Creating a Certificate¶

Function¶

This API is used to create an SSL certificate.

URI¶

POST /v3/{project_id}/elb/certificates

**Table 1** Path Parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Specifies the project ID of the certificate.

Request Parameters¶

**Table 2** Request header parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Specifies the token used for IAM authentication.

**Table 3** Request body parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
certificate	Yes	CreateCertificateOption object	Specifies the certificate.

**Table 4** CreateCertificateOption¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
admin_state_up	No	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status of the certificate. This parameter is unsupported. Please do not use it. Default: true
certificate	Yes	String	Specifies the private key of the certificate. The value must be PEM encoded.
description	No	String	Provides supplementary information about the certificate. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 255
domain	No	String	Specifies the domain names used by the server certificate. This parameter will take effect only when type is set to server, and its default value is "". This parameter will not take effect even if it is passed and type is set to client. However, domain names will still be verified. Note: The value can contain 0 to 1024 characters and consists of multiple common domain names or wildcard domain names separated by commas. A maximum of 30 domain names are allowed. A common domain name consists of several labels separated by periods (.). Each label can contain a maximum of 63 characters, including letters, digits, and hyphens (-), and must start and end with a letter or digit. Example: www.test.com A wildcard domain name is a domain name starts with an asterisk (``). Example: .test.com
name	No	String	Specifies the certificate name. Only letters, digits, underscores, and hyphens are allowed. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 255
private_key	No	String	Specifies the private key of the server certificate. The value must be PEM encoded. This parameter will be ignored if type is set to client. A CA server can still be created and used normally. This parameter will be left blank even if you enter a private key that is not PEM encoded. This parameter is valid and mandatory only when type is set to server. If you enter an invalid private key, an error is returned.
project_id	No	String	Specifies the ID of the project where the certificate is used. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 32
type	No	String	Specifies the certificate type. The value can be server or client. server indicates server certificates, and client indicates CA certificates. The default value is server.
enterprise_project_id	No	String	Specifies the enterprise project ID. The value cannot be "", "0", or the ID of an enterprise project that does not exist. If this parameter is not passed during resource creation, the resource belongs to the default enterprise project. This parameter is unsupported. Please do not use it.

Response Parameters¶

Status code: 201

**Table 5** Response body parameters¶
Parameter	Type	Description
request_id	String	Specifies the request ID. The value is automatically generated.
certificate	CertificateInfo object	Specifies the certificate.

**Table 6** CertificateInfo¶
Parameter	Type	Description
admin_state_up	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status of the certificate. This parameter is unsupported. Please do not use it.
certificate	String	Specifies the private key of the certificate. The value must be PEM encoded.
description	String	Provides supplementary information about the certificate. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 255
domain	String	Specifies the domain names used by the server certificate. This parameter will take effect only when type is set to server, and its default value is "". This parameter will not take effect even if it is passed and type is set to client. However, domain names will still be verified. Note: The value can contain 0 to 1024 characters and consists of multiple common domain names or wildcard domain names separated by commas. A maximum of 30 domain names are allowed. A common domain name consists of several labels separated by periods (.). Each label can contain a maximum of 63 characters, including letters, digits, and hyphens (-), and must start and end with a letter or digit. Example: www.test.com A wildcard domain name is a domain name starts with an asterisk (``). Example: .test.com Minimum: 1 Maximum: 1024
id	String	Specifies a certificate ID.
name	String	Specifies the certificate name. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 255
private_key	String	Specifies the private key of the server certificate. The value must be PEM encoded. This parameter will be ignored if type is set to client. A CA server can still be created and used normally. This parameter will be left blank even if you enter a private key that is not PEM encoded. This parameter is valid and mandatory only when type is set to server. If you enter an invalid private key, an error is returned.
type	String	Specifies the certificate type. The value can be server or client. server indicates server certificates, and client indicates CA certificates. The default value is server.
created_at	String	Specifies the time when the certificate was created.
updated_at	String	Specifies the time when the certificate was updated.
expire_time	String	Specifies the time when the certificate expires.
project_id	String	Specifies the project ID.

Example Requests¶

POST https://{elb_endponit}/v3/{project_id}/elb/certificates

{
  "certificate" : {
    "name" : "My Certificate",
    "type" : "server",
    "private_key" : "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----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\n3fy+1rCUwzOp9LSjtJYf4ege\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----",
    "certificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\niYsGDVN+9QBd0eYUHce+77s96i3I\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
  }
}

Example Responses¶

Status code: 201

Successful request.

{
  "certificate" : {
    "id" : "233a325e5e3e4ce8beeb320aa714cc12",
    "name" : "My Certificate",
    "description" : "",
    "domain" : null,
    "admin_state_up" : true,
    "project_id" : "99a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24",
    "updated_at" : "2019-03-31T23:26:49Z",
    "type" : "server",
    "created_at" : "2019-03-31T22:23:51Z",
    "expire_time" : "2045-11-17T13:25:47Z",
    "private_key" : "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----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\n3fy+1rCUwzOp9LSjtJYf4ege\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----",
    "certificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\niYsGDVN+9QBd0eYUHce+77s96i3I\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
  },
  "request_id" : "98414965-856c-4be3-8a33-3e08432a222e"
}

Status Codes¶

Status Code	Description
201	Successful request.

Error Codes¶

See Error Codes.

last updated: 2023-03-02 13:42