End of 2-year public SSL/TLS certificates
The Services API no longer issues public SSL/TLS certificates with a validity period greater than 397 days. Requests for public SSL/TLS certificates that specify an order validity greater than 1 year (or 397 days) create a new Multi-year Plan. To learn more about this change, see End of 2-year DV, OV, and EV public SSL/TLS certificates.
Use this endpoint to request or renew a Basic OV SSL certificate. To renew a certificate, you must place the request from the same account used to order the original certificate.
Public TLS/SSL certificates support Multi-year Plans. With Multi-year Plans, you pick the SSL/TLS certificate, the certificate validity period, and the duration of coverage you want. To order a Multi-year Plan with this endpoint, use the order_validity object to set the validity period of the order (up to six years). Optionally, use the certificate.cert_validity parameter to customize the validity of the first certificate issued for the order. For more information, see Multi-year Plans.
Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) and Flat Fee contracts only support 1- and 2-year Multi-year Plans.
This more flexible Basic OV SSL certificate makes it easier to get the Basic OV certificate to fit your needs. This certificate replaces the Basic Standard SSL, SSL Multi Domain, and Wildcard products.
curl -X POST \
https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/ssl_basic \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
-d '{
"certificate": {
"common_name": "example.com",
"dns_names": [
"sub.example.com",
"app.example.com"
],
"csr": "<csr>",
"signature_hash": "sha256",
"server_platform": {
"id": 2
}
},
"comments": "Certificate for app server.",
"container": {
"id": 334455
},
"auto_renew": 1,
"custom_renewal_message": "Keep this renewed.",
"organization": {
"id": 123456,
"contacts": [
{
"contact_type": "organization_contact",
"user_id": 565611
},
{
"contact_type": "technical_contact",
"first_name": "Jill",
"last_name": "Valentine",
"job_title": "STAR Member",
"telephone": "8017019600",
"email": "jill.valentine@digicert.com"
}
]
},
"order_validity": {
"years": 1
},
"payment_method": "balance"
}'import requests
url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/ssl_basic"
payload = "{\n \"certificate\": {\n \"common_name\": \"example.com\",\n \"dns_names\": [\n \"example2.com\",\n \"example3.com\"\n ],\n \"csr\": \"<csr>\",\n \"signature_hash\": \"sha256\",\n \"server_platform\": {\n \"id\": 45\n }\n },\n \"comments\": \"Certificate for app server.\",\n \"container\": {\n \"id\": 334455\n },\n \"auto_renew\": 1,\n \"custom_renewal_message\": \"Keep this renewed.\",\n \"organization\": {\n \"id\": 123456,\n \"contacts\": [\n {\n \"contact_type\": \"organization_contact\",\n \"user_id\": 565611\n },\n {\n \"contact_type\": \"technical_contact\",\n \"user_id\": 565615\n },\n {\n \"contact_type\": \"ev_approver\",\n \"first_name\": \"Jill\",\n \"last_name\": \"Valentine\",\n \"job_title\": \"STAR Member\",\n \"telephone\": \"8017019600\",\n \"email\": \"jill.valentine@digicert.com\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"order_validity\": {\n \"years\": 1\n },\n \"payment_method\": \"balance\"\n}"
headers = {
'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
'Content-Type': "application/json"
}
response = requests.request("POST", url, data=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/ssl_basic"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"certificate\": {\n \"common_name\": \"example.com\",\n \"dns_names\": [\n \"example2.com\",\n \"example3.com\"\n ],\n \"csr\": \"<csr>\",\n \"signature_hash\": \"sha256\",\n \"server_platform\": {\n \"id\": 45\n }\n },\n \"comments\": \"Certificate for app server.\",\n \"container\": {\n \"id\": 334455\n },\n \"auto_renew\": 1,\n \"custom_renewal_message\": \"Keep this renewed.\",\n \"organization\": {\n \"id\": 123456,\n \"contacts\": [\n {\n \"contact_type\": \"organization_contact\",\n \"user_id\": 565611\n },\n {\n \"contact_type\": \"technical_contact\",\n \"user_id\": 565615\n },\n {\n \"contact_type\": \"ev_approver\",\n \"first_name\": \"Jill\",\n \"last_name\": \"Valentine\",\n \"job_title\": \"STAR Member\",\n \"telephone\": \"8017019600\",\n \"email\": \"jill.valentine@digicert.com\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"order_validity\": {\n \"years\": 1\n },\n \"payment_method\": \"balance\"\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))
}var request = require("request");
var options = { method: 'POST',
url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/ssl_basic',
headers:
{ 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
body:
{ certificate:
{ common_name: 'example.com',
dns_names: [ 'example2.com', 'example3.com' ],
csr: '<csr>',
signature_hash: 'sha256',
server_platform: { id: 45 } },
comments: 'Certificate for app server.',
container: { id: 334455 },
auto_renew: 1,
custom_renewal_message: 'Keep this renewed.',
organization:
{ id: 123456,
contacts:
[ { contact_type: 'organization_contact', user_id: 565611 },
{ contact_type: 'technical_contact', user_id: 565615 },
{ contact_type: 'ev_approver',
first_name: 'Jill',
last_name: 'Valentine',
job_title: 'STAR Member',
telephone: '8017019600',
email: 'jill.valentine@digicert.com' } ] },
order_validity: { years: 1 },
payment_method: 'balance' },
json: true };
request(options, function (error, response, body) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(body);
});{
"id": 112233,
"requests": [
{
"id": 113,
"status": "pending"
}
]
}{
"id": 112233,
"requests": [
{
"id": 113,
"status": "submitted"
}
]
}{
"id": 112233,
"requests": [
{
"id": 113,
"status": "approved"
}
],
"domains": [
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "example.com"
},
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "sub.example.com"
},
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "app.example.com"
}
],
"certificate_id": 113
}{
"id": 112233,
"domains": [
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "example.com"
},
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "sub.example.com"
},
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "app.example.com"
}
],
"certificate_id": 113
}{
"id": 112233,
"domains": [
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "example.com"
},
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "sub.example.com"
},
{
"id": 1469,
"name": "example.com",
"dns_name": "app.example.com"
}
],
"certificate_id": 113,
"certificate_chain": [
{
"subject_common_name": "example.com",
"pem": "<pem_certificate>"
},
{
"subject_common_name": "DigiCert SHA2 Secure Server CA",
"pem": "<pem_certificate>"
},
{
"subject_common_name": "DigiCert Global Root CA",
"pem": "<pem_certificate>"
}
]
}For information about allowed values for certificate fields, see Publicly Trusted Certificates – Data Entries that Violate Industry Standards.
| Name | Req/Opt | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| certificate | required | object | Certificate details. |
| .. common_name | required | string | Domain to be secured. |
| .. dns_names | optional | array |
Additional domains to be secured. Can result in additional costs. (See Best practices – Get both versions of a domain for free.) |
| .. csr | required | string |
Certificate signing request (CSR). Note: The Services API does not extract information from the CSR to fill in the details of a certificate request. You must provide values for all relevant request parameters, including certificate.common_name, certificate.dns_names, and organization.id. If you are requesting a certificate for an organization without an existing ID, you must provide values for all required parameters of the organization object.
|
| .. signature_hash | required | string |
Hash algorithm used to signing the certificate. Code signing certificates support only SHA-256. |
| .. organization_units | optional | array |
Department in your organization the certificate is for. Deprecated. This field is ignored for public TLS/SSL certificate requests. See our knowledge base article. |
| .. server_platform | optional | object |
Server platform type. Default: -1 (other)
|
| .. .. id | required | int |
Server platform ID. See Glossary – Server platforms |
| .. cert_validity | optional | object |
Defines the validity period of the first certificate issued for this order. Cannot exceed order validity period. If not provided, the certificate's validity period defaults to the validity period of the order or the maximum certificate validity period defined by CA/B Forum baseline requirements, whichever is shorter. This object is not used for requests from accounts that do not have Multi-year Plans enabled. |
| .. .. years | optional | int |
Number of years the certificate is valid after it is issued. Can be replaced with cert_validity.days or cert_validity.custom_expiration_date.Allowed value: 1
|
| .. .. days | optional | int |
Number of days the certificate is valid after it is issued. Overrides cert_validity.years.Max: 397
|
| .. .. custom_expiration_date | optional | string |
A custom expiration date for the certificate. Overrides cert_validity.days and cert_validity.years.Format: dd MMM YYYY (for example, "09 JUN 2021")Range: Must be within 397 days of the date you request the certificate. |
| .. profile_option | optional | string | If using custom certificate profiles, specify the profile name. |
| .. ca_cert_id | optional | string |
ID of the intermediate certificate authority (ICA) certificate to select as the issuing certificate. To get the ca_cert_id value for an ICA, use the Product list endpoint.Account administrators can customize the default and allowed ICAs for each product at the container or user role level. If you do not provide a value for this parameter, we issue the certificate using the default ICA. If you provide the ca_cert_id value for an ICA that is not allowed, the request returns an error*. To see the custom ICA settings for each product, use the Product limits endpoint.*This parameter is ignored if the option for ICA selection is not enabled for your account. Non-flex OV/EV TLS certificates don't support ICA selection. For more information, see ICA certificate chain option. |
| renewed_thumbprint | optional* | string |
If order is a renewal, enter the SHA-1 thumbprint of the previous order's primary certificate. For more information, see How to check a certificate's thumbprint. *Renewal orders must include either a renewed_thumbprint or renewal_of_order_id value.
|
| order_validity | required | object | Defines the validity period of the order. Order validity determines the length of a Multi-year Plan. |
| .. years | required* | int |
Number of years the order is valid. *Can be replaced by order_validity.days or order_validity.custom_expiration_date.Range: 1-6
|
| .. days | optional | int |
Number of days the order is valid. Overrides order_validity.years.Max: 2190
|
| .. custom_expiration_date | optional | string |
Custom expiration date for the order. Overrides order_validity.days and order_validity.years.Format: dd MMM YYYY (for example, "09 JUN 2025")Range: Must be within six years of the date you request the order. |
| validity_years | optional | int |
Number of years the order is valid. Deprecated. Use the order_validity object to set the validity period of the order. Use the cert_validity object to set the validity period of the certificate.Range: 1-6
|
| custom_expiration_date | optional | string |
Custom expiration date for the order. Deprecated. Use the order_validity object to set the validity period of the order. Use the cert_validity object to set the validity period of the certificate.Overrides validity_years.Format: yyyy-MM-ddRange: Must be within six years of the date you request the order. |
| comments | optional | string | Comments about the order for the approver. |
| apply_cr_discount | optional | bool |
When true, applies any competitive replacement discounts that are available for the domains on the order. To calculate competitive replacement discounts before you place an order, use the List replacement benefits endpoint. Default: false
|
| serial_number | optional | string | Serial number of the non-DigiCert certificate for which you expect to receive a competitive replacement discount when you place the order. If not provided, we use the information from your order request to look for a match among certificates on the CT log servers, and we apply a discount based on the best match we can find. |
| auto_renew | optional | int |
Specify if the certificate should automatically renew. Allowed values: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled)Default: 0
|
| auto_reissue | optional | int |
Auto-reissue setting for the order. When auto-reissue is enabled for a Multi-year Plan, DigiCert automatically creates a reissue request for the most recently issued certificate when that certificate is within 30 days of expiring. Auto-reissue repeats until the order expires. To learn more about reissuing certificates in a Multi-year Plan, see Multi-year Plans. Allowed values: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)Default: 0 (disabled)Note: We ignore the auto_reissue request parameter if:
|
| custom_renewal_message | optional | string | Custom message to be included in renewal notifications. |
| disable_renewal_notifications | optional | bool |
Specify if renewal notification emails should be disabled. Default: false
|
| additional_emails | optional | array | Additional email addresses to receive certificate notification emails (e.g., certificate issuance, duplicate certificate, certificate renewals, etc.). |
| locale | optional | string |
Language that the DCV email should use. See Glossary – Locale codes |
| renewal_of_order_id | optional* | int |
If order is a renewal, enter the previous order's ID. *Renewal orders must include either a renewed_thumbprint or renewal_of_order_id value.
