/ssl/generate_csr


POST https://api.sitehost.nz/1.3/ssl/generate_csr.json

Creates a CSR for the requested information.

Form Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
client_idintegerYesThe ID for the client.Example: 1
params[countryName]stringYesThe two character country code.Example: NZ
params[stateOrProvinceName]stringYesThe name of the state or province.Example: Auckland
params[localityName]stringThe name of the locality.Example: Auckland
params[organizationName]stringYesThe name of the organization.Example: Example, Inc.
params[organizationalUnitName]stringThe name of the organizational unit.Example: Applied Sciences
params[commonName]stringYesThe common name for the certificate (the host name for the website).Example: www.example.com
params[emailAddress]stringA contact email address for the certificate.Example: bruce@example.com

Code Samples

JavaScript PHP Rails Python
var xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlHttp.open("POST", "https://api.sitehost.nz/1.3/ssl/generate_csr.json", false);

var data = new FormData();
data.append("apikey", "your_key_here");
data.append("client_id", "1");
data.append("params[countryName]", "NZ");
data.append("params[stateOrProvinceName]", "Auckland");
data.append("params[localityName]", "Auckland");
data.append("params[organizationName]", "Example, Inc.");
data.append("params[organizationalUnitName]", "Applied Sciences");
data.append("params[commonName]", "www.example.com");
data.append("params[emailAddress]", "bruce@example.com");

xmlHttp.send(data);

var response = xmlHttp.responseText;
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://api.sitehost.nz/1.3/ssl/generate_csr.json");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
$body = array(
'apikey' => 'your_key_here',
'client_id' => 1,
'params[countryName]' => 'NZ',
'params[stateOrProvinceName]' => 'Auckland',
'params[localityName]' => 'Auckland',
'params[organizationName]' => 'Example, Inc.',
'params[organizationalUnitName]' => 'Applied Sciences',
'params[commonName]' => 'www.example.com',
'params[emailAddress]' => 'bruce@example.com',
);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $body);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("https://api.sitehost.nz/1.3/ssl/generate_csr.json")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri)

body = {"apikey" => "your_key_here",
"client_id" => 1,
"params[countryName]" => "NZ",
"params[stateOrProvinceName]" => "Auckland",
"params[localityName]" => "Auckland",
"params[organizationName]" => "Example, Inc.",
"params[organizationalUnitName]" => "Applied Sciences",
"params[commonName]" => "www.example.com",
"params[emailAddress]" => "bruce@example.com",
}
request.set_form_data(body)

response = http.request(request)
import requests
from collections import OrderedDict

uri = 'https://api.sitehost.nz/1.3/ssl/generate_csr.json'

# We need ordered dictionary because parameters have to be in the right order.
# Refer to Developer Notes for more information.
body = OrderedDict()

body['apikey'] = 'your_key_here'
body['client_id'] = 1
body['params[countryName]'] = 'NZ'
body['params[stateOrProvinceName]'] = 'Auckland'
body['params[localityName]'] = 'Auckland'
body['params[organizationName]'] = 'Example, Inc.'
body['params[organizationalUnitName]'] = 'Applied Sciences'
body['params[commonName]'] = 'www.example.com'
body['params[emailAddress]'] = 'bruce@example.com'

response = requests.post(uri, data=body)

Response

200:

application/json
{
  "return": {
    "cert_id": "11",
    "csr": "csr content here"
  },
  "msg": "Successful.",
  "status": true
}