# RestoreCertificateAuthority
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The following Java sample shows how to use the [RestoreCertificateAuthority](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/privateca/latest/APIReference/API_RestoreCertificateAuthority.html) operation. A private CA can be restored at any time during its restoration period. Currently, this period can last 7 to 30 days from the date of deletion and can be defined when you delete the CA. For more information, see [Restore a CA](PCARestoreCA.md). See also the [DeleteCertificateAuthority](JavaApi-DeleteCertificateAuthority.md) Java example. 

```
package com.amazonaws.samples;

import com.amazonaws.auth.AWSCredentials;
import com.amazonaws.auth.profile.ProfileCredentialsProvider;
import com.amazonaws.client.builder.AwsClientBuilder;
import com.amazonaws.client.builder.AwsClientBuilder.EndpointConfiguration;
import com.amazonaws.auth.AWSStaticCredentialsProvider;

import com.amazonaws.services.acmpca.AWSACMPCA;
import com.amazonaws.services.acmpca.AWSACMPCAClientBuilder;

import com.amazonaws.services.acmpca.model.RestoreCertificateAuthorityRequest;

import com.amazonaws.AmazonClientException;
import com.amazonaws.services.acmpca.model.InvalidArnException;
import com.amazonaws.services.acmpca.model.InvalidStateException;
import com.amazonaws.services.acmpca.model.ResourceNotFoundException;

public class RestoreCertificateAuthority {

   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

      // Retrieve your credentials from the C:\Users\name\.aws\credentials file
      // in Windows or the .aws/credentials file in Linux.
      AWSCredentials credentials = null;
      try {
          credentials = new ProfileCredentialsProvider("default").getCredentials();
      } catch (Exception e) {
          throw new AmazonClientException("Cannot load your credentials from file.", e);
      }

      // Define the endpoint for your sample.
      String endpointRegion = "{{region}}";  // Substitute your region here, e.g. "us-west-2"
      String endpointProtocol = "https://acm-pca." + endpointRegion + ".amazonaws.com/";
      EndpointConfiguration endpoint =
          new AwsClientBuilder.EndpointConfiguration(endpointProtocol, endpointRegion);

      // Create a client that you can use to make requests.
      AWSACMPCA client = AWSACMPCAClientBuilder.standard()
          .withEndpointConfiguration(endpoint)
          .withCredentials(new AWSStaticCredentialsProvider(credentials))
          .build();

      // Create the request object.
      RestoreCertificateAuthorityRequest req = new RestoreCertificateAuthorityRequest();

      // Set the certificate authority ARN.
      req.withCertificateAuthorityArn("arn:{{aws}}:acm-pca:{{us-east-1}}:{{111122223333}}:certificate-authority/{{11223344-1234-1122-2233-112233445566}}");

      // Restore the CA.
      try {
          client.restoreCertificateAuthority(req);
      } catch (InvalidArnException ex) {
          throw ex;
      } catch (InvalidStateException ex) {
          throw ex;
      } catch (ResourceNotFoundException ex) {
          throw ex;
      }
   }
}
```