---
title: "Add note"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/orders/add-note.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/note"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/note"
---

**POST** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/note`

Use this endpoint to add a note to an order.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST \
  https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/note \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
	"text": "This is a note"
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/note"

payload = "{\n\t\"text\": \"This is a note\"\n}"
headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("POST", 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/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/note"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n\t\"text\": \"This is a note\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", 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: 'POST',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/note',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: { text: 'This is a note' },
  json: true };

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

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


## 201 Created

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "date_created": "2018-10-16T20:42:55+00:00",
  "text": "This is a note",
  "user": {
    "id": 15,
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Smith",
    "email": "john.smith@digicert.com"
  }
}
```

## 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>text</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Note message to add to the order.</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>id</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>Order ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>date_created</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Timestamp of when the note was created.<br>Format: UTC timezone and ISO 8601 date</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>text</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Message of the note.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>user</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Details about the user who added the note.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. id</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>User ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. first_name</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>First name of user.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. last_name</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Last name of user.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. email</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Email address of user.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>