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Azure Key Vault Certificates API

Operations for creating, importing, managing, and renewing certificates including lifecycle management and certificate authority integration.

Azure Key Vault Certificates API is one of 6 APIs that Azure Key Vault publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 46 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Certificates. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, pricing, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, best-practice docs, and 46 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 10 operations across 7 paths, and defines 21 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 7.4.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{vaultName}.vault.azure.net.

10 operations 7 paths 21 schemas 2 DELETE4 GET2 PATCH2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
7.4
Base URL
https://management.azure.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Azure Key Vault Certificates API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2Auth) using the implicit flow, exposing 1 scope. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • OAuth2Auth — Azure Active Directory OAuth2 authentication. Requires an access token scoped to the Key Vault resource.

Paths & Operations 10

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 2 DELETE, 4 GET, 2 PATCH, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Certificates 10

Operations for creating, importing, managing, and renewing certificates including lifecycle management and certificate authority integration.

POST
/certificates/{certificate-name}/create
Azure Key Vault Create Certificate
Certificates_CreateCertificate 2 params body → 202default
GET
/certificates/{certificate-name}/{certificate-version}
Azure Key Vault Get Certificate
Certificates_GetCertificate 3 params → 200default
PATCH
/certificates/{certificate-name}/{certificate-version}
Azure Key Vault Update Certificate
Certificates_UpdateCertificate 3 params body → 200default
DELETE
/certificates/{certificate-name}
Azure Key Vault Delete Certificate
Certificates_DeleteCertificate 2 params → 200default
GET
/certificates
Azure Key Vault List Certificates
Certificates_GetCertificates 3 params → 200default
POST
/certificates/{certificate-name}/import
Azure Key Vault Import Certificate
Certificates_ImportCertificate 2 params body → 200default
GET
/certificates/{certificate-name}/policy
Azure Key Vault Get Certificate Policy
Certificates_GetCertificatePolicy 2 params → 200default
PATCH
/certificates/{certificate-name}/policy
Azure Key Vault Update Certificate Policy
Certificates_UpdateCertificatePolicy 2 params body → 200default
GET
/certificates/{certificate-name}/pending
Azure Key Vault Get Certificate Operation
Certificates_GetCertificateOperation 2 params → 200default
DELETE
/certificates/{certificate-name}/pending
Azure Key Vault Delete Certificate Operation
Certificates_DeleteCertificateOperation 2 params → 200default

Schemas 21

The contract defines 21 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CertificateOperation (9 properties), CertificateBundle (9 properties), CertificateAttributes (7 properties), CertificatePolicy (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
The key vault server error.
3 properties
CertificateCreateParameters
object
The certificate create parameters.
3 properties
CertificateListResult
object
The certificate list result.
2 properties
CertificateOperation
object
A certificate operation is returned in case of asynchronous requests.
9 properties
X509CertificateProperties
object
Properties of the X509 component of a certificate.
5 properties
CertificatePolicy
object
Management policy for a certificate.
7 properties
CertificateItem
object
The certificate item containing certificate metadata.
5 properties
JsonWebKeyCurveName
string
Elliptic curve name.
JsonWebKeyType
string
JsonWebKey Key Type (kty), as defined in https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-algorithms-40.
IssuerParameters
object
Parameters for the issuer of the X509 component of a certificate.
3 properties
SubjectAlternativeNames
object
The Subject Alternative Names of a X509 object.
5 properties
KeyVaultError
object
The key vault error exception.
1 property
KeyProperties
object
Properties of the key pair backing a certificate.
5 properties
DeletedCertificateBundle
object
A deleted certificate bundle consisting of its previous id, attributes, tags, and deletion information.
3 properties
CertificateImportParameters
object
The certificate import parameters.
5 properties 1 required
CertificateBundle
object
A certificate bundle consists of a certificate (X509) plus its attributes.
9 properties
DeletionRecoveryLevel
string
Reflects the deletion recovery level currently in effect for objects in the current vault.
CertificateUpdateParameters
object
The certificate update parameters.
3 properties
LifetimeAction
object
Action and its trigger that will be performed by Key Vault over the lifetime of a certificate.
2 properties
SecretProperties
object
Properties of the secret backing a certificate.
1 property
CertificateAttributes
object
The certificate management attributes.
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

microsoft-azure-key-vault-certificates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Azure Key Vault publishes across the network.

Azure Key Vault Keys API
Azure Key Vault Secrets API
Azure Key Vault Certificates API
Azure Key Vault Keys API
Azure Key Vault Secrets API
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