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Create a short-lived certificate CA

client.zeroTrust.access.applications.cas.create(stringappId, CACreateParams { account_id, zone_id } params?, RequestOptionsoptions?): CA { id, aud, public_key }
POST/{accounts_or_zones}/{account_or_zone_id}/access/apps/{app_id}/ca

Generates a new short-lived certificate CA and public key.

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
Access: Apps and Policies Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
appId: string

UUID.

maxLength36
params: CACreateParams { account_id, zone_id }
account_id?: string

The Account ID to use for this endpoint. Mutually exclusive with the Zone ID.

zone_id?: string

The Zone ID to use for this endpoint. Mutually exclusive with the Account ID.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
CA { id, aud, public_key }
id?: string

The ID of the CA.

maxLength48
aud?: string

The Application Audience (AUD) tag. Identifies the application associated with the CA.

maxLength64
public_key?: string

The public key to add to your SSH server configuration.

Create a short-lived certificate CA

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const ca = await client.zeroTrust.access.applications.cas.create(
  'f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415',
  { account_id: 'account_id' },
);

console.log(ca.id);
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "7eddae4619b50ab1361ba8ae9bd72269a432fea041529ed9",
    "aud": "737646a56ab1df6ec9bddc7e5ca84eaf3b0768850f3ffb5d74f1534911fe3893",
    "public_key": "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx= open-ssh-ca@cloudflareaccess.org"
  }
}
Returns Examples
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "7eddae4619b50ab1361ba8ae9bd72269a432fea041529ed9",
    "aud": "737646a56ab1df6ec9bddc7e5ca84eaf3b0768850f3ffb5d74f1534911fe3893",
    "public_key": "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx= open-ssh-ca@cloudflareaccess.org"
  }
}