Order AATL Natural Person in Organisation Certificate

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POST https://certcentral.digicert.eu/services/v2/order/certificate/aatl_npo

Use this endpoint to order an Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) natural person certificate associated with an organization. This certificate is issued to an individual acting on behalf of an organization and is used to apply legally recognized electronic signatures. It assures recipients that the document was signed by a verified individual representing the organization and that the document’s integrity has not been compromised or altered.

AATL is a program that enables users worldwide to create trusted digital signatures in Adobe® Acrobat® or Reader®. DigiCert® is a vetted AATL member, and its certificates are automatically trusted because they chain to an approved root.

Example requests and responses

curl -X POST \
  'https://certcentral.digicert.eu/services/v2/order/certificate/aatl_npo' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "certificate": {
    "csr": "<csr>",
    "signature_hash": "sha256",
    "usage_designation": {
      "primary_usage": "signing",
      "additional_usages": [
        "document_signing",
        "ms_document_signing"
      ]
    },
    "common_name_indicator": "pseudonym",
    "individual": {
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Doe",
      "pseudonym": "John Doe",
      "email": "john.doe@example.com",
      "telephone": "+31202547999",
      "country": "NL",
      "city": "Amsterdam",
      "state": "Amsterdam",
      "zip": "1013 AA"
    }
  },
  "cs_provisioning_method": "ship_token",
  "ship_info": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "addr1": "360 Taylor Street",
    "addr2": "Floor 74",
    "city": "Amsterdam",
    "state": "Amsterdam",
    "zip": "1013 AA",
    "country": "NL",
    "method": "STANDARD"
  },
  "organization": {
    "name": "Example organization",
    "country": "NL",
    "address": "577 Tanglewood Drive",
    "address2": "Suite 21",
    "city": "Amsterdam",
    "state": "Amsterdam",
    "zip": "1013 AA",
    "telephone": "+31202547999",
    "contacts": [
      {
        "contact_type": "organization_contact",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe OC",
        "job_title": "Sec Analyst II",
        "telephone": "+31202547999",
        "email": "john.doeoc@example.com",
        "type": "new_contact"
      },
      {
        "contact_type": "technical_contact",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe TC",
        "job_title": "Sec Analyst I",
        "telephone": "+31202547999",
        "email": "john.doetc@example.com",
        "type": "new_contact"
      },
      {
        "contact_type": "verified_contact",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe AR",
        "job_title": "Authorized Representative for Certificate Coordination",
        "telephone": "+31202547999",
        "email": "john.doear@example.com",
        "type": "new_contact"
      }
    ]
  },
  "custom_renewal_message": "Intimate me atleast 30 days before renewal is due",
  "additional_emails": [
    "admin@example.com"
  ],
  "csa_agreed_to": true,
  "order_validity": {
    "years": 1
  },
  "skip_approval": true,
  "payment_method": "balance"
}

curl -X POST \
  'https://certcentral.digicert.eu/services/v2/order/certificate/aatl_npo' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "certificate": {
    "csr": "<csr>",
    "signature_hash": "sha256",
    "usage_designation": {
      "primary_usage": "signing",
      "additional_usages": [
        "document_signing",
        "ms_document_signing"
      ]
    },
    "common_name_indicator": "given_name_surname",
    "individual": {
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Doe",
      "email": "john.doe@example.com",
      "telephone": "+31202547999",
      "country": "NL",
      "city": "Amsterdam",
      "state": "Amsterdam",
      "zip": "1013 AA"
    }
  },
  "cs_provisioning_method": "email",
  "organization": {
    "name": "Example organization",
    "country": "NL",
    "address": "577 Tanglewood Drive",
    "address2": "Suite 21",
    "city": "Amsterdam",
    "state": "Amsterdam",
    "zip": "1013 AA",
    "telephone": "+31202547999",
    "contacts": [
      {
        "contact_type": "organization_contact",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe OC",
        "job_title": "Sec Analyst II",
        "telephone": "+31202547999",
        "email": "john.doeoc@example.com",
        "type": "new_contact"
      },
      {
        "contact_type": "technical_contact",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe TC",
        "job_title": "Sec Analyst I",
        "telephone": "+31202547999",
        "email": "john.doetc@example.com",
        "type": "new_contact"
      },
      {
        "contact_type": "verified_contact",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe AR",
        "job_title": "Authorized Representative for Certificate Coordination",
        "telephone": "+31202547999",
        "email": "john.doear@example.com",
        "type": "new_contact"
      }
    ]
  },
  "custom_renewal_message": "Intimate me atleast 30 days before renewal is due",
  "additional_emails": [
    "admin@example.com"
  ],
  "csa_agreed_to": true,
  "order_validity": {
    "years": 1
  },
  "skip_approval": true,
  "payment_method": "balance"
}

