---
title: "Update request status"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/requests/update-request-status.html
api_method: GET
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/request/{{request_id}}/status"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/request/{{request_id}}/status"
---

**GET** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/request/{{request_id}}/status`

Use this endpoint to change the status of a request.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X PUT \
  https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/request/{{request_id}}/status \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "status": "approved",
  "processor_comment": "Your request is approved."
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/request/{{request_id}}/status"

payload = "{\n  \"status\": \"approved\",\n  \"processor_comment\": \"Your request is approved.\"\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/request/{{request_id}}/status"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"status\": \"approved\",\n  \"processor_comment\": \"Your request is approved.\"\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/request/{{request_id}}/status',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: 
   { status: 'approved',
     processor_comment: 'Your request is approved.' },
  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>status</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Updated status for the order.<br>Allowed values: submitted, pending, approved, rejected</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>processor_comment</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Message to add to the status update.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>