namecheap.ssl.create
Creates a new SSL certificate.
Request Parameters
Global parameters are not shown here for clarity, but should be present in all requests
| Name | Type | MaxLength | Required? | Default | Description |
| Years | Number | 1 | Yes | 1 | Number of years to register |
| PromotionCode | String | 20 | No | | Promotional (coupon) code for the certificate |
| Type | String | 50 | Yes | | Type of SSL |
Possible values for Type parameter:
QuickSSL, QuickSSL Premium, RapidSSL, RapidSSL Wildcard, PremiumSSL, InstantSSL, PositiveSSL, PositiveSSL Wildcard, True BusinessID with EV, True BusinessID , True BusinessID Wildcard , Secure Site , Secure Site Pro , Secure Site with EV , Secure Site Pro with EV,EssentialSSL, EssentialSSL Wildcard, InstantSSL Pro, Premiumssl wildcard, EV SSL, EV SSL SGC, SSL123, SSL Web Server, SGC Super Certs, SSL Webserver EV.
Example Request
https://api.namecheap.com/xml.response?ApiUser=apiexample&ApiKey=56b4c87ef4fd49cb96d915c0db68194&
UserName=apiexample&Command=namecheap.ssl.create&ClientIp=192.168.1.109&Years=2&
Type=RapidSSL
Example Response
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ApiResponse Status="OK">
<Errors/>
<RequestedCommand>namecheap.ssl.create</RequestedCommand>
<CommandResponse Type="namecheap.ssl.create">
<SSLCreateResult IsSuccess="true" OrderId="3186" TransactionId="4211" ChargedAmount="30.2000">
<SSLCertificate CertificateID="500393" Created="06/26/2010" Expires=""
SSLType="SSLCertificate1" Years="2" Status="NewPurchase"/>
</SSLCreateResult>
</CommandResponse>
<Server>IMWS-A03</Server>
<GMTTimeDifference>+5:30</GMTTimeDifference>
<ExecutionTime>0.219</ExecutionTime>
</ApiResponse>Error Codes
Specifies the error codes that might be returned from this method
| Number | Description |
| 2033409 | Possibly a logical error in authentication phase. Order chargeable for
Username is not found |
| 2015167 | Number of years should be maximum 10 |
| 2011301 | SSLType is invalid |
| 2011170 | Promotion code is invalid |
| 4011299 | The Purchasevalidationid already exists.The certificate cannot be
created |
| 2528166 | Order creation failed |
| 5050900 | Unhandled exceptions |