curl -X POST \
  'https://certcentral.digicert.eu/services/v2/order/certificate/aatl_npo' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "certificate": {
    "csr": "<csr>",
    "signature_hash": "sha256",
    "usage_designation": {
      "primary_usage": "signing",
      "additional_usages": [
        "document_signing",
        "ms_document_signing"
      ]
    },
    "common_name_indicator": "given_name_surname",
    "individual": {
      "id": 21
    }
  },
  "cs_provisioning_method": "client_app",
  "organization": {
    "id": 3007572,
    "contacts": [
      {
        "contact_type": "verified_contact",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe AR",
        "job_title": "Authorized Representative for Certificate Coordination",
        "telephone": "+31202547999",
        "email": "john.doear@example.com",
        "type": "new_contact"
      }
    ]
  },
  "custom_renewal_message": "Intimate me atleast 30 days before renewal is due",
  "additional_emails": [
    "admin@example.com"
  ],
  "csa_agreed_to": true,
  "order_validity": {
    "years": 1
  },
  "skip_approval": true,
  "payment_method": "balance"
}

{
  "id": 112233,
  "requests": [
    {
      "id": 113,
      "status": "pending"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "id": 112233,
  "requests": [
    {
      "id": 113,
      "status": "submitted"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "id": 112233,
  "requests": [
    {
      "id": 113,
      "status": "approved"
    }
  ],  
  "certificate_id": 113
}

