---
title: "Certificate chain"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/certificates/certificate-chain.html
api_method: GET
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/chain"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/chain"
---

**GET** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/chain`

Use this endpoint to list the certificate chain for an issued certificate.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X GET \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/chain' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/chain"

payload = ""
headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("GET", url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/chain"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-DC-DEVKEY", "{{api_key}}")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

**NodeJS**

```javascript
var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/chain',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' } };

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});
```


## 200 OK

```json
{
  "intermediates": [
    {
      "subject_common_name": "www.digicert.com",
      "pem": "<pem_encoded_certificate>"
    },
    {
      "subject_common_name": "DigiCert SHA2 Extended Validation Server CA",
      "pem": "<pem_encoded_certificate>"
    },
    {
      "subject_common_name": "DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA",
      "pem": "<pem_encoded_certificate>"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>intermediates</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>List of certificates in the chain.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. subject_common_name</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Common name on the certificate.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. pem</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>PEM encoded certificate.<br><strong>Note:</strong> The <code>pem</code> response parameter includes newline characters <code>\r\n</code>, which are an inherent part of PEM-encoded certificates.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>