---
title: "Email certificate"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/certificates/email-certificate.html
api_method: PUT
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/sendemail"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/sendemail"
---

**PUT** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/sendemail`

Use this endpoint to send a copy of an issued SSL/TLS certificate or a Verified Mark Certificate to one or more email addresses.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X PUT \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/sendemail' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "emails": [
      "jill.valentine@example.com",
      "leon.kennedy@example.com"
      ],
  "certificate_collect_format": "attachment",
  "custom_message": "Please install this certificate!"
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

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

payload = "{\n\t\"emails\": [\n\t\t\"jill.valentine@example.com\",\n\t\t\"leon.kennedy@example.com\"\n\t],\n\"certificate_collect_format\": \"attachment\",\n \"custom_message\": \"Please install this certificate!\"\n}"

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

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

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

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

func main() {

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

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n\t\"emails\": [\n\t\t\"jill.valentine@example.com\",\n\t\t\"leon.kennedy@example.com\"\n\t],\n\"certificate_collect_format\": \"attachment\",\n \"custom_message\": \"Please install this certificate!\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

	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: 'PUT',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/sendemail',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: { emails: [ 'jill.valentine@example.com', 'leon.kennedy@example.com' ], certificate_collect_format: 'attachment',  custom_message: 'Please install this certificate!'},   
  json: true };

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

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


## 204 No Content

```json
// empty
```

## 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>emails</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>List of one or more email addresses to receive the certificate.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>certificate_collect_format</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Select how you want to send the certificate.<br>Allowed values: attachment, plaintext, downloadlink</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>custom_message</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Custom message to send with the email.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>