API Reference

Custom Certificates

Prioritize

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Re-prioritize SSL Certificates

PUT/zones/{zone_id}/custom_certificates/prioritize

If a zone has multiple SSL certificates, you can set the order in which they should be used during a request. The higher priority will break ties across overlapping 'legacy_custom' certificates.

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 WriteSSL and Certificates Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

certificates: array of object { id, priority }

Array of ordered certificates.

id: optional string

Identifier.

maxLength32

priority: optional number

The order/priority in which the certificate will be used in a request. The higher priority will break ties across overlapping 'legacy_custom' certificates, but 'legacy_custom' certificates will always supercede 'sni_custom' certificates.

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 array of CustomCertificate { id, zone_id, bundle_method, 12 more }

id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

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A ubiquitous bundle has the highest probability of being verified everywhere, even by clients using outdated or unusual trust stores.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"

custom_csr_id: optional string

The identifier for the Custom CSR that was used.

expires_on: optional string

When the certificate from the authority expires.

formatdate-time

geo_restrictions: optional GeoRestrictions { label }

Specify the region where your private key can be held locally for optimal TLS performance. HTTPS connections to any excluded data center will still be fully encrypted, but will incur some latency while Keyless SSL is used to complete the handshake with the nearest allowed data center. Options allow distribution to only to U.S. data centers, only to E.U. data centers, or only to highest security data centers. Default distribution is to all Cloudflare datacenters, for optimal performance.

label: optional "us" or "eu" or "highest_security"

One of the following:

"us"

"eu"

"highest_security"

hosts: optional array of string

issuer: optional string

The certificate authority that issued the certificate.

keyless_server: 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

modified_on: optional string

When the certificate was last modified.

formatdate-time

policy_restrictions: optional string

The policy restrictions returned by the API. This field is returned in responses when a policy has been set. The API accepts the "policy" field in requests but returns this field as "policy_restrictions" in responses.

Specifies the region(s) where your private key can be held locally for optimal TLS performance. Format is a boolean expression, for example: "(country: US) or (region: EU)"

priority: optional number

The order/priority in which the certificate will be used in a request. The higher priority will break ties across overlapping 'legacy_custom' certificates, but 'legacy_custom' certificates will always supercede 'sni_custom' certificates.

signature: optional string

The type of hash used for the certificate.

status: optional "active" or "expired" or "deleted" or 2 more

Status of the zone's custom SSL.

One of the following:

"active"

"expired"

"deleted"

"pending"

"initializing"

uploaded_on: optional string

When the certificate was uploaded to Cloudflare.

formatdate-time

result_info: optional object { count, page, per_page, 2 more }

count: optional number

Total number of results for the requested service.

page: optional number

Current page within paginated list of results.

per_page: optional number

Number of results per page of results.

total_count: optional number

Total results available without any search parameters.

total_pages: optional number

The number of total pages in the entire result set.

Re-prioritize SSL Certificates

HTTP

HTTP

TypeScript

Python

Go

Terraform

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/custom_certificates/prioritize \
    -X PUT \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "certificates": [
            {
              "id": "5a7805061c76ada191ed06f989cc3dac",
              "priority": 2
            },
            {
              "id": "9a7806061c88ada191ed06f989cc3dac",
              "priority": 1
            }
          ]
        }'

200 example

{
  "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",
      "zone_id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
      "bundle_method": "ubiquitous",
      "custom_csr_id": "7b163417-1d2b-4c84-a38a-2fb7a0cd7752",
      "expires_on": "2016-01-01T05:20:00Z",
      "geo_restrictions": {
        "label": "us"
      },
      "hosts": [
        "example.com"
      ],
      "issuer": "GlobalSign",
      "keyless_server": {
        "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"
        }
      },
      "modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00Z",
      "policy_restrictions": "(country: US) or (region: EU)",
      "priority": 1,
      "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
      "status": "active",
      "uploaded_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_count": 2000,
    "total_pages": 100
  }
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "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",
      "zone_id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
      "bundle_method": "ubiquitous",
      "custom_csr_id": "7b163417-1d2b-4c84-a38a-2fb7a0cd7752",
      "expires_on": "2016-01-01T05:20:00Z",
      "geo_restrictions": {
        "label": "us"
      },
      "hosts": [
        "example.com"
      ],
      "issuer": "GlobalSign",
      "keyless_server": {
        "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"
        }
      },
      "modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00Z",
      "policy_restrictions": "(country: US) or (region: EU)",
      "priority": 1,
      "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
      "status": "active",
      "uploaded_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_count": 2000,
    "total_pages": 100
  }
}