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Verification

Edit SSL Certificate Pack Validation Method

ssl.verification.edit(strcertificate_pack_id, VerificationEditParams**kwargs) -> VerificationEditResponse
PATCH/zones/{zone_id}/ssl/verification/{certificate_pack_id}

Edit SSL validation method for a certificate pack. A PATCH request will request an immediate validation check on any certificate, and return the updated status. If a validation method is provided, the validation will be immediately attempted using that method.

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)
Access: Mutual TLS Certificates WriteAccess: Mutual TLS Certificates ReadSSL and Certificates WriteSSL and Certificates Read
ParametersExpand Collapse
zone_id: str

Identifier.

maxLength32
certificate_pack_id: str

Certificate Pack UUID.

validation_method: Literal["http", "cname", "txt", "email"]

Desired validation method.

One of the following:
"http"
"cname"
"txt"
"email"
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class VerificationEditResponse: …
status: Optional[str]

Result status.

validation_method: Optional[Literal["http", "cname", "txt", "email"]]

Desired validation method.

One of the following:
"http"
"cname"
"txt"
"email"

Edit SSL Certificate Pack Validation Method

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
response = client.ssl.verification.edit(
    certificate_pack_id="a77f8bd7-3b47-46b4-a6f1-75cf98109948",
    zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    validation_method="txt",
)
print(response.validation_method)
{
  "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": {
    "status": "pending_validation",
    "validation_method": "txt"
  }
}
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": {
    "status": "pending_validation",
    "validation_method": "txt"
  }
}