|
| payment_method | optional | string |
Specify the payment method to use. Allowed values: balance, card, profileDefault: balance
|
| dcv_method | optional | string |
DCV method to use when verifying domain control. See Glossary – DCV methods |
| skip_approval | optional | bool |
Specify if the order should skip the approval step and be immediately submitted for validation and issued when complete. Default: false
|
| disable_ct | optional | bool |
Specify if CT logging for the certificate should be disabled. Order-specific CT logging must be enabled or this will be ignored. See Allow Users to Keep Certificates Out of CT Logs. Default: false
|
| organization | required | object |
Object with information about the organization to associate with the request. You can associate the request with an existing organization, or you can create a new organization when you submit the order request. To associate the request with an existing organization, pass the ID of the organization as the value of organization.id in the body of your request. To create a new organization, include the details of the organization in the organization object. For more information about the structure and required parameters of the organization object, see the Create organization documentation.Note: When you submit an order with organization details instead of providing an organization ID, we check the organizations that already exist in your account to avoid creating a duplicate.
organization.skip_duplicate_org_check parameter to true in the body of your request.Important: When you want to associate an order with an existing organization, we recommend always using the ID of the organization instead of the organization's details in the body of your request. To get the ID values for organizations in your account, use the List organizations endpoint. Additionally, we recommend deactivating unused organizations to ensure they are never accidentally assigned to a new order request. To deactivate an organization, use the Deactivate organization endpoint. |
| .. id | required* | int |
The ID of an existing organization to associate with the order. To get the ID of organizations in your account, use the List organizations endpoint. *Not required if you are creating a new organization with your request. |
| .. skip_duplicate_org_check | optional | bool |
Use true to skip the check for duplicate organizations in your account. When you skip this check, you force the request to create a new organization, regardless of whether the details you provide in the request match the details of an organization that already exists in your account. Default: false
|
| .. contacts | required | array | List of organization contacts for the order. |
| .. .. contact_type | required | string |
Type of contact to add to the order. Allowed values: organization_contact, technical_contact, ev_approver
|
| .. .. user_id | required* | int |
ID of existing user or contact for the account. * Can be omitted if adding a new contact. |
| .. .. first_name | optional | string |
First name of the new contact. Note: Required when omitting user_id. If user_id is not omitted, the specified user's information will be updated with the new value.
|
| .. .. last_name | optional | string |
Last name of the new contact. Note: Required when omitting user_id. If user_id is not omitted, the specified user's information will be updated with the new value.
|
| .. .. job_title | optional | string |
Job title of the new contact. Note: Required when omitting user_id. If user_id is not omitted, the specified user's information will be updated with the new value.
|
| .. .. telephone | optional | string |
Telephone number of the new contact. Note: Required when omitting user_id. If user_id is not omitted, the specified user's information will be updated with the new value.
|
| optional | string |
Email address of the new contact. Note: Required when omitting user_id. If user_id is not omitted, the specified user's information will be updated with the new value.
