Downloading a certificate¶

The certificates/{id}/contents function allows you to download a certificate. You can control:

The download format as a Base64 PEM encoded certificate or as a binary DER file.
Whether to download just the end-entity certificate or the complete certificate chain.
The order of the certificate chain (for complete certificate chain downloads).

To download a certificate

If you have not already done so, obtain an API key.
Obtain a certificate ID from the initial certificate request. If necessary, you can use Search results to get the certificate ID.
Use the certificates/{id}/contents function. For additional help, use the parameter descriptions from Dev Central.

(Optional) For the chain of trust, specify a chainOrder:

Chain Order	Description
EE_FIRST	Download the certificate with the end-entity portion of the chain first.
EE_ONLY	Download only the end-entity certificate.
ROOT_FIRST	Default. Download the certificate with root portion of the chain first.

Example request

GET https://api.venafi.cloud/outagedetection/v1/certificates/df7a8100-64c3-11eb-bcda-99e9056552b51/contents?format=PEM&chainOrder=EE_ONLY
tppl-api-key: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
accept: text/plain

Example response