WHM API 0 Functions - terminatereseller

You cannot recover deleted accounts. Use this function with extreme caution.
This function deletes the reseller account and all of the accounts that the reseller owns.
To remove reseller privileges from an account but not delete the reseller's account or any accounts that the reseller owns, use the unsetupreseller function.

Examples

JSON API

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/json-api/terminatereseller?user=username&terminatereseller=1&verify=I%20understand%20this%20will%20irrevocably%20remove=%20all%20the%20accounts%20owned%20by%20the%20reseller%20$resellername

XML API

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/xml-api/terminatereseller?user=username&terminatereseller=1&verify=I%20understand%20this%20will%20irrevocably%20remove=%20all%20the%20accounts%20owned%20by%20the%20reseller%20$resellername

Command Line

whmapi0 terminatereseller user=username terminatereseller=1 verify=I understand that this will remove all of the accounts owned by the reseller username

Notes:

You must URI-encode values.
For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to WHM API 0 documentation or run the whmapi0 --help command.
If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the whmapi0 command:
```
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/whmapi0
```

Output (JSON)

{  
   "result":[  
      {  
         "status":1,
         "privdelete":1,
         "statusmsg":"Account Terminations Complete",
         "accts":{  
            "paige":{  
               "status":1,
               "statusmsg":"username account removed",
               "rawout":"Running pre removal script (/scripts/prekillacct)...... 
DoneCollecting Domain Name and IP...User: bob\nDomain: example.com\n... 
DoneKilling all processes owned by user......DoneCleaning passwd,shadow, 
group......DoneRemoving User from Group.......... 
DoneRemoving Web Logs......DoneRemoving Bandwidth Files...... 
DoneRemoving Crontab......DoneRemoving Virtual Hosts...Removed 
Extra Entries from httpd.conf\nexample.com not found in httpd.conf.\n... 
DoneRemoving MySQL databases and users......DoneRemoving 
PostgreSQL databases and users......DoneRemoving System User...... 
DoneRemoving Group......DoneRemoving DNS Entries...example.com 
=> deleted from server. \n...DoneRemoving Email Setup...Removing 
/etc/valiases/example.com\n...DoneRemoving mailman lists...... 
DoneRemoving remotedomains,secondarymx,localdomains entries...... 
DoneRemoving Counter Data......DoneAdding ip back to the ip address pool... 
System has 2 free ips.\n...DoneRemoving user's cPanel Databases & Updating......DoneReloading Services......DoneRemoving mail and service configs...\n...DoneSending Contacts......DoneUpdating internal databases... Updating ftp passwords for username\nPurging ftp user paige\nFtp password files updated.\nFtp vhost passwords synced\n...DoneRunning post removal scripts (/scripts/legacypostkillacct, /scripts/postkillacct)......DoneAccount Removal Complete!!!...username account removed...Done"
            }
         }
      }
   ]
}

Output (XML)

<terminatereseller>
   <result>
      <accts>
         <name>account1</name>
         <rawout>
Collecting Domain Name and IP...User: account1 Domain: username.tld ...
Done Killing all processes owned by user......Done Cleaning passwd,shadow,group
......Done Removing User from Group..........Done Removing Web Logs......Done
Removing Crontab......Done Removing Virtual Hosts...Removed Extra Entries from
httpd.conf ...Done Removing System User......Done Removing Group......Done
Removing DNS Entries...account1.tld -> deleted from servername. ...Done
Removing Email Setup...Removing /etc/valiases/username.tld ...Done Removing
mailman lists......Done Removing MySQL databases and users......Done Removing
remotedomains,secondarymx,localdomains entries......Done Adