DescribeCertificate
Gets information about the specified certificate.
Requires permission to access the DescribeCertificate action.
Request Syntax
GET /certificates/certificateId HTTP/1.1
URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
- certificateId
-
The ID of the certificate. (The last part of the certificate ARN contains the certificate ID.)
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 64.
Pattern:
(0x)?[a-fA-F0-9]+Required: Yes
Request Body
The request does not have a request body.
Response Syntax
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
"certificateDescription": {
"caCertificateId": "string",
"certificateArn": "string",
"certificateId": "string",
"certificateMode": "string",
"certificatePem": "string",
"creationDate": number,
"customerVersion": number,
"generationId": "string",
"lastModifiedDate": number,
"ownedBy": "string",
"previousOwnedBy": "string",
"status": "string",
"transferData": {
"acceptDate": number,
"rejectDate": number,
"rejectReason": "string",
"transferDate": number,
"transferMessage": "string"
},
"validity": {
"notAfter": number,
"notBefore": number
}
}
}Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
- certificateDescription
-
The description of the certificate.
Type: CertificateDescription object
Errors
- InternalFailureException
-
An unexpected error has occurred.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- InvalidRequestException
-
The request is not valid.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ResourceNotFoundException
-
The specified resource does not exist.
HTTP Status Code: 404
- ServiceUnavailableException
-
The service is temporarily unavailable.
HTTP Status Code: 503
- ThrottlingException
-
The rate exceeds the limit.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- UnauthorizedException
-
You are not authorized to perform this operation.
HTTP Status Code: 401
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: