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Import third-party SSL certificate for an install

POST
/installs/{install_id}/ssl_certificates/third_party

Imports a third-party PEM formatted SSL certificate and key for an install

install_id
required
string format: uuid

ID of install

Properties
  • certificate - required - Base64 encoded PEM certificate
  • private_key - required - Base64 encoded PEM private key
object
certificate
required

Base64 encoded PEM certificate chain including the end-entity certificate and all intermediate CA certificates

string
private_key
required

The corresponding base64 encoded PEM private key

string
Example
{
"certificate": "aGVsbG8K",
"private_key": "d29ybGQK"
}

Successful import of third party certificate

object
certificate
required

Base64 encoded PEM certificate

string
Example
aGVsbG8gd29ybGQK
private_key
required

Base64 encoded PEM private key

string
Example
aGVsbG8gd29ybGQK

Bad Request

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Invalid Site: Name cannot be empty.
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
errors

An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request

Array<object>
object
resource
required

The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred

string
Example
Site
field
required

(Optional) The specific field associated with the error

string
Example
name
type
required

(Optional) A type associated with the error. invalid_value, access_error, value_unavailable

string
Example
invalid_value
code
required

(Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string
Example
too_long
message
required

(Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string
Example
Name is too long (maximum is 40 characters)

Authentication Error

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Bad Credentials
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Not authorized

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
You don't have permission to perform that action
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Not found

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
Not Found
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Too many requests

Internal server error

object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
An unexpected error occurred, please try again in a few minutes

Service unavailable