|
|
| container | optional | object | If needed, specify the container the order should be placed under. |
| .. id | required | int | Container ID. |
| custom_fields | optional* | array |
Account-specific custom fields. * Whether or not these fields are required depends on your custom field settings. |
| .. metadata_id | required | int | Custom field ID. |
| .. value | required | string |
Value for the custom field. Data validation type depends on your custom field settings. |
| alternative_order_id | optional | string |
A custom alphanumeric ID to assign the order. To see the alternative_order_id assigned to an order, use the Order info endpoint.Alternative order IDs do not replace the unique order ID that DigiCert assigns each order request. You cannot use alternative order IDs to search for or identify orders in API calls that require an order_id parameter in the URL path or request body.If the Require unique alternative order IDs option is enabled in your account settings, you cannot submit order requests with an alternative order ID that is already assigned to an order in your account. Use this feature to enable nonce order requests, or to prevent your integration from creating duplicate orders in cases where you do not receive a response from the API. Account administrators can toggle this option from the CertCentral console. From the Settings > Preferences page, open the Advanced Settings menu, and look for the Alternative order ID option. This parameter is always optional, even if the Require unique alternative order IDs option is enabled in your account. If a request does not use this parameter, no alternative_order_id value is assigned to the order.Maximum length: 64 characters Note: The Require unique alternative order IDs option may not appear in the advanced settings menu for all CertCentral accounts. To enable this option for your account, contact your account manager or our Support team. |
| enable_guest_access | optional | int |
Whether to enable guest access for the order. This parameter is not allowed if guest access is disabled in your account settings. Allowed values: 1 (enabled) or 0 (disabled)Default: The default configuration for new orders is determined by your account settings. Account administrators can change these settings from the Guest Access page in the CertCentral console. |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | int | Order ID. |
| organization | object |
Container for new organization details. Only returned if a new organization was created with the order. |
| .. id | int | Organization ID for the new organization. |
| domains | array | List of objects with details about the domains in your account that are submitted for validation with the certificate order request. You must have an active validation for the domains in this array to prove you control the common name and each SAN on the order. |
| .. id | int | Domain ID of the domain in your account. |
| .. name | int | Name of the domain in your account. |
| .. dns_name | string |
Common name or SAN on the order. To prove you control this domain, you must have an active validation for the domain associated with the domains[].name and domains[].id key/value pairs.
|
| .. dcv_token | object |
Object with details about the domain control validation (DCV) token for the domain. Not returned when using email as the DCV method. Note: The dcv_token object is not returned for domains that will be validated under the scope of another domain on the order, for domains that already exist in your account, or for subdomains of existing domains. For example, if you request a certificate to secure the newly created domains example.com, www.example.com, and subdomain.example.com, the response only includes a dcv_token object for example.com. To get the DCV token for an existing domain, use the Domain info endpoint.
|
| .. .. token | string | Random value used to prove control over the domain. |
| .. .. status | string | Status of the domain validation process. |
| .. .. expiration_date | string |
Timestamp of when the token will expire. Format: UTC timezone and ISO 8601 date |
| .. .. verification_value | string |
Value for the DNS record target host field. Only returned if the DCV method is dns-cname-token.
|
| .. .. http_token_url | string |
Filename and location for the .txt file. Only returned if the DCV method is http-token.
|
| requests | array | Contains information about the request. |
| .. id | int | Request ID. |
| .. status | string |
Request status. Possible values: pending, submitted, approved, rejected
|
| certificate_id | int |
Certificate ID. Returned if request status is approved.
|
| certificate_chain | array |
Ordered list of objects with information about each certificate in the certificate chain (for example, SSL certificate, intermediate CA certificate, and root certificate). The first object in the array contains the end-entity certificate. The next objects contain the intermediate CA certificates. The final object contains the root certificate. Each certificate is signed by the certificate in the object that follows it. For example, the end-entity certificate is signed by the intermediate CA certificate. Note: This endpoint only returns the certificate_chain array for TLS certificates that DigiCert issues immediately. To get the certificate chain after DigiCert issues a certificate, use the Certificate chain endpoint.
|
| .. subject_common_name | string | Common name on the certificate. |
| .. pem | string | PEM-encoded certificate data. |