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Certificate Enrolment Protocols Directory API

Server discovery and nonce retrieval.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org, https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org.

2 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 1 GET1 HEAD

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Servers
https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org
https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org
License
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 HEAD. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Directory 2

Server discovery and nonce retrieval.

GET
/directory
Retrieve ACME directory
getDirectory → 200
HEAD
/acme/new-nonce
Retrieve a new nonce
newNonce → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GenericResponse
object

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

certificate-enrolment-protocols-directory-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