Download certificate

Retrieve the certificate chain of an installed SSL certificate, so you can install it on other (internal) systems.

GET/api/servers/{server}/sites/{site}/certificates/{certificate}/download

Download certificate

This endpoint returns the certificate chain for a specific certificate, together with the path it lives on. The private key stays on the server and is never returned.

This call can take longer than usual because the actual file is retrieved on-demand from your server.

Only installed certificates that have certificate files can be downloaded. Signing requests and load balancer certificates return a 422 response, and so does a certificate that is still being requested.

Name
certificate
Type
string
Description
The full certificate chain in PEM format.
Name
certificate_path
Type
string
Description
The path of the certificate file on the server.
Name
expires_at
Type
string
Description
The expiration date of the certificate.

Request

GET

/api/servers/{server}/sites/{site}/certificates/{certificate}/download

curl -G "https://ploi.io/api/servers/{server}/sites/{site}/certificates/{certificate}/download" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Response

{
  "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIF...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
  "certificate_path": "/etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.com-1/fullchain.pem",
  "expires_at": "2026-10-29 05:34:30"
}