# Certificate distribution: Export certificates

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## Method

POST

## Path

/qrs/certificatedistribution/exportcertificates

## Description

Create certificates to be used by another node to communicate with the central node in the Qlik Sense site.

The certificates can be exported in the following formats:

* Windows (default): Standard MicrosoftWindows certificate format.
* Pem: Privacy-enhanced Electronic Mail (PEM) format.

## Body

`ExportParameters:`

```
{
   "machineNames":
      [
         "...",
         "..."
      ],
   "certificatePassword": "...",
   "includeSecretsKey": boolean,
   "ExportFormat": "Windows" (default) or "Pem"
}
```

## Return value

`string`

The string contains the path to the location of the exported certificates (typically, %ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Repository\Exported Certificates).

## Optional parameters

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