Upload mTLS certificate

POST/accounts/{account_id}/mtls_certificates

Upload a certificate that you want to use with mTLS-enabled Cloudflare services, such as Bring Your Own CA (BYO-CA) for mTLS. To create certificates issued by the Cloudflare managed CA, use the Create Client Certificate 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)

Account: SSL and Certificates Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

ca: boolean

Indicates whether the certificate is a CA or leaf certificate.

certificates: string

The uploaded root CA certificate.

name: optional string

Optional unique name for the certificate. Only used for human readability.

private_key: optional string

The private key for the certificate. This field is only needed for specific use cases such as using a custom certificate with Zero Trust’s block page.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

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

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional { pointer }

pointer: optional string

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

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional { pointer }

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional { id, ca, certificates, 8 more }

id: optional string

Identifier.

maxLength32

ca: optional boolean

Indicates whether the certificate is a CA or leaf certificate.

certificates: optional string

The uploaded root CA certificate.

expires_on: optional string

When the certificate expires.

formatdate-time

issuer: optional string

The certificate authority that issued the certificate.

name: optional string

Optional unique name for the certificate. Only used for human readability.

serial_number: optional string

The certificate serial number.

signature: optional string

The type of hash used for the certificate.

type: optional "custom" or "gateway_managed" or "access_managed"

The type of the certificate, indicating how it was created and who manages it.

One of the following:

"custom"

"gateway_managed"

"access_managed"

updated_at: optional string

This is the time the certificate was updated.

formatdate-time

uploaded_on: optional string

This is the time the certificate was uploaded.

formatdate-time

Upload mTLS certificate

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/mtls_certificates \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "ca": true,
          "certificates": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\\nJhqeoTewsxndhDDE\\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
          "name": "example_ca_cert",
          "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----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\\nvvfp9DWo1IS3EnQRrz6WMYA=\\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----"
        }'

{
  "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",
    "ca": true,
    "certificates": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nJhqeoTewsxndhDDE\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
    "expires_on": "2122-10-29T16:59:47Z",
    "issuer": "O=Example Inc.,L=California,ST=San Francisco,C=US",
    "name": "example_ca_cert",
    "serial_number": "235217144297995885180570755458463043449861756659",
    "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
    "type": "custom",
    "updated_at": "2022-11-22T17:32:30.467938Z",
    "uploaded_on": "2022-11-22T17:32:30.467938Z"
  }
}

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",
    "ca": true,
    "certificates": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nJhqeoTewsxndhDDE\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
    "expires_on": "2122-10-29T16:59:47Z",
    "issuer": "O=Example Inc.,L=California,ST=San Francisco,C=US",
    "name": "example_ca_cert",
    "serial_number": "235217144297995885180570755458463043449861756659",
    "signature": "SHA256WithRSA",
    "type": "custom",
    "updated_at": "2022-11-22T17:32:30.467938Z",
    "uploaded_on": "2022-11-22T17:32:30.467938Z"
  }
}