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title: Patch Automatic SSL/TLS Enrollment status for given zone
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# Patch Automatic SSL/TLS Enrollment status for given zone
PATCH/zones/{zone\_id}/settings/ssl\_automatic\_mode
The automatic system is enabled when this endpoint is hit with value in the request body is set to “auto”, and disabled when the request body value is set to “custom”.
##### Security
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**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
`Zone Settings Write``SSL and Certificates Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
zone\_id: string
maxLength32
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##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
value: "auto"or "custom"
Controls enablement of Automatic SSL/TLS.
One of the following:
"auto"
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"custom"
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errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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result: object {id, editable, modified\_on, 2 more }
id: string
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editable: boolean
Whether this setting can be updated or not.
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modified\_on: string
Last time this setting was modified.
formatdate-time
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value: "auto"or "custom"
Current setting of the automatic SSL/TLS.
One of the following:
"auto"
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"custom"
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next\_scheduled\_scan: optional string
Next time this zone will be scanned by the Automatic SSL/TLS.
formatdate-time
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success: boolean
Indicates the API call’s success or failure.
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### Patch Automatic SSL/TLS Enrollment status for given zone
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$ZONE_ID/settings/ssl_automatic_mode \
-X PATCH \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"value": "auto"
}'
```
200 example
4XX example
```
{
"errors": [],
"messages": [],
"result": {
"editable": true,
"id": "ssl_automatic_mode",
"modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"next_scheduled_scan": "2014-02-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"value": "auto"
},
"success": true
}
```
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1008,
"message": "Invalid SSL/TLS encryption configuration value, only auto or custom accepted"
}
],
"messages": [],
"result": {
"editable": true,
"id": "ssl_automatic_mode",
"modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"value": "custom"
},
"success": false
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
4XX example
```
{
"errors": [],
"messages": [],
"result": {
"editable": true,
"id": "ssl_automatic_mode",
"modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"next_scheduled_scan": "2014-02-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"value": "auto"
},
"success": true
}
```
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1008,
"message": "Invalid SSL/TLS encryption configuration value, only auto or custom accepted"
}
],
"messages": [],
"result": {
"editable": true,
"id": "ssl_automatic_mode",
"modified_on": "2014-01-01T05:20:00.12345Z",
"value": "custom"
},
"success": false
}
```