---
title: "Acquires a certificate"
method: POST
path: "/acquireCertificate"
tags: ["HTTPWalletJSON"]
---

# Acquires a certificate

`POST /acquireCertificate`

## Request body

- AcquireCertificateArgs
  - `certifier` string
  - `type` string
  - `fields` object
  - `privilegedReason` string
  - `privileged` boolean

## Response `200`

The acquired certificate

- Certificate
  - `type` string
  - `subject` string
  - `serialNumber` string
  - `certifier` string
  - `revocationOutput` string
  - `signature` string
  - `fields` object

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2024-12-13** `29cdbbcd2eae` — 1 warning
  - removed the optional property `expirationTime` from the response with the `200` status
- **2024-12-13** `77d5e5fa6c3a` — 3 warning, 5 info
  - removed the request property `attributes`
  - removed the optional property `attributes` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `issuanceTime` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the new optional request property `fields`
  - …4 more
- **2024-12-10** `354750509065` — 5 warning, 4 info
  - removed the request property `fields`
  - removed the optional property `fields` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `revocationOutput` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `signature` from the response with the `200` status
  - …5 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/bsv-blockchain/apis/wallet-json-api/changes/acquireCertificate/post.md)

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