Access Points (often called Action Points), referenced in-Scanner as AP, are the experience points of Ingress. Most actions, such as deploying Resonators 
, destroying Links, and creating Control Fields Δ, earn AP for the Agent and contribute to his or her Access Level.
Actions With AP Rewards[]
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Deploying a Resonator
|
125 AP |
| Capturing a Portal | 675 AP + AP for deploying a Resonator
|
Recapturing* a Machina Portal
|
1331 AP + AP for capturing a Portal and deploying a Resonator
|
| Deploying the final (eighth) Resonator on a Portal
|
250 AP + AP for deploying a Resonator
|
| Upgrading another Agent's Resonator
|
65 AP |
| Applying a Portal Mod | 125 AP |
| Destroying a Portal Mod | 80 AP |
| Recharging a Portal's Resonator(s)
|
1 AP per 100 XM recharged (rounded down, min. 1 AP per Recharge) |
| Linking two Portals | 313 AP |
| Creating a Control Field Δ | 1 250 AP |
| Hacking an allied Portal | 100 AP |
| Hacking an enemy Portal | 200 AP |
| Destroying an enemy Resonator
|
75 AP |
| Destroying an enemy Link | 187 AP |
| Destroying an enemy Control Field Δ | 750 AP |
| Submitting a new Portal | 1 000 AP (upon acceptance) |
| Submitting a Portal photo | 500 AP (upon acceptance) |
| Editing a Portal's location, name or information | 200 AP (upon acceptance) |
| Submitting a Portal Scan | 500 AP |
| Entering a correct Glyph while Glyph Hacking | 50 AP + time bonus, if perfect. |
| First hack of the day | 500 AP |
| Deploying or using a boost | 500 AP - in the case of Apex, 1 000 AP |
| Redeeming a Passcode | Between 0 - 1 500 AP |
*Recapturing means capturing a Portal with the previous owner of Machina
If the same in-Scanner action qualifies for multiple AP awards, the Agent will receive all of them. For example, destroying a Resonator on a Portal which is part of a Control Field Δ so that only two Resonator remain, earns the Agent 75 AP for destroying an enemy Resonator , 374 AP for destroying two enemy Links, and 750 AP for destroying an enemy Control Field Δ, for a total of 1 199 AP.
Unlike other actions, submitting a new Portal, submitting a new photo, or editing a Portal's information does not immediately reward the Agent with AP. Instead, the Agent receives AP when the submission is approved. If the submission is rejected, no AP will be rewarded.
Actions without AP Rewards[]
The following actions do not grant AP:
- Upgrading one's own Resonator
. - Using an ADA Refactor or JARVIS Virus on a Portal.
- Hacking a neutral or Machina Portal.
- Breaking Links and destroying Control Fields Δ by using an ADA Refactor or JARVIS Virus .
- Completing a Mission.
