cpanel api from WHM

[broncha]

Hi

I think we can call cpanel api through whm right?
CallingAPIFunctions < AllDocumentation/AutomationIntegration < TWiki

says that :Under certain circumstances, you may need to use the XML or JSON API as a "wrapper" to access the functions performed by API version 1 or version 2. You can do this from within either WebHost Manager or cPanel.

This is what I did:
in whm i hit :
domain.com:2086/xml-api/cpanel?cpanel_xmlapi_user=root&cpanel_xmlapi_modul e=Email&cpanel_xmlapi_func=listpopswithdisk%20&cpa nel_xmlapi_version=2&domain=somedomain.com

and I got following result:
<cpanelresult>
<apiversion>2</apiversion>
<func>listpopswithdisk </func>
<module>Email</module>
</cpanelresult>

Did I go wrong somewhere? I need to be able to call Cpanel Api functions without logging in to respective cPanel but from WHM itself.

HELP!!

[cPanelDavidG]

Originally Posted by broncha

Hi

I think we can call cpanel api through whm right?
CallingAPIFunctions < AllDocumentation/AutomationIntegration < TWiki

says that :Under certain circumstances, you may need to use the XML or JSON API as a "wrapper" to access the functions performed by API version 1 or version 2. You can do this from within either WebHost Manager or cPanel.

This is what I did:
in whm i hit :
domain.com:2086/xml-api/cpanel?cpanel_xmlapi_user=root&cpanel_xmlapi_modul e=Email&cpanel_xmlapi_func=listpopswithdisk%20&cpa nel_xmlapi_version=2&domain=somedomain.com

and I got following result:
<cpanelresult>
<apiversion>2</apiversion>
<func>listpopswithdisk </func>
<module>Email</module>
</cpanelresult>

Did I go wrong somewhere? I need to be able to call Cpanel Api functions without logging in to respective cPanel but from WHM itself.

HELP!!

The cpanel_xmlapi_user parameter indicates which cPanel account to execute this API2 function as. You should put the cPanel user's username here, not root.

[broncha]

Hi

I changed the username but the same result again..Can this be the problem in the cpanel itself?? coz I get this working :

domain.com:2086/xml-api/cpanel?cpanel_xmlapi_user=username&cpanel_xmlapi_m odule=Rand&cpanel_xmlapi_func=getranddata&cpa nel_xmlapi_version=2&domain=somedomain.com

This works for me...Why not other modules and functions??

[cPanelDavidG]

Originally Posted by broncha

Hi

I changed the username but the same result again..Can this be the problem in the cpanel itself?? coz I get this working :

domain.com:2086/xml-api/cpanel?cpanel_xmlapi_user=username&cpanel_xmlapi_m odule=Rand&cpanel_xmlapi_func=getranddata&cpa nel_xmlapi_version=2&domain=somedomain.com

This works for me...Why not other modules and functions??

Can you perform the function you are requesting via the APIs in cPanel? If yes, then it is not a cPanel issue.

Are you still trying to do Email::listpopswithdisk like you were before? Be sure to trim the trailing space from listpopswithdisk if you are using the code you pasted earlier.

If that doesn't work, please let me know what you are experiencing (error message, login screen etc.).

[broncha]

Hi

I tried the same with cPanel :

somedomain.com:2082/xml-api/cpanel?cpanel_xmlapi_user=username&cpanel_xmlapi_m odul e=Email&cpanel_xmlapi_func=listpopswithdisk&cpanel _xmlapi_version=2&domain=somedomain.com

The result is:
<cpanelresult>
<apiversion>1</apiversion>
<type>text</type>
−
<data>
<result>0</result>
<reason>No Valid Command Given.</reason>
</data>
</cpanelresult>

check these:

<apiversion>1</apiversion>

This makes me think mine is not supporting API2 or what?? I've used cpanel_xmlapi_version=2 in the command!!

[cPanelDavidG]

Originally Posted by broncha

...
<cpanelresult>
<apiversion>1</apiversion>
<type>text</type>
−
<data>
<result>0</result>
<reason>No Valid Command Given.</reason>
</data>
</cpanelresult>
..

This can happen if you have spaces in your URL. Please remove all spaces.

[broncha]

Thanks for that quick response.
I got it working in cPanel but still not in WHM.
Any idea why??
I copied and pasted the same command..which worked from cPanel

[cPanelDavidG]

Originally Posted by broncha

Thanks for that quick response.
I got it working in cPanel but still not in WHM.
Any idea why??
I copied and pasted the same command..which worked from cPanel

Maybe it's the username parameter?

In cPanel, the username parameter is essentially ignored since you only have access to 1 account so the APIs assume you're performing the task on the only account you have access to.

In WHM, the username parameter is important since as a reseller or root user you can have access to many accounts. Be sure to specify the username parameter correctly and remember that it is case-sensitive.

If you insert a username that is wrong, the API call can still work in cPanel. However since this is important in WHM, it will cause the API call to malfunction in WHM.

[broncha]

Hi I double checked it. Everything is correct..just not working for some reason...And I can't figure out why???

[cPanelDavidG]

Originally Posted by broncha

Hi I double checked it. Everything is correct..just not working for some reason...And I can't figure out why???

Drop me an email to sales@cpanel.net with ATTN: DavidG in the subject line so you and I can work on this in private.

[jlone]

I'm getting the same thing when I try it. No spaces, and the syntax seems to be correct.

[cPanelDavidG]

Originally Posted by jlone

I'm getting the same thing when I try it. No spaces, and the syntax seems to be correct.

Please provide your full cPanel version information as well as the API URL you are sending to WHM or cPanel. This will allow me to assist you.

[broncha]

Hehe Documentation glitch . The fast mode takes only 'user' as parameter and not 'cpanel_xmlapi_user'

The documentation has already been updated.
Thanks Matt.

[cPanelMatt]

broncha, that's not entire correctly, but that is the jist of the issue.

In some cases cpanel_xmlapi_user does not work - it appears to be an issue with the 11.24.4 version (while it seems to work on 11.24.7+ )