# Unable to claim a Photon

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/unable-to-claim-a-photon/24767>\
**Category:** Cloud\
**Created:** [August 1, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/unable-to-claim-a-photon/24767 "2016-08-01T15:54:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/unable-to-claim-a-photon/24767/7 "2019-02-17T08:08:55Z")

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- Your CLI is not most recent. It should currently be up to 1.38.0
- You should run `particle update` to get your Photon to 1.0.0 (via DFU Mode)
- _After_ that run `particle flash --usb tinker` (in DFU Mode again) - no need to have the device claimed for that
- To claim the device it needs to connect to the cloud (breathe cyan or magenta)
- Then you can claim it via `particle device add <youDeviceID>` or via Web IDE adding the device there as shown here  
[Unable to claim Photon. Repeat Title](https://community.particle.io/t/unable-to-claim-photon-repeat-title/47774/2?u=scruffr)

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