---
title: "POST | Create or edit F5 BigIP publication profile"
slug: "api-clm-post-create-edit-f5"
updated: 2026-03-04T12:05:19Z
published: 2026-03-04T14:37:38Z
canonical: "docs.senhasegura.io/api-clm-post-create-edit-f5"
---

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# POST | Create or edit F5 BigIP publication profile

Creates or edits an F5 BigIP plugin publication profile.

- **Endpoint**: `/api/certificate/profile/bigip`
- **Method**: `POST`
- **Request**: `POST /api/certificate/profile/bigip`

## Request parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `code_profile` | `int` | No | Existing profile code. We will create a new profile if you don't provide the existing one. |
| `name_profile` | `string` | Yes | Profile name. |
| `name_partition` | `string` | No | Partition name. |
| `name_cert` | `string` | No | Certificate name. If a certificate with the same name already exists, it will be replaced during publication. |
| `profile_client_vips` | `array` | No | *Array* of SSL Client Profiles and their VIPs. |
| `profile_server_vips` | `array` | No | *Array* of SSL Server Profiles and their VIPs. |
| `code_credential` | `int` | Conditional | A credential code is to be used in the publication. Required if a `username` is not provided. |
| `username` | `string` | Conditional | The username is used to locate credentials for publication. Required if `code\_credential` is not provided. |
| `devices` | `array` | Yes | *Array* with device codes where the certificate should be published. |

### Example using cURL

```
curl -X POST https://[segura_vault_url]/api/certificate/profile/bigip \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name_profile": "Load Balancers",
    "name_partition": "Common",
    "name_cert": "api_cert",
    "profile_client_vips": [
      {
        "profile": "clientssl_profile",
        "vips": ["vip1", "vip2"]
      }
    ],
    "username": "admin",
    "devices": [301, 302]
  }'
```

### Response

```
{
  "status": 200,
  "message": "Profile created successfully",
  "error": false,
  "code_profile": 41,
  "name_profile": "Load Balancers",
  "name_partition": "Common",
  "name_cert": "api_cert",
  "profile_client_vips": [
    {
      "profile": "clientssl_profile",
      "vips": ["vip1", "vip2"]
    }
  ],
  "username": "admin",
  "devices": [301, 302]
}
```

### Error responses

| HTTP Status Code | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 400 Bad Request | Invalid parameters provided. |
| 401 Unauthorized | Unauthorized access. |
| 403 Forbidden | Forbidden access. |
| 404 Not Found | Resource not found. |
| 500 Internal Server Error | Internal server error. |