Create Keyless SSL Configuration

POST/zones/{zone_id}/keyless_certificates

Creates a Keyless SSL configuration that allows SSL/TLS termination without exposing private keys to Cloudflare. Keys remain on your infrastructure.

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

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

certificate: string

The zone's SSL certificate or SSL certificate and intermediate(s).

host: string

The keyless SSL name.

formathostname

maxLength253

port: number

The keyless SSL port used to communicate between Cloudflare and the client's Keyless SSL server.

maxLength65535

bundle_method: optional BundleMethod

A ubiquitous bundle has the highest probability of being verified everywhere, even by clients using outdated or unusual trust stores. An optimal bundle uses the shortest chain and newest intermediates. And the force bundle verifies the chain, but does not otherwise modify it.

One of the following:

"ubiquitous"

"optimal"

"force"

name: optional string

The keyless SSL name.

maxLength180

tunnel: optional Tunnel { private_ip, vnet_id }

Configuration for using Keyless SSL through a Cloudflare Tunnel

private_ip: string

Private IP of the Key Server Host

vnet_id: string

Cloudflare Tunnel Virtual Network ID

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of object { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional KeylessCertificate { id, created_on, enabled, 7 more }

id: string

Keyless certificate identifier tag.

maxLength32

created_on: string

When the Keyless SSL was created.

formatdate-time

enabled: boolean

Whether or not the Keyless SSL is on or off.

host: string

The keyless SSL name.

formathostname

maxLength253

modified_on: string

When the Keyless SSL was last modified.

formatdate-time

name: string

The keyless SSL name.

maxLength180

permissions: array of string

Available permissions for the Keyless SSL for the current user requesting the item.

port: number

The keyless SSL port used to communicate between Cloudflare and the client's Keyless SSL server.

maxLength65535

status: "active" or "deleted"

Status of the Keyless SSL.

One of the following:

"active"

"deleted"

tunnel: optional Tunnel { private_ip, vnet_id }

Configuration for using Keyless SSL through a Cloudflare Tunnel

private_ip: string

Private IP of the Key Server Host

vnet_id: string

Cloudflare Tunnel Virtual Network ID

Create Keyless SSL Configuration

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/keyless_certificates \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\\n/cBzejUobNCjjHFbtkAL/SjxZOLW+pNkZwfeYdM8iPkD54Uua1v2tdw=\\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
          "host": "example.com",
          "port": 24008,
          "bundle_method": "ubiquitous",
          "name": "example.com Keyless SSL"
        }'

{
  "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": "4d2844d2ce78891c34d0b6c0535a291e",
    "created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00Z",
    "enabled": false,
    "host": "example.com",
    "modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00Z",
    "name": "example.com Keyless SSL",
    "permissions": [
      "#ssl:read",
      "#ssl:edit"
    ],
    "port": 24008,
    "status": "active",
    "tunnel": {
      "private_ip": "10.0.0.1",
      "vnet_id": "7365377a-85a4-4390-9480-531ef7dc7a3c"
    }
  }
}

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": "4d2844d2ce78891c34d0b6c0535a291e",
    "created_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00Z",
    "enabled": false,
    "host": "example.com",
    "modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00Z",
    "name": "example.com Keyless SSL",
    "permissions": [
      "#ssl:read",
      "#ssl:edit"
    ],
    "port": 24008,
    "status": "active",
    "tunnel": {
      "private_ip": "10.0.0.1",
      "vnet_id": "7365377a-85a4-4390-9480-531ef7dc7a3c"
    }
  }
}