# Check a certificate by serial number

`GET /public/certificates/{serial}` · Rivier · content

Check a certificate by serial number: what it certifies, the edition, the date and whether it was voided.

- Scope: content:read
- Sdk: content.certificate.verify
- Cli: content certificate verify
- Publishable: yes

## Parameters

- `serial` (path, required), string

## Responses

- `200`: Success
- `400`: The request was malformed
- `401`: No valid credential
- `403`: The credential lacks the scope, origin or address
- `429`: Over the key's rate limit; see Retry-After

## Example

```sh
curl -X GET 'https://api.rivier.ai/public/certificates/{serial}' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $KEY'
```