API commands
Use the following API commands to manage advanced certificates. If you are using our API for the first time, review our API documentation.
| Command | Method | Endpoint | Additional notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Order advanced certificate | POST | zones/<<ZONE_ID>>/ssl/certificate_packs/order | |
| Restart certificate validation | PATCH | zones/<<ZONE_ID>>/ssl/certificate_packs/<<ID>> | For a Certificate Pack in a validation_timed_out status. | 
| Delete certificate pack | DELETE | zones/<<ZONE_ID>>/ssl/certificate_packs/<<ID>> | |
| List certificate packs in a zone | GET | zones/<<ZONE_ID>>/ssl/certificate_packs?status=all | This API call returns all certificate packs for a domain (Universal, Custom, and Advanced). | 
List Cipher Suite settings: Get zone setting with ciphers as the setting name in the URI path | GET | zones/<<ZONE_ID>>/settings/ciphers | |
Change Cipher Suite settings: Edit zone setting with ciphers as the setting name in the URI path | PATCH | zones/<<ZONE_ID>>/settings/ciphers | To restore default settings, send a blank array in the value parameter. | 
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