# GetCertificates
Returns information about one or more Amazon Lightsail SSL/TLS certificates.
**Note**
To get a summary of a certificate, omit `includeCertificateDetails` from your request. The response will include only the certificate Amazon Resource Name (ARN), certificate name, domain name, and tags.
## Request Syntax
```
{
"certificateName": "string",
"certificateStatuses": [ "string" ],
"includeCertificateDetails": boolean,
"pageToken": "string"
}
```
## Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
** [certificateName](#API_GetCertificates_RequestSyntax) **
The name for the certificate for which to return information.
When omitted, the response includes all of your certificates in the AWS Region where the request is made.
Type: String
Required: No
** [certificateStatuses](#API_GetCertificates_RequestSyntax) **
The status of the certificates for which to return information.
For example, specify `ISSUED` to return only certificates with an `ISSUED` status.
When omitted, the response includes all of your certificates in the AWS Region where the request is made, regardless of their current status.
Type: Array of strings
Valid Values: `PENDING_VALIDATION | ISSUED | INACTIVE | EXPIRED | VALIDATION_TIMED_OUT | REVOKED | FAILED`
Required: No
** [includeCertificateDetails](#API_GetCertificates_RequestSyntax) **
Indicates whether to include detailed information about the certificates in the response.
When omitted, the response includes only the certificate names, Amazon Resource Names (ARNs), domain names, and tags.
Type: Boolean
Required: No
** [pageToken](#API_GetCertificates_RequestSyntax) **
The token to advance to the next page of results from your request.
To get a page token, perform an initial `GetCertificates` request. If your results are paginated, the response will return a next page token that you can specify as the page token in a subsequent request.
Type: String
Required: No
## Response Syntax
```
{
"certificates": [
{
"certificateArn": "string",
"certificateDetail": {
"arn": "string",
"createdAt": number,
"domainName": "string",
"domainValidationRecords": [
{
"dnsRecordCreationState": {
"code": "string",
"message": "string"
},
"domainName": "string",
"resourceRecord": {
"name": "string",
"type": "string",
"value": "string"
},
"validationStatus": "string"
}
],
"eligibleToRenew": "string",
"inUseResourceCount": number,
"issuedAt": number,
"issuerCA": "string",
"keyAlgorithm": "string",
"name": "string",
"notAfter": number,
"notBefore": number,
"renewalSummary": {
"domainValidationRecords": [
{
"dnsRecordCreationState": {
"code": "string",
"message": "string"
},
"domainName": "string",
"resourceRecord": {
"name": "string",
"type": "string",
"value": "string"
},
"validationStatus": "string"
}
],
"renewalStatus": "string",
"renewalStatusReason": "string",
"updatedAt": number
},
"requestFailureReason": "string",
"revocationReason": "string",
"revokedAt": number,
"serialNumber": "string",
"status": "string",
"subjectAlternativeNames": [ "string" ],
"supportCode": "string",
"tags": [
{
"key": "string",
"value": "string"
}
]
},
"certificateName": "string",
"domainName": "string",
"tags": [
{
"key": "string",
"value": "string"
}
]
}
],
"nextPageToken": "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.
** [certificates](#API_GetCertificates_ResponseSyntax) **
An object that describes certificates.
Type: Array of [CertificateSummary](API_CertificateSummary.md) objects
** [nextPageToken](#API_GetCertificates_ResponseSyntax) **
If `NextPageToken` is returned there are more results available. The value of `NextPageToken` is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged.
Type: String
## Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).
** AccessDeniedException **
Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** InvalidInputException **
Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field.
Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia (`us-east-1`) AWS Region. Please set your AWS Region configuration to `us-east-1` to create, view, or edit these resources.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** NotFoundException **
Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** RegionSetupInProgressException **
Lightsail throws this exception when an operation is performed on resources in an opt-in Region that is currently being set up.
** docs **
[Regions and Availability Zones for Lightsail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/latest/userguide/understanding-regions-and-availability-zones-in-amazon-lightsail.html)
** tip **
Opt-in Regions typically take a few minutes to finish setting up before you can work with them. Wait a few minutes and try again.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** ServiceException **
A general service exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500
** UnauthenticatedException **
Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.
HTTP Status Code: 400
## See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+ [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)
+ [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetCertificates)