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Certificate Manager API, gRPC: CertificateService.Get

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Updated at July 1, 2026
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Returns the specified certificate.
To get the list of available certificates, make a List request.

gRPC request

rpc Get (GetCertificateRequest) returns (Certificate)

GetCertificateRequest

{
  "certificate_id": "string",
  "view": "CertificateView"
}

Field

Description

certificate_id

string

Required field. ID of the certificate to return.
To get the ID of a certificate use a CertificateService.List request.

The maximum string length in characters is 50.

view

enum CertificateView

The output type of the certificate.

  • BASIC: Output basic information about the certificate.
  • FULL: Output full information about the certificate including domain challenges.

Certificate

{
  "id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "labels": "map<string, string>",
  "folder_id": "string",
  "created_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
  "updated_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
  "type": "CertificateType",
  "domains": [
    "string"
  ],
  "issuer": "string",
  "issued_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
  "not_after": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
  "not_before": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
  "serial": "string",
  "status": "Status",
  "challenges": [
    {
      // Includes only one of the fields `dns_challenge`, `http_challenge`
      "dns_challenge": {
        "name": "string",
        "type": "string",
        "value": "string"
      },
      "http_challenge": {
        "url": "string",
        "content": "string"
      },
      // end of the list of possible fields
      "created_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
      "updated_at": "google.protobuf.Timestamp",
      "domain": "string",
      "type": "ChallengeType",
      "status": "Status",
      "message": "string",
      "error": "string"
    }
  ],
  "subject": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "deletion_protection": "bool",
  "incomplete_chain": "bool"
}

A certificate. For details about the concept, see documentation.

Field

Description

id

string

ID of the certificate. Generated at creation time.

name

string

Name of the certificate.
The name is unique within the folder.

labels

object (map<string, string>)

Certificate labels as key:value pairs.

folder_id

string

ID of the folder that the certificate belongs to.

created_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Creation timestamp.

updated_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time when the certificate is updated.

type

enum CertificateType

Type of the certificate.

  • IMPORTED: The certificate is imported by user.
  • MANAGED: The certificate is created by service.

domains[]

string

Fully qualified domain names of the certificate.

issuer

string

Distinguished Name of the certificate authority that issued the certificate.

issued_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time when the certificate is issued.

not_after

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time after which the certificate is not valid.

not_before

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time before which the certificate is not valid.

serial

string

Serial number of the certificate.

status

enum Status

Status of the certificate.

  • VALIDATING: The certificate domains validation are required. Used only for managed certificates.
  • INVALID: The certificate issuance is failed. Used only for managed certificates.
  • ISSUED: The certificate is issued.
  • REVOKED: The certificate is revoked.
  • RENEWING: The certificate renewal is started. Used only for managed certificates.
  • RENEWAL_FAILED: The certificate renewal is failed. Used only for managed certificates.

challenges[]

Challenge

Domains validation challenges of the certificate. Used only for managed certificates.

subject

string

Distinguished Name of the entity that is associated with the public key contained in the certificate.

description

string

Description of the certificate.

deletion_protection

bool

Flag that protects deletion of the certificate

incomplete_chain

bool

Mark imported certificates without uploaded chain or with chain which not lead to root certificate

Challenge

Domain validation challenge.

Field

Description

dns_challenge

DnsRecord

DNS-record.

Includes only one of the fields dns_challenge, http_challenge.

Data of the challenge.

http_challenge

HttpFile

HTTP-file.

Includes only one of the fields dns_challenge, http_challenge.

Data of the challenge.

created_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time when the challenge is created.

updated_at

google.protobuf.Timestamp

Time when the challenge is updated.

domain

string

Domain of the challenge.

type

enum ChallengeType

Type of the challenge.

  • DNS: Domain validation type that using DNS-records.
  • HTTP: Domain validation type that using HTTP-files.

status

enum Status

Status of the challenge.

  • PENDING: The challenge is waiting to be completed.
  • PROCESSING: The challenge is awaiting approval from Let's Encrypt.
  • VALID: The challenge is complete.
  • INVALID: The rights check for a specific domain failed or the one-week period allocated for the check expired.

message

string

Description of the challenge.

error

string

Error of the challenge.

DnsRecord

Field

Description

name

string

Name of the DNS record.

type

string

Type of the DNS-record.

value

string

Value of the DNS-record.

HttpFile

Field

Description

url

string

Location of the HTTP file.

content

string

Content of the HTTP file.
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