def METHOD_NAME(name: Optional[pulumi.Input[str]] = None,
                           project: Optional[pulumi.Input[Optional[str]]] = None,
                           opts: Optional[pulumi.InvokeOptions] = None) -> pulumi.Output[GetCertificateResult]:
    """
    Get info about a Google Compute SSL Certificate from its name.
    ## Example Usage
    ```python
    import pulumi
    import pulumi_gcp as gcp
    my_cert = gcp.compute.get_certificate(name="my-cert")
    pulumi.export("certificate", my_cert.certificate)
    pulumi.export("certificateId", my_cert.certificate_id)
    pulumi.export("selfLink", my_cert.self_link)
    ```
    :param str name: The name of the certificate.
           - - -
    :param str project: The project in which the resource belongs. If it
           is not provided, the provider project is used.
    """
    ...