Upload mTLS certificate

client.mtlsCertificates.create(, ?): MTLSCertificateCreateResponse { id, ca, certificates, 7 more }

POST/accounts/{account_id}/mtls_certificates

Upload a certificate that you want to use with mTLS-enabled Cloudflare services, such as Bring Your Own CA (BYO-CA) for mTLS. To create certificates issued by the Cloudflare managed CA, use the Create Client Certificate endpoint.

Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

Account: SSL and Certificates Write

ParametersExpand Collapse

params: MTLSCertificateCreateParams { account_id, ca, certificates, 2 more }

account_id: string

Path param: Identifier.

maxLength32

ca: boolean

Body param: Indicates whether the certificate is a CA or leaf certificate.

certificates: string

Body param: The uploaded root CA certificate.

name?: string

Body param: Optional unique name for the certificate. Only used for human readability.

private_key?: string

Body param: The private key for the certificate. This field is only needed for specific use cases such as using a custom certificate with Zero Trust's block page.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

MTLSCertificateCreateResponse { id, ca, certificates, 7 more }

id?: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

ca?: boolean

Indicates whether the certificate is a CA or leaf certificate.

certificates?: string

The uploaded root CA certificate.

expires_on?: string

When the certificate expires.

formatdate-time

issuer?: string

The certificate authority that issued the certificate.

name?: string

Optional unique name for the certificate. Only used for human readability.

serial_number?: string

The certificate serial number.

signature?: string

The type of hash used for the certificate.

updated_at?: string

This is the time the certificate was updated.

formatdate-time

uploaded_on?: string

This is the time the certificate was uploaded.

formatdate-time

Upload mTLS certificate

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const mtlsCertificate = await client.mtlsCertificates.create({
  account_id: '023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353',
  ca: true,
  certificates:
    '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nJhqeoTewsxndhDDE\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----',
});

console.log(mtlsCertificate.id);

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "ca": true,
    "certificates": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nJhqeoTewsxndhDDE\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
    "expires_on": "2122-10-29T16:59:47Z",
    "issuer": "O=Example Inc.,L=California,ST=San Francisco,C=US",
    "name": "example_ca_cert",
    "serial_number": "235217144297995885180570755458463043449861756659",
    "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
    "updated_at": "2022-11-22T17:32:30.467938Z",
    "uploaded_on": "2022-11-22T17:32:30.467938Z"
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "ca": true,
    "certificates": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nJhqeoTewsxndhDDE\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
    "expires_on": "2122-10-29T16:59:47Z",
    "issuer": "O=Example Inc.,L=California,ST=San Francisco,C=US",
    "name": "example_ca_cert",
    "serial_number": "235217144297995885180570755458463043449861756659",
    "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
    "updated_at": "2022-11-22T17:32:30.467938Z",
    "uploaded_on": "2022-11-22T17:32:30.467938Z"
  }
}