# CEP\_Account.submit\_certificate()

### Function Signature

```python
def submit_certificate(pdata, privateKey):
```

### Parameters

| Parameter Name | Datatype |
| -------------- | -------- |
| `pdata`        | String   |
| `privateKey`   | String   |

### Example

<pre class="language-python"><code class="lang-python"><strong>#...
</strong><strong>pdata = 'Your data to certify'
</strong>private_key = 'your_private_key_here'

try:
    response = account.submit_certificate(pdata, private_key)
    print(response)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
#...
</code></pre>

### Expected Result

```json
{
   "Result":200,
   "Response":{
      "TxID":"your_tx_id",
      "Timestamp":"your_timestamp_in_format_YYYY:MM:DD-HH:MM:SS_UTC"
   },
   "Node":"selected_node_address"
}
```