Getting started
Create an organization, mint a scoped API key, issue a sandbox certificate, then decide when you need a connected CA or DNS account.
Outcome
You can create an order, read its status, and download PEM from the sandbox issuer without a commercial CA account.
Prerequisites
A browser, an email address, and optionally curl. Production ACME is operator-enabled and is not required for the first integration.
Steps
Register at /register. Open API keys. Create a key with certificates:write. POST /api/v1/certificates with domains and validation. Read X-Request-Id on the response.
Expected state
Sandbox returns 202 with order_id and often certificate_id immediately. Staging ACME stays pending until challenges complete.
Related
Product: /ssl-certificate-api. Academy: /academy/what-is-acme. Insights: /insights.