# UpdateCertificate
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Updates the active and inactive dates for a certificate.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "ActiveDate": number,
   "CertificateId": "string",
   "Description": "string",
   "InactiveDate": number
}
```

## Request Parameters
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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.

 ** [ActiveDate](#API_UpdateCertificate_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-UpdateCertificate-request-ActiveDate"></a>
An optional date that specifies when the certificate becomes active. If you do not specify a value, `ActiveDate` takes the same value as `NotBeforeDate`, which is specified by the CA.   
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** [CertificateId](#API_UpdateCertificate_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-UpdateCertificate-request-CertificateId"></a>
The identifier of the certificate object that you are updating.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 22.  
Pattern: `cert-([0-9a-f]{17})`   
Required: Yes

 ** [Description](#API_UpdateCertificate_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-UpdateCertificate-request-Description"></a>
A short description to help identify the certificate.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 200.  
Pattern: `[\u0021-\u007E]+`   
Required: No

 ** [InactiveDate](#API_UpdateCertificate_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-UpdateCertificate-request-InactiveDate"></a>
An optional date that specifies when the certificate becomes inactive. If you do not specify a value, `InactiveDate` takes the same value as `NotAfterDate`, which is specified by the CA.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "CertificateId": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [CertificateId](#API_UpdateCertificate_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-UpdateCertificate-response-CertificateId"></a>
Returns the identifier of the certificate object that you are updating.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 22.  
Pattern: `cert-([0-9a-f]{17})` 

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InternalServiceError **   
This exception is thrown when an error occurs in the AWS Transfer Family service.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidRequestException **   
This exception is thrown when the client submits a malformed request.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
This exception is thrown when a resource is not found by the AWSTransfer Family service.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The request has failed because the AWSTransfer Family service is not available.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was denied due to request throttling.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## Examples
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### Example
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The following example updates the active date for a certificate, setting the active date to January 16, 2022 at 16:12:07 UTC -5 hours.

#### Sample Request
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```
aws transfer update-certificate --certificate-id c-abcdefg123456hijk --active-date 2022-01-16T16:12:07-05:00
```

### Example
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The following is a sample response for this API call.

#### Sample Response
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```
"CertificateId": "c-abcdefg123456hijk"
```

## See Also
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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/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/transfer-2018-11-05/UpdateCertificate)