Let's Encrypt Certificate API

Issued certificate retrieval and revocation

Operations 2

POST /acme/cert/{certId} Download issued certificate #
POST /acme/revoke-cert Revoke a certificate #

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OpenAPI Specification

lets-encrypt-certificate-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Let's Encrypt ACME Account Certificate API
  description: The ACME (Automatic Certificate Management Environment) protocol API used by Let's Encrypt to automate the issuance, renewal, and revocation of TLS certificates. Implements RFC 8555.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Let's Encrypt
    url: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/
  license:
    name: Mozilla Public License 2.0
    url: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/
servers:
- url: https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org
  description: Production ACME endpoint
- url: https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org
  description: Staging ACME endpoint
tags:
- name: Certificate
  description: Issued certificate retrieval and revocation
paths:
  /acme/cert/{certId}:
    post:
      tags:
      - Certificate
      summary: Download issued certificate
      operationId: getCertificate
      parameters:
      - name: certId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/jose+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/JWS'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PEM-encoded certificate chain
          content:
            application/pem-certificate-chain:
              schema:
                type: string
  /acme/revoke-cert:
    post:
      tags:
      - Certificate
      summary: Revoke a certificate
      operationId: revokeCertificate
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/jose+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/JWS'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Certificate revoked
components:
  schemas:
    JWS:
      type: object
      description: Flattened JSON Web Signature object per RFC 7515
      properties:
        protected:
          type: string
        payload:
          type: string
        signature:
          type: string