---
title: "List templates"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/containers/list-templates.html
api_method: GET
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/template"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/template"
---

**GET** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/template`

Use this endpoint to list all templates that can be used when creating containers.


> **Info**
>
> Templates define a set of features that are available to the container.


## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

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

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/template"

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

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

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/container/{{container_id}}/template"

	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/container/{{container_id}}/template',
  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
{
  "container_templates": [
    {
      "id": 6,
      "name": "Business Unit",
      "date_created": "2015-09-08T20:34:55+00:00"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>container_templates</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>List of all templates that are available to the specified container.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. id</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>Template ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. name</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the template.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. date_created</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Timestamp of when the template was created.<br>Format: UTC timezone and ISO 8601 date</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>