---
title: "Get CT log details for a certificate"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/ct-log-monitoring/get-ct-log-details-for-a-certificate.html
api_method: GET
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/ctmonitor/{{order_id}}/cert-details/{{certificate_serial_number}}"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/ctmonitor/{{order_id}}/cert-details/{{certificate_serial_number}}?issuer={{issuer_name}}"
---

**GET** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/ctmonitor/{{order_id}}/cert-details/{{certificate_serial_number}}?issuer={{issuer_name}}`

Use this endpoint to get the CT log details a certificate using the certificate's serial number.


> **Info**
>
> This is the serial number assigned to the certificate on issuance.


## Example requests and response

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X GET \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/ctmonitor/{{order_id}}/cert-details/{{certificate_serial_number}}?issuer={{issuer_name}}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/ctmonitor/{{order_id}}/cert-details/{{certificate_serial_number}}?issuer={{issuer_name}}"

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/ctmonitor/{{order_id}}/cert-details/{{certificate_serial_number}}?issuer={{issuer_name}}"

	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/ctmonitor/{{order_id}}/cert-details/{{certificate_serial_number}}?issuer={{issuer_name}}',
  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
{
    "serial": "5ac45b0849e252a7cd2d913613f0dce",
    "issuer": "RapidSSL RSA CA 2018",
    "not_after": "03 Jul 2020",
    "not_before": "04 Jul 2019",
    "pem": "<certificate in pem format>",
    "digicert_issued": true
}
```

## Request URL query strings

URL query strings are appended to the endpoint URL using a ?.

**For example:**

```markup
https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/ctmonitor/{{order_id /cert-details/{{certificate_serial_number}}?issuer={{issuer_name}}
```

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>issuer</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of certificate authority that issued the certificate.</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>serial</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Serial number assigned to the certificate on issuance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>issuer</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of certificate authority that issued the certificate.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>not_after</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Timestamp of when certificate validity ends.<br>Format: UTC timezone and ISO 8601 date</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>not_before</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Timestamp of when certificate validity starts.<br>Format: UTC timezone and ISO 8601 date</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>pem</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>TLS/SSL certificate in PEM format.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>digicert_issued</td>
<td>bool</td>
<td>If the certificate was issued by DigiCert.<br>Possible values:<br><ul><li>true: issued by DigiCert</li><li>false: issued by another certificate authority</li></ul></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>