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Origin TLS Client Auth
Hostname Certificates

Upload a Hostname Client Certificate

client.originTLSClientAuth.hostnameCertificates.create(HostnameCertificateCreateParams { zone_id, certificate, private_key } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): HostnameCertificateCreateResponse { id, certificate, expires_on, 5 more }
POST/zones/{zone_id}/origin_tls_client_auth/hostnames/certificates

Upload a certificate to be used for client authentication on a hostname. 10 hostname certificates per zone are allowed.

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)
SSL and Certificates Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
params: HostnameCertificateCreateParams { zone_id, certificate, private_key }
zone_id: string

Path param: Identifier.

maxLength32
certificate: string

Body param: The hostname certificate.

private_key: string

Body param: The hostname certificate's private key.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
HostnameCertificateCreateResponse { id, certificate, expires_on, 5 more }
id?: string

Identifier.

maxLength32
certificate?: string

The hostname certificate.

expires_on?: string

The date when the certificate expires.

formatdate-time
issuer?: string

The certificate authority that issued the certificate.

serial_number?: string

The serial number on the uploaded certificate.

signature?: string

The type of hash used for the certificate.

status?: "initializing" | "pending_deployment" | "pending_deletion" | 4 more

Status of the certificate or the association.

One of the following:
"initializing"
"pending_deployment"
"pending_deletion"
"active"
"deleted"
"deployment_timed_out"
"deletion_timed_out"
uploaded_on?: string

The time when the certificate was uploaded.

formatdate-time

Upload a Hostname Client Certificate

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

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

const hostnameCertificate = await client.originTLSClientAuth.hostnameCertificates.create({
  zone_id: '023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353',
  certificate:
    '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nYbjM2rxXiyLGxB4Bol7QTv4zHif7Zt89FReT/NBy4rzaskDJY5L6xmY=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n',
  private_key:
    '-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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\nlv6XTQaMyf6n1yjzL+fzDrH3qXMxHMO/b13EePXpDMpY7HQpoLDi\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n',
});

console.log(hostnameCertificate.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",
    "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nYbjM2rxXiyLGxB4Bol7QTv4zHif7Zt89FReT/NBy4rzaskDJY5L6xmY=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
    "expires_on": "2100-01-01T05:20:00Z",
    "issuer": "GlobalSign",
    "serial_number": "6743787633689793699141714808227354901",
    "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
    "status": "active",
    "uploaded_on": "2019-10-28T18:11:23.37411Z"
  }
}
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",
    "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nYbjM2rxXiyLGxB4Bol7QTv4zHif7Zt89FReT/NBy4rzaskDJY5L6xmY=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
    "expires_on": "2100-01-01T05:20:00Z",
    "issuer": "GlobalSign",
    "serial_number": "6743787633689793699141714808227354901",
    "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
    "status": "active",
    "uploaded_on": "2019-10-28T18:11:23.37411Z"
  }
}