# DescribeCertificateProvider
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Describes a certificate provider.

Requires permission to access the [DescribeCertificateProvider](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awsiot.html#awsiot-actions-as-permissions) action. 

## Request Syntax
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```
GET /certificate-providers/certificateProviderName HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [certificateProviderName](#API_DescribeCertificateProvider_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeCertificateProvider-request-uri-certificateProviderName"></a>
The name of the certificate provider.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `[\w=,@-]+`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "accountDefaultForOperations": [ "string" ],
   "certificateProviderArn": "string",
   "certificateProviderName": "string",
   "creationDate": number,
   "lambdaFunctionArn": "string",
   "lastModifiedDate": number
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [accountDefaultForOperations](#API_DescribeCertificateProvider_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeCertificateProvider-response-accountDefaultForOperations"></a>
A list of the operations that the certificate provider will use to generate certificates. Valid value: `CreateCertificateFromCsr`.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Fixed number of 1 item.  
Valid Values: `CreateCertificateFromCsr` 

 ** [certificateProviderArn](#API_DescribeCertificateProvider_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeCertificateProvider-response-certificateProviderArn"></a>
The ARN of the certificate provider.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 2048.

 ** [certificateProviderName](#API_DescribeCertificateProvider_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeCertificateProvider-response-certificateProviderName"></a>
The name of the certificate provider.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `[\w=,@-]+` 

 ** [creationDate](#API_DescribeCertificateProvider_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeCertificateProvider-response-creationDate"></a>
The date-time string that indicates when the certificate provider was created.  
Type: Timestamp

 ** [lambdaFunctionArn](#API_DescribeCertificateProvider_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeCertificateProvider-response-lambdaFunctionArn"></a>
The Lambda function ARN that's associated with the certificate provider.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 2048.  
Pattern: `[\s\S]*` 

 ** [lastModifiedDate](#API_DescribeCertificateProvider_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="iot-DescribeCertificateProvider-response-lastModifiedDate"></a>
The date-time string that indicates when the certificate provider was last updated.  
Type: Timestamp

## Errors
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 ** InternalFailureException **   
An unexpected error has occurred.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidRequestException **   
The request is not valid.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource does not exist.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The service is temporarily unavailable.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 503

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The rate exceeds the limit.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** UnauthorizedException **   
You are not authorized to perform this operation.    
 ** message **   
The message for the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 401

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following:
+  [Amazon Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/cli2/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/DotNetSDKV4/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForCpp/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Go v2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForGoV2/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Java V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForKotlin/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForPHPV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Python](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/boto3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iot-2015-05-28/DescribeCertificateProvider)