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Verification

Edit SSL Certificate Pack Validation Method

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
Path ParametersExpand Collapse
zone_id: string

Identifier.

maxLength32
certificate_pack_id: string

Certificate Pack UUID.

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
validation_method: "http" or "cname" or "txt" or "email"

Desired validation method.

One of the following:
"http"
"cname"
"txt"
"email"
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 { status, validation_method }
status: optional string

Result status.

validation_method: optional "http" or "cname" or "txt" or "email"

Desired validation method.

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

Edit SSL Certificate Pack Validation Method

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/ssl/verification/$CERTIFICATE_PACK_ID \
    -X PATCH \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "validation_method": "txt"
        }'
{
  "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"
  }
}