{
  "id": 112233,  
  "certificate_id": 113
}

Request parameters

Name	Req/Opt	Type	Description
certificate	required	object	Certificate details.
.. usage_designation	required	object	Object that determines the primary use (KU) and additional uses (EKU) for the certificate.
.. .. primary_usage	required	string	Primary use for the certificate. Allowed values: `signing`
.. .. additional_usages	optional	array	List of additional certificate uses. Default: document_signing Allowed values: `ms_document_signing` or `document_signing`.
cs_provisioning_method	required	string	Specify how you want to receive the token. Default: email Allowed values: `email`, `ship_token`, or `client_app`. For more information about the provisioning methods, see Glossary – Provisioning methods
ship_info	optional	object	For orders with the `cs_provisioning_method` of `ship_token`, specify the shipping address for the hardware token.
.. name	required	string	First and last name of the recipient of the order.
.. addr1	required	string	Shipping address for the token.
.. addr2	required	string	Continuation of street address.
.. city	required	string	Shipping city.
.. state	required	string	Shipping state.
.. zip	required	string	Shipping postal code.
.. country	required	string	Shipping country.
.. method	required	string	Shipping priority for the token. Allowed values: STANDARD or EXPEDITED (incurs additional cost).
.. csr	conditional	string	Certificate signing request (CSR) or public key in PEM format. Format the CSR/public key as a base64-encoded string without line breaks or escape characters. Include the PEM headers and footers (such as `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----...` and `...-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----`). For more information about generating a CSR, see Create a CSR. Required if the `cs_provisioning_method` is `email`. After placing the order, if the status of the order is `pending`, you can use the Update CSR endpoint to update the CSR. To check the status of the order, use the [Order validation status](https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/orders/validation-status.html) endpoint. Note: The Services API does not extract information from the CSR to fill in the details of a certificate request.
.. key_size	optional	int	Number of bits used in the key. Default: 2048 Allowed values for RSA key type: 2048, 3072, or 4096. Allowed values for ECC key type: p-256 or p-354.
.. csr_key_type	optional	string	Key type for the CSR. Default: RSA Allowed values: rsa or ecc.
.. signature_hash	optional	string	Hash algorithm used for signing the certificate. Default: `sha-256` Allowed values:: `sha256`, `sha384`, `sha512`.
comments	optional	string	Comments about the order for the administrator or approver reviewing the order request. The `comments` value is stored on the order `request`. If the order skips the approval step (`skip_approval` is set to `true`), any provided `comments` value is ignored since CertCentral creates the order directly without creating a corresponding `request`.
additional_emails	optional	array	Additional email addresses to receive certificate notification emails (for example, certificate issuance, duplicate certificate, and certificate renewals).
csa_agreed_to	required	boolean	Specify if the Certificate Subscriber Agreement (CSA) has been agreed to. Set this parameter to `true` to indicate agreement and `false` for disagreement. Default: true Allowed values: true or false.
promo_code	optional	string	Promotional code for the order.
order_validity	required	object	Defines the validity period of the order.
.. years	required^*	int	Number of years the order is valid. *Can be replaced by order_validity.days or order_validity.custom_expiration_date. Range: 1
.. days	optional	int	Number of days the order is valid. Overrides order_validity.years. Max value: 397
.. custom_expiration_date	optional	string	Custom expiration date for the order. Overrides order_validity.days and order_validity.years. Format: dd MMM YYYY (for example, "09 JUN 2025") Range: Must be within 397 days of the date you request the order.
common_name_indicator	conditional	string	Specifies how the common name value is derived for the certificate. Allowed values: `given_name_surname` or `pseudonym`. In most cases, `given_name_surname` is used, and the common name is constructed from `individual.first_name` and `individual.last_name`. Use `pseudonym` only when the certificate should display an alternate name instead of the individual’s legal name.
individual	required	object	Information about the individual who is the intended certificate holder.
.. first_name	required	string	Individual's first name (given name). This can include middle names or initials, but do not include titles or prefixes such as "Dr.".
.. last_name	required	string	Individual's last name (surname). This can include middle names or initials, but do not include titles or prefixes such as "Dr.".
.. pseudonym	conditional	string	Individual's pseudonym or alternate name to be used as the certificate’s common name when `common_name_indicator` is set to `pseudonym`. This value replaces the individual’s first and last name in the certificate subject. Use only in specific cases where a non-legal display name is required. Required when `common_name_indicator = pseudonym`. Adding an assumed name requires additional validation and may delay certificate issuance.
.. email	required	string	Individual's email address. This email address is used for processing the order request and receiving order approval notifications. This email address does not appear on the certificate.
.. telephone	required	string	Individual’s phone number with the country code (for example, +1-555-555-5555).
.. country	required	string	Individual's country, represented by a two-letter country code.
.. state	required	string	Individual's state or province.
.. city	optional	string	Iindividual's city.
.. zip	optional	string	Individual's postal code.
.. id	conditional	integer	Unique identifier for the individual. Note: Use this parameter only if you are ordering the certificate for an existing individual, whose details are already stored in the CertCentral database. If you are adding a new individual, omit this parameter and provide the full details instead.
organization	required	object	Object with information about the organization to associate with the request. You can associate the request with an existing organization, or you can create a new organization when you submit the order request. To associate the request with an existing organization, pass the ID of the organization as the value of `organization.id` in the body of your request. To create a new organization, include the details of the organization in the `organization` object. For more information about the structure and required parameters of the `organization` object, see the Create organization documentation. Note: When you submit an order with organization details instead of providing an organization ID, we check the organizations that already exist in your account to avoid creating a duplicate. If we find one matching organization, we automatically associate the order with that organization instead of creating a new one. If we find two or more matching organizations, we automatically associate the order with the oldest matching organization in your account instead of creating a new one. To override this behavior and force the request to create a new organization, set the `organization.skip_duplicate_org_check` parameter to `true` in the body of your request. Important: When you want to associate an order with an existing organization, we recommend always using the ID of the organization instead of the organization's details in the body of your request. To get the ID values for organizations in your account, use the List organizations endpoint. Additionally, we recommend deactivating unused organizations to ensure they are never accidentally assigned to a new order request. To deactivate an organization, use the Deactivate organization endpoint.
.. id	required	integer	The ID of an existing organization to associate with the order. To get the ID of organizations in your account, use the List organizations endpoint. Note: Not required if you are creating a new organization with your request. For details on how to create a new organization, see Create organization.
.. contacts	required	array	List of contacts for the organization. When creating a new organization: Providing a `verified_contact` is required for AATL personal organisation certificates. You can add multiple verified contacts, with a maximum limit of fifteen. For AATL certificates, the verified contact is your organization's Authorized Representative. The authorized representative must be included in the company registry, must represent the organization, and has the authority to approve your AATL personal organisation certificate order. Providing an `organization_contact` is required. Providing a `technical_contact` is optional. If omitted, the organization is created with no technical contact. When using an existing organization ID: Providing an `organization_contact` and `technical_contact` is optional. If provided, the new organization and technical contact replace the existing contacts stored on the organization. Providing a `verified_contact` (authorized representative) is required. Note: By default, DigiCert creates the order with the organization contact and technical contact (if one exists) assigned to the `organization` on the request. To create the order with a different organization or technical contact than those assigned to the `organization`, include the `organization_contact` or `technical_contact` object at the root of the request payload.
.. ..id	required	integer	Unique ID of the contact (`organization_contact` or `technical_contact`) within the organization. Note: Not required if you are creating a new contact with your request. Providing the details for a `verified_contact` (authorized representative) is required. For details on how to create a new contact, see Contact details object.
.. .. contact_type	required	string	Contact type. Allowed values: organization_contact, technical_contact, or verified_contact. Note: This parameter is required when creating a new contact, when creating a new authorized representative, or when using an existing verified contact as an authorized representative.
container	optional	object	If needed, specify the container the order should be placed under.
.. id	required	int	Container ID.
skip_approval	optional	bool	Specify if the order should skip the approval step and be immediately submitted for validation and issued when complete. Default: false
auto_renew	optional	int	Specify if the certificate should automatically renew. Allowed values:0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled) Default:0
custom_renewal_message	optional	string	Custom message to be included in renewal notifications.
payment_method	required	string	Payment method for the order. Allowed values: `balance` (default): Pay with account balance. Returns an error if the option to bill to account balance is disabled for the account, or if the account balance has insufficient funds. Learn how to debit purchases against your CertCentral account balance. `profile`: Pay with the account’s default credit card. Returns an error if no default credit card is configured for the account. Learn how to set up a default credit card. `card`: Pay with a new credit card. Requests that use `card` as the payment method must include a `credit_card` and `billing_address` object. Returns an error if the option to pay with a credit card is disabled for the account.
credit_card	required (if payment_method is card)	object	Object with information about the credit card charged for the order. Required if `payment_method` is `card`.
.. number	required	string	Credit card number.
.. expiration_month	required	string	Credit card expiration month. Format as a two-digit number between `01` (Jan) and `12` (Dec).
.. expiration_year	required	string	Credit card expiration year. Format as a four-digit number. For example: `2026`
.. cvv	required	string	Card verification value (CVV). Format as a three- or four-digit number. For example: `333` or `4444`
.. cardholder_name	required	string	Cardholder’s first and last name.
.. save_credit_card	optional	null	Specify whether to save the credit card details. `true` for saving the details, `false` for not saving the details, and `null` for not indicating the preference. Allowed Values: true, false, or null.
.. set_as_default	required	string	Set the card as the default payment option or method. To set this card as your default payment method, use `1`. To keep your default payment method, use `0`. Allowed Values: 1 or 0.
billing_address	conditional	object	Object with information about the billing address. Required if `payment_method` is `card`.
.. address	required	string	Billing street address.
.. address2	optional	string	Continuation of street address.
.. city	required	string	Billing city.
.. state	conditional	string	Billing state or province. Optional for some countries.
.. country	required	string	Billing country.
.. zip	conditional	string	Billing zip or postal code. Optional for some countries.

Response parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	int	Order ID.
organization	object	Container for new organization details. Only returned if a new organization was created with the order.
.. id	int	Organization ID for the new organization.
requests	array	Contains information about the request.
.. id	int	Request ID.
.. status	string	Request status. Possible values:pending, submitted, approved, rejected
certificate_id	int	Certificate ID. Returned if request status is approved.