Reactivate Client Certificate

PATCH/zones/{zone_id}/client_certificates/{client_certificate_id}

If a API Shield mTLS Client Certificate is in a pending_revocation state, you may reactivate it with this 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)

SSL and Certificates Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

client_certificate_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

reactivate: optional boolean

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 ClientCertificate { id, certificate, certificate_authority, 15 more }

id: optional string

Identifier.

maxLength32

certificate: optional string

The Client Certificate PEM

certificate_authority: optional object { id, name }

Certificate Authority used to issue the Client Certificate

id: optional string

name: optional string

common_name: optional string

Common Name of the Client Certificate

country: optional string

Country, provided by the CSR

csr: optional string

The Certificate Signing Request (CSR). Must be newline-encoded.

expires_on: optional string

Date that the Client Certificate expires

fingerprint_sha256: optional string

Unique identifier of the Client Certificate

issued_on: optional string

Date that the Client Certificate was issued by the Certificate Authority

location: optional string

Location, provided by the CSR

organization: optional string

Organization, provided by the CSR

organizational_unit: optional string

Organizational Unit, provided by the CSR

serial_number: optional string

The serial number on the created Client Certificate.

signature: optional string

The type of hash used for the Client Certificate..

ski: optional string

Subject Key Identifier

state: optional string

State, provided by the CSR

status: optional Status

Client Certificates may be active or revoked, and the pending_reactivation or pending_revocation represent in-progress asynchronous transitions

One of the following:

"active"

"pending_reactivation"

"pending_revocation"

"revoked"

validity_days: optional number

The number of days the Client Certificate will be valid after the issued_on date

Reactivate Client Certificate

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/client_certificates/$CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_ID \
    -X PATCH \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "reactivate": true
        }'

{
  "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-----\nMIIDmDCCAoC...dhDDE\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
    "certificate_authority": {
      "id": "568b6b74-7b0c-4755-8840-4e3b8c24adeb",
      "name": "Cloudflare Managed CA for account"
    },
    "common_name": "Cloudflare",
    "country": "US",
    "csr": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----\nMIICY....\n-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
    "expires_on": "2033-02-20T23:18:00Z",
    "fingerprint_sha256": "256c24690243359fb8cf139a125bd05ebf1d968b71e4caf330718e9f5c8a89ea",
    "issued_on": "2023-02-23T23:18:00Z",
    "location": "Somewhere",
    "organization": "Organization",
    "organizational_unit": "Organizational Unit",
    "serial_number": "3bb94ff144ac567b9f75ad664b6c55f8d5e48182",
    "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
    "ski": "8e375af1389a069a0f921f8cc8e1eb12d784b949",
    "state": "CA",
    "status": "active",
    "validity_days": 3650
  }
}

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-----\nMIIDmDCCAoC...dhDDE\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
    "certificate_authority": {
      "id": "568b6b74-7b0c-4755-8840-4e3b8c24adeb",
      "name": "Cloudflare Managed CA for account"
    },
    "common_name": "Cloudflare",
    "country": "US",
    "csr": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----\nMIICY....\n-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
    "expires_on": "2033-02-20T23:18:00Z",
    "fingerprint_sha256": "256c24690243359fb8cf139a125bd05ebf1d968b71e4caf330718e9f5c8a89ea",
    "issued_on": "2023-02-23T23:18:00Z",
    "location": "Somewhere",
    "organization": "Organization",
    "organizational_unit": "Organizational Unit",
    "serial_number": "3bb94ff144ac567b9f75ad664b6c55f8d5e48182",
    "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
    "ski": "8e375af1389a069a0f921f8cc8e1eb12d784b949",
    "state": "CA",
    "status": "active",
    "validity_days": 3650
  }
}