Domain info

GET

https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/domain/{{domain_id}}

Use this endpoint to get details for a domain.

To get IDs for the domains in your account, use the List domains endpoint.

Example requests and responses

cURL

curl -X GET \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/domain/{{domain_id}}?include_dcv=true&include_validation=true' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}'

Python

import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/domain/{{domain_id}}"

querystring = {"include_dcv":"true","include_validation":"true"}

headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.text)

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/domain/{{domain_id}}?include_dcv=true&include_validation=true"

	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

var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/domain/{{domain_id}}',
  qs: { include_dcv: 'true', include_validation: 'true' },
  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

{
  "id": 12345678,
  "is_active": true,
  "status": "pending",
  "name": "example.com",
  "date_created": "2021-04-27T14:49:28+00:00",
  "organization": {
    "id": 12345678,
    "status": "active",
    "name": "Example Corp.",
    "display_name": "Example Corp.",
    "is_active": "1"
  },
  "validations": [
    {
      "type": "ov",
      "name": "OV",
      "description": "Normal Organization Validation",
      "validated_until": "2023-07-31T14:51:31+00:00",
      "status": "active",
      "dcv_status": "complete"
    },
    {
      "type": "ev",
      "name": "EV",
      "description": "Extended Organization Validation (EV)",
      "validated_until": "2022-05-27T14:51:31+00:00",
      "status": "active",
      "dcv_status": "complete"
    }
  ],
  "dcv_method": "dns-txt-token",
  "dcv_token": {
    "token": {{dcv_token}},
    "status": "active"
  },
  "dcv_expiration": {
    "ev": "2022-05-27",
    "ov": "2023-07-31"
  },
  "container": {
    "id": 123456,
    "name": "Example Corp."
  }
}

Path parameters

Name	Req/Opt	Description
domain_id	required	ID of the domain to query.

URL query strings

Name	Req/Opt	Type	Description
include_dcv	optional	boolean	If `true`, returns domain control validation (DCV) details in the response. Default: `false`
include_validation	optional	boolean	If `true`, returns validation details in the response. Validation details are returned in the `validations` array. Default: `false`
include_validation_reuse_status	optional	boolean	If `true`, the `dcv_expiration` object in the response includes `ov_shortened`, `ov_status`, `ev_status`, and `dcv_approval_date` response parameters. Default: `false`

Response parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	int	Domain ID.
is_active	bool	Active status of the domain.
status Deprecated^*	string	Validation status of the domain. DigiCert has deprecated the `status` response parameter. In integrations that use Domain info* response data, you can safely remove or ignore the value of the `status` parameter. To get a more comprehensive validation status for your domains, include the query parameter `include_validation=true` when you submit your request. The `validations` array returns the status for each type of validation on the domain.
name	string	Name of the domain.
date_created	string	Timestamp of when the domain was added. Format: UTC timezone and ISO 8601 date
organization	object	Organization attached to the domain.
.. id	int	Organization ID.
.. status	string	Organization status. Possible values: `active`, `inactive`. For more information, see Glossary - Organization status.
.. name	string	Legal name of the organization.
.. assumed_name	string	Public name of the organization. Also called DBA name.
.. display_name	string	Full name of the organization. Constructed using name + assumed_name.
.. is_active	string	Active status of the organization.
validations	array	List of objects with details about each type of validation on the domain. For information about the data structure and key/value pairs for objects returned in the `validations` array, see Structures – Validations object. Only returned if URL query `include_validation=true`.
dcv_method	string	Domain control validation method configured for the domain. Only returned if URL query `include_dcv=true`. See Glossary – DCV methods
dcv_token	object	If DCV method uses a random value token, this object is returned and contains token information. Only returned if URL query `include_dcv=true`.
.. 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
dcv_expiration	string	If DCV is completed, this object is returned with information about when OV and EV domain validations expire. Only returned if the request URL includes the query string `include_dcv=true`.
.. ev	string	Expiration date for EV domain validation. Format: `YYYY-MM-DD`
.. ov	string	Expiration date for OV domain validation. Format: `YYYY-MM-DD` Note: On September 27, 2021, the expiration date for existing OV domain validations will shorten to 397 days from the date validation was completed. Learn more about this policy change: Domain validation changes in 2021.
.. ov_shortened	string	New expiration date for OV domain validation after industry changes to shorten the domain validation reuse period go into effect on September 27, 2021. Only returned if the request URL includes the query string `include_validation_reuse_status=true`. Format: `YYYY-MM-DD` Note: After September 27, 2021, the `dcv_expiration.ov_shortened` parameter will return the same date as the `dcv_expiration.ov` parameter. Learn more about this policy change: Domain validation changes in 2021.
.. ov_status	string	OV domain validation status. Only returned if request URL includes the query string `include_validation_reuse_status=true`. Possible values: `expired` – OV domain validation is expired. `expiring_soon` – OV domain validation expires in the next 60 days. `valid` – OV domain validation is valid. `industry_shortened_expired` – On September 27, 2021, OV domain validation will be reduced. The reduced validation period will be expired. `industry_shortened_expiring_soon` – On September 27, 2021, OV domain validation will be reduced. The reduced validation period will expire before December 1, 2021. Note: After September 27, 2021, the `ov_status` parameter will stop returning `industry_shortened_expired` and `industry_shortened_expiring_soon` values. Learn more about this policy change: Domain validation changes in 2021.
.. ev_status	string	EV domain validation status. Possible values: `expired` – EV domain validation is expired. `expiring_soon` – EV domain validation expires in the next 60 days. `valid` – EV domain validation is valid.
.. dcv_approval_date	string	Date of the most recent DCV approval for the domain. Only returned if the request URL includes the query string `include_validation_reuse_status=true`. Format: `YYYY-MM-DD`
container	object	Container the domain is attached to.
.. id	int	Container ID.
.. parent_id	int	ID of the container's parent.
.. name	string	Name of the container.
.. is_active	bool	Active status of the container.

Example requests and responses

Path parameters

URL query strings

Response parameters

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