---
title: "DV SSL: Change DCV method"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/orders/dv-ssl-change-dcv-method.html
api_method: PUT
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/dcv-method"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/dcv-method"
---

**PUT** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/dcv-method`

Use this endpoint to change the DCV method for a pending order.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X PUT \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/dcv-method' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "dcv_method": "email"
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

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

payload = "{\n  \"dcv_method\": \"email\"\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/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/dcv-method"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"dcv_method\": \"email\"\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/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/dcv-method',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: { dcv_method: 'email' },
  json: true };

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

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


**204 No Content (email)**

```json
// empty
```

**200 OK (dns-txt-token)**

```json
{
  "dcv_random_value": "<random_value>",
  "expiration_date": "2023-02-24T16:25:52+00:00"
}
```

**200 OK (http-token)**

```json
{
  "dcv_random_value": "<random_value>",
  "expiration_date": "2023-02-24T16:25:52+00:00"
}
```


## 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>dcv_method</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Specify the DCV method to use.<br><strong>Allowed values:</strong> See <a href="https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/glossary.md#dcv-methods">Glossary – DCV methods</a></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>dcv_random_value</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Random value used to complete DCV. For DNS CNAME validation, this value is used to construct the CNAME record target.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>expiration_date</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Date and time the random value expires. UTC timezone, ISO 8601 format.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>