Order Secure Site SSL

POST

https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{ssl_certificate_id}}

This page describes products with the securesite_ssl_certificate group name (see Glossary – Product identifiers).

Use this endpoint to submit an OV/EV certificate request order using ssl_ev_securesite, ssl_ev_securesite_multi_domain, ssl_securesite, ssl_securesite_multi_domain, or ssl_securesite_wildcard as the ssl_certificate_id.

cURL

curl -X POST \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{ssl_certificate_id}}' \
  -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>",
        "server_platform": {
            "id": 45
        },
        "signature_hash": "sha256",
        "organization_units": [
            "Accounting department"
        ]
    },
    "validity_years": 2,
    "comments": "Message for the approver",
    "disable_renewal_notifications": true,
    "locale": "en",
    "payment_method": "balance",
    "skip_approval": true,
    "organization": {
        "id": 123456
    },
    "custom_fields": [
        {
            "metadata_id": 11,
            "value": "Invoice #00001"
        }
    ]
}'

Python

import requests

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

payload = "{\n    \"certificate\": {\n        \"common_name\": \"example.com\",\n        \"dns_names\": [\n            \"sub.example.com\",\n            \"app.example.com\"\n        ],\n        \"csr\": \"<csr>\",\n        \"server_platform\": {\n            \"id\": 45\n        },\n        \"signature_hash\": \"sha256\",\n        \"organization_units\": [\n            \"Accounting department\"\n        ]\n    },\n    \"validity_years\": 2,\n    \"comments\": \"Message for the approver\",\n    \"disable_renewal_notifications\": true,\n    \"locale\": \"en\",\n    \"payment_method\": \"balance\",\n    \"skip_approval\": true,\n    \"organization\": {\n        \"id\": 123456\n    },\n    \"custom_fields\": [\n        {\n            \"metadata_id\": 11,\n            \"value\": \"Invoice #00001\"\n        }\n    ]\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_certificate_id}}"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n    \"certificate\": {\n        \"common_name\": \"example.com\",\n        \"dns_names\": [\n            \"sub.example.com\",\n            \"app.example.com\"\n        ],\n        \"csr\": \"<csr>\",\n        \"server_platform\": {\n            \"id\": 45\n        },\n        \"signature_hash\": \"sha256\",\n        \"organization_units\": [\n            \"Accounting department\"\n        ]\n    },\n    \"validity_years\": 2,\n    \"comments\": \"Message for the approver\",\n    \"disable_renewal_notifications\": true,\n    \"locale\": \"en\",\n    \"payment_method\": \"balance\",\n    \"skip_approval\": true,\n    \"organization\": {\n        \"id\": 123456\n    },\n    \"custom_fields\": [\n        {\n            \"metadata_id\": 11,\n            \"value\": \"Invoice #00001\"\n        }\n    ]\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

var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{ssl_certificate_id}}',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: 
   { certificate: 
      { common_name: 'example.com',
        dns_names: [ 'sub.example.com', 'app.example.com' ],
        csr: '<csr>',
        server_platform: { id: 45 },
        signature_hash: 'sha256',
        organization_units: [ 'Accounting department' ] },
     validity_years: 2,
     comments: 'Message for the approver',
     disable_renewal_notifications: true,
     locale: 'en',
     payment_method: 'balance',
     skip_approval: true,
     organization: { id: 123456 },
     custom_fields: [ { metadata_id: 11, value: 'Invoice #00001' } ] },
  json: true };

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

  console.log(body);
});

201 (one-step)

{
  "id": 112233,
  "requests": [
    {
      "id": 113,
      "status": "pending"
    }
  ]
}

201 (two-step)

{
  "id": 112233,
  "requests": [
    {
      "id": 113,
      "status": "submitted"
    }
  ]
}

201 (auto)

{
  "id": 112233,
  "requests": [
    {
      "id": 113,
      "status": "approved"
    }
  ],
  "certificate_id": 113
}

201 (skip)

{
  "id": 112233,
  "certificate_id": 113
}

201 (immediate)

{
  "id": 112233,
  "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>"
    }
  ]
}

Request parameters

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).
.. 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.
.. server_platform	optional	object	Server platform type. Default: `-1` (other)
.. .. id	required	int	Server platform ID. See Glossary – Server platforms
.. profile_option	optional	string	If using custom certificate profiles, specify the profile name.
renewed_thumbprint	optional	string	If order is a renewal, enter the SHA-1 thumbprint of the previous order's primary certificate.
validity_years	required	int	Number of years the certificate is valid. Can be replaced by `validity_days` or `custom_expiration_date`. Allowed values: `1`, `2`
custom_expiration_date	optional	string	Custom expiration date for the certificate. Date must be less than 825 days in the future. Overrides `validity_days` and `validity_years` Format: `yyyy-MM-dd`
comments	optional	string	Comments about the order for the approver.
auto_renew	optional	int	Specify if the certificate should automatically renew. Default: `0` Allowed values: `0` (disabled), `1` (enabled)
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.
payment_method	optional	string	Specify the payment method to use. Allowed values: `balance`, `card`, `profile` Default: `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	Container for organization details.
.. id	required	int	ID of the organization to associate with the order. Alternatively, you can pass an organization object to add a new organization when submitting an order. See Create organization for object structure requirements.
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.

Response parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	int	Order ID.
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`.

Request parameters

Response parameters

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