---
title: pingcli pingfederate sp idp-connections certs add
description: Add a certificate to an IdP connection
component: pingcli
version: 1.4
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revdate: July 21, 2026
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  examples: Examples
  options: Options
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
---

# pingcli pingfederate sp idp-connections certs add

Add a certificate to an IdP connection

## Synopsis

Add a single certificate to a PingFederate SP IdP connection. The request body must be a single ConnectionCert JSON object (not a ConnectionCerts collection) — required key: x509File.fileData (PEM data, no newlines). certView is response-only and must be omitted.

```
pingcli pingfederate sp idp-connections certs add [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  # Add a single certificate to an IdP connection from a JSON file
  pingcli pingfederate sp idp-connections certs add --connection-id <connection-id> --from-file cert.json
```

## Options

```
  -f, --from-file string       Path to a JSON file containing a single ConnectionCert body, or "-" to read from stdin.
  -h, --help                   help for add
      --connection-id string   The ID of the parent PingFederate SP IdP connection
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string           The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode       Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string    Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, ndjson-wrapped, text.
  -P, --profile string          The name of a configuration profile to use.
      --debug                   Enable debug output for error messages, including stack traces and transaction IDs. (default false)
      --log-file string         Write logs to a file at the given path. File logging is disabled when not set.
      --log-file-level string   Set the file log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default DEBUG)
      --log-level string        Set the console log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default WARN)
      --no-color                Disable text output in color. (default false)
      --query string            JMESPath expression to filter JSON output. Requires -O json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, or ndjson-wrapped. Example: --query 'data[?enabled].name'
```

## More information

* [pingcli pingfederate sp idp-connections certs](pingcli_pingfederate_sp_idp-connections_certs.html) - PingFederate SP IdP connection certificates