---
title: "Update profile details"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/automation-api/update-profile-details.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/automationws/v1/profile/updateProfile"
api_url: "https://caas.digicert.com/automationws/v1/profile/updateProfile"
---

**POST** `https://caas.digicert.com/automationws/v1/profile/updateProfile`

Use this endpoint to update an automation profile.

For more information, see <a href="https://docs.digicert.com/en/certcentral/certificate-tools/certificate-lifecycle-automation-guides/automation-profiles.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Automation profiles</a>.

## Example requests and responses

## cURL

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://caas.digicert.com/automationws/v1/profile/updateProfile' \
--header 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "accountId": "5153184",
    "id": 813,
    "userId": 7286246,
    "name": "testprofile",
    "profileState": "ACTIVE",
    "isDefault": false,
    "ctLogOption": false,
    "productType": "SSL_EV_SECURESITE",
    "productName": "Secure Site EV SSL",
    "organizationId": 516680,
    "organizationName": "Cert Testing Inc.",
    "profileType": "SENSOR",
    "divisionId": 677793,
    "emailAddresses": "cc.admin@cert-testing.com",
    "signatureHash": "sha256",
    "keySizeAndAlgorithm": "RSA 2048",
    "contacts": [
        {
            "contactId": 980122,
            "contactType": "org_contact"
        }
    ],
    "validityPeriod": "1Y",
    "orderCoverageLength": "2Y",
    "autoRenewSettings": {
        "daysBeforeExpiry": 30,
        "isAutoReplace": true
    },
    "forceAutoRenewSetting": false
}'
```

## 200 OK

```json
{
    "error": null,
    "data": "Profile updated successfully"
}
```

## Request parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>accountId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Account ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>id</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Automation profile ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>userId</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>User ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>name</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the profile.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>profileState</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Status of the automation profile.<br><strong>Allowed values</strong>: <code>ACTIVE</code>, <code>ACTION_NEEDED</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>isDefault</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If <code>true</code>, sets the profile to be the default.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ctLogOption</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Use this option to enable CT logging for issued SSL certificates.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>productType</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Type of the product.<br><strong>Allowed values:</strong> See <a href="https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/glossary.md">Glossary – Product identifiers.</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>productName</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the product.<br><strong>Allowed values:</strong> See <a href="https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/glossary.md">Glossary – Product identifiers.</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>organizationId</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>The ID of an existing organization to associate with the profile. To get the ID of organizations in your account, use the endpoint <a href="https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/organizations/list-organizations.md">List organizations.</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>organizationName</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>The name of the organization.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>profileType</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Type of profile.<br><strong>Allowed values:</strong> <code>ACME</code> or <code>SENSOR</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>divisionId</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Division ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>emailAddresses</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Email address associated with the profile.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>signatureHash</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Hash type ID for the algorithm used to sign the certificate.<br><strong>Allowed values:</strong> See <a href="https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/glossary.md#hash-types">Glossary – Hash types.</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>keySizeAndAlgorithm</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>The key size and algorithm used to sign the certificate.<br><strong>Allowed values:</strong> <code>RSA 2048</code>, <code>RSA 4096</code>, <code>RSA 8192</code>, <code>ECC P256</code>, <code>ECC P384</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>contacts</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Object container for automation profile contacts.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. contactId</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>ID of existing user or contact for the account. This can be omitted if you are adding a new contact. To get the IDs for users in your account, use the endpoint <a href="https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/users/user-info.md">User info.</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. contactType</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Type of contact to add to the profile.<br><strong>Allowed values:</strong> <code>org_contact</code>, <code>technical_contact</code>, <code>ev_approver</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. contactName</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the contact.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>customFields</td>
<td>optional<sup>*</sup></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Account-specific custom fields.<br><sup>*</sup>Whether or not these fields are required depends on your custom field settings.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>validityPeriod</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Certificate validity.<br><strong>Allowed values:</strong> <code>1D</code>, <code>1Y</code> Ends with D – Day or Y - Year.<br><strong>Example:</strong> <code>1Y</code><br><strong>Max value:</strong> 397 days</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>orderCoverageLength</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Selected order coverage plan.<br><strong>Possible values</strong>: 1Y, 2Y.<br><strong>Note:</strong> For accounts with Multi-year Plans enabled, allowed values range from <code>1Y</code> - <code>3Y</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>autoRenewSettings</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Object with auto-renew settings.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. daysBeforeExpiry</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Number of days before expiration to renew the certificate.<br><strong>Min:</strong> 1 day<br><strong>Max:</strong> Less than the certificate validity.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. isAutoReplace</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If <code>true</code>, we automatically request and install a replacement certificate if the certificate discovered on the host is revoked or missing.<br><strong>Default:</strong> false</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>forceAutoRenewSetting</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>If <code>true</code>, auto-renew settings are enabled.<br><strong>Default:</strong> false</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>error</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Object with error details, if any.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>data</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Message with additional information about the request.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>