# /account/unlock {disallowed} - NEM

#### Parameters

`privateKey` -

A PrivateKey JSON object. A private key is a key to an account. Anyone having the private key to an account can initiate any account related action. Therefore a private key must be kept secret at all costs.

#### Request

```java
curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/account/unlock' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"privateKey":{"value":"68e4f79f886927de698df4f857de2aada41ccca6617e56bb0d61623b35b08cc0"}}'
```

#### Response

```java
{
    "result": "null",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "status_code": 405,
    "message": "Method not allowed"
}
```