DescribeCertificate
Displays information about the certificate registered for secure LDAP or client certificate authentication.
Request Syntax
{
   "CertificateId": "string",
   "DirectoryId": "string"
}Request Parameters
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- CertificateId
- 
               The identifier of the certificate. Type: String Pattern: ^c-[0-9a-f]{10}$Required: Yes 
- DirectoryId
- 
               The identifier of the directory. Type: String Pattern: ^d-[0-9a-f]{10}$Required: Yes 
Response Syntax
{
   "Certificate": { 
      "CertificateId": "string",
      "ClientCertAuthSettings": { 
         "OCSPUrl": "string"
      },
      "CommonName": "string",
      "ExpiryDateTime": number,
      "RegisteredDateTime": number,
      "State": "string",
      "StateReason": "string",
      "Type": "string"
   }
}Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
- Certificate
- 
               Information about the certificate, including registered date time, certificate state, the reason for the state, expiration date time, and certificate common name. Type: Certificate object 
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- CertificateDoesNotExistException
- 
               The certificate is not present in the system for describe or deregister activities. - Message
- 
                        The descriptive message for the exception. 
- RequestId
- 
                        The AWS request identifier. 
 HTTP Status Code: 400 
- ClientException
- 
               A client exception has occurred. - Message
- 
                        The descriptive message for the exception. 
- RequestId
- 
                        The AWS request identifier. 
 HTTP Status Code: 400 
- DirectoryDoesNotExistException
- 
               The specified directory does not exist in the system. - Message
- 
                        The descriptive message for the exception. 
- RequestId
- 
                        The AWS request identifier. 
 HTTP Status Code: 400 
- InvalidParameterException
- 
               One or more parameters are not valid. - Message
- 
                        The descriptive message for the exception. 
- RequestId
- 
                        The AWS request identifier. 
 HTTP Status Code: 400 
- ServiceException
- 
               An exception has occurred in AWS Directory Service. - Message
- 
                        The descriptive message for the exception. 
- RequestId
- 
                        The AWS request identifier. 
 HTTP Status Code: 500 
- UnsupportedOperationException
- 
               The operation is not supported. - Message
- 
                        The descriptive message for the exception. 
- RequestId
- 
                        The AWS request identifier. 
 HTTP Status Code: 400 
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: