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title: getCert
slug: /reference/typescript/agents/configuration/ssl-config/get-cert
description: Read the PEM certificate file from disk.
max-toc-depth: 3
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Read the PEM certificate file from disk.

## **Parameters**

None.

## **Returns**

`string | null` -- The certificate file contents, or `null` if the file path
is not set or the file does not exist.

## **Example**

```typescript {4}
import { SslConfig } from '@signalwire/sdk';

const ssl = new SslConfig({ certPath: './cert.pem', keyPath: './key.pem' });
const cert = ssl.getCert();
console.log(cert ? 'Certificate loaded' : 'Certificate not found');
```