---
title: "Retrieve a certificate"
method: GET
path: "/{account}/domains/{domain}/certificates/{certificate}"
tags: ["domain certificates"]
---

# Retrieve a certificate

`GET /{account}/domains/{domain}/certificates/{certificate}`

Retrieves the details of an existing certificate.

## Path parameters

- `account` integer, required
- `domain` string, required
- `certificate` integer, required

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved a certificate for a domain.

- object
  - `data` Certificate, required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `domain_id` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `common_name` string, required
    - `years` integer, required
    - `csr` string, required
    - `state` 'new' | 'purchased' | 'configured' | 'submitted' | 'issued' | 'rejected' | 'refunded' | 'cancelled' | 'requesting' | 'failed', required
    - `auto_renew` boolean, required
    - `alternate_names` string[], required
    - `authority_identifier` 'comodo' | 'rapidssl' | 'letsencrypt', required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required — A date-time value, representing when the entry was created, formatted as ISO 8601.
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — A date-time value, representing when the entry was last updated, formatted as ISO 8601.
    - `expires_at` string, date-time, required — A date-time value formatted as ISO 8601.
    - `expires_on` string, date, required — A date value formatted as ISO 8601.

## Other responses

- `404` — The requested resource doesn't exist.

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