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# Upload a certificate

> Return the signed certificate chain Apple issued for a CSR created with [Create Apple Pay certificates](/products/guardian/api-reference/wallet/create-certificates). Once uploaded, the certificate moves to `active` and becomes the one Guardian uses to decrypt payloads and authenticate to Apple.




## OpenAPI

````yaml /products/guardian/openapi.yaml post /api/wallet/apple-pay/certificates/{id}/upload
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Guardian API
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Starfish GmbH & Co. KG
    email: support@hellgate.io
    url: https://hellgate.io/cpa/guardian
  license:
    name: Hellgate API Terms
    url: https://hellgate.io/terms-and-conditions
servers:
  - url: https://{instance}.{env}.on-hellgate.cloud
    description: Managed instance of Guardian
    variables:
      instance:
        default: my-instance
        description: Your unique instance slug, provided during onboarding.
      env:
        default: eu1
        description: Deployment environment (currently eu1).
security: []
tags:
  - name: pci
    description: Management of card payment credentials under the ruling of PCI DSS.
  - name: network
    description: Management of network tokens and cryptograms for secure transactions.
  - name: generic
    description: Management of generic tokens and their schemas for various use cases.
  - name: metadata
    description: Inquiries for card metadata based on PAN, PCI tokens, or network tokens.
  - name: wallet
    description: >-
      Management of wallet tokens ingested from device wallets such as Google
      Pay.
  - name: apikey
    description: Management of API keys for service access.
  - name: webhook
    description: Management of webhooks for event notifications.
  - name: types
    description: Management of types for generic token schemas.
paths:
  /api/wallet/apple-pay/certificates/{id}/upload:
    post:
      tags:
        - wallet
      summary: Upload a certificate
      description: >
        Return the signed certificate chain Apple issued for a CSR created with
        [Create Apple Pay
        certificates](/products/guardian/api-reference/wallet/create-certificates).
        Once uploaded, the certificate moves to `active` and becomes the one
        Guardian uses to decrypt payloads and authenticate to Apple.
      operationId: wallet_apple_pay_certificate_upload
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          description: The ID of the certificate the CSR was issued for.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/apple_pay_certificate_upload_request'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/apple_pay_certificate'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401_UnauthorizedError'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/403_ForbiddenError'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404_NotFoundError'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/409_ConflictError'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/422_ValidationError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
        - APIKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    apple_pay_certificate_upload_request:
      type: object
      properties:
        signed_cert_chain:
          example: |-
            -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
            MIIEhTCCBCugAwIBAgII...
            -----END CERTIFICATE-----
          type: string
          description: PEM-encoded signed certificate chain from Apple.
      required:
        - signed_cert_chain
    apple_pay_certificate:
      title: Apple Pay Certificate
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          example: 4f8a2c6e-3b9d-4a1f-8e7c-5d2b9f4a6e8c
          type: string
          format: uuid
        state:
          type: string
          example: active
          enum:
            - pending
            - active
            - retired
            - disabled
        registration_order:
          example: 1
          type: integer
        expires_at:
          example: '2028-02-01T09:00:00Z'
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        activated_at:
          example: '2026-02-03T10:00:00Z'
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        retired_at:
          example: null
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        disabled_at:
          example: null
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        created_at:
          example: '2026-02-01T09:10:00Z'
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - id
        - state
        - registration_order
        - created_at
    ErrorGeneric:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorStatusCode'
        classifier:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorClassifier'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessage'
    ErrorValidation:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorStatusCode'
        classifier:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorClassifier'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessage'
        validation_errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              path:
                example: $.source.account_number
                type: string
                description: Json-path in the request which points to the validation error
              message:
                example: is required
                type: string
                description: Human readable validation message
    ErrorStatusCode:
      type: integer
      description: The corresponding HTTP status code for the error
    ErrorClassifier:
      type: string
      description: Technical code that helps to identify the error
    ErrorMessage:
      type: string
      description: Human readable representation of the error
  responses:
    401_UnauthorizedError:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorGeneric'
          example:
            code: 401
            message: No valid means of authentication was provided
            classifier: UNAUTHORIZED
    403_ForbiddenError:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorGeneric'
          example:
            code: 403
            message: Not allowed to access this resource or feature
            classifier: FORBIDDEN
    404_NotFoundError:
      description: Not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorGeneric'
          example:
            code: 404
            message: The requested resource was not found.
            classifier: NOT_FOUND
    409_ConflictError:
      description: Conflict
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorGeneric'
          example:
            code: 409
            message: Conflict
            classifier: CONFLICT
    422_ValidationError:
      description: Validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorValidation'
          example:
            code: 422
            classifier: VALIDATION_ERROR
            message: Validation error
            validation_errors:
              - path: json-path
                message: human readable error message
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        JWT bearer token obtained via the OAuth2 client-credentials grant from
        the platform Authentication API. The token's scopes gate the endpoints
        it may call, and its audience names the Guardian instance. This is the
        standard way to authenticate to Guardian.
    APIKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: x-api-key
      in: header
      description: >-
        Deprecated. Long-lived instance API key, sent as `x-api-key`. Existing
        integrations continue to work, but new ones should use the OAuth2 bearer
        token instead.

````