---
title: "Let's Encrypt: Issue a certificate"
method: POST
path: "/{account}/domains/{domain}/certificates/letsencrypt/{purchaseId}/issue"
tags: ["domain certificates"]
---

# Let's Encrypt: Issue a certificate

`POST /{account}/domains/{domain}/certificates/letsencrypt/{purchaseId}/issue`

Issues a [Let's Encrypt](https://dnsimple.com/letsencrypt) certificate ordered with DNSimple.

## Path parameters

- `account` integer, required
- `domain` string, required
- `purchaseId` integer, required

## Response `202`

Successfully requested the issuance of the certificate.

- object
  - `data` Certificate, required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `domain_id` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `common_name` string, required
    - `years` integer, required
    - `csr` string, required
    - `state` 'new' | 'purchased' | 'configured' | 'submitted' | 'issued' | 'rejected' | 'refunded' | 'cancelled' | 'requesting' | 'failed', required
    - `auto_renew` boolean, required
    - `alternate_names` string[], required
    - `authority_identifier` 'comodo' | 'rapidssl' | 'letsencrypt', required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required — A date-time value, representing when the entry was created, formatted as ISO 8601.
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — A date-time value, representing when the entry was last updated, formatted as ISO 8601.
    - `expires_at` string, date-time, required — A date-time value formatted as ISO 8601.
    - `expires_on` string, date, required — A date value formatted as ISO 8601.

## Other responses

- `404` — The requested resource doesn't exist.

## Changes

- **2026-04-17** (v2) `7117f4504eca` — 1 breaking
  - removed the required property `data/contact_id` from the response with the `202` status
- **2025-07-11** (v2) `06780be0ef17` — 17 info
  - the response property `data` became required for the status `202`
  - the response property `data/alternate_names` became required for the status `202`
  - the response property `data/authority_identifier` became required for the status `202`
  - the response property `data/auto_renew` became required for the status `202`
  - …13 more
- **2023-07-18** (v2) `c8591dcf8c29` — 16 breaking, 1 info
  - the response property `data` became optional for the status `202`
  - the response property `data/alternate_names` became optional for the status `202`
  - the response property `data/authority_identifier` became optional for the status `202`
  - the response property `data/auto_renew` became optional for the status `202`
  - …13 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/dnsimple/apis/dnsimple-api/changes/:account/domains/:domain/certificates/letsencrypt/:purchaseId/issue/post.md)

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