintendoSwitchDeviceId: '526f79204261747479'})
};
fetch('https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'NintendoSwitchDeviceId' => '526f79204261747479'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-Authorization: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"NintendoSwitchDeviceId\": \"526f79204261747479\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("X-Authorization", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId")
.header("X-Authorization", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"NintendoSwitchDeviceId\": \"526f79204261747479\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/Client/LinkNintendoSwitchDeviceId")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-Authorization"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"NintendoSwitchDeviceId\": \"526f79204261747479\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"code": 123,
"status": "<string>",
"data": {}
}{
"code": 123,
"errorCode": 123,
"status": "<string>",
"error": "<string>",
"errorMessage": "<string>",
"errorDetails": {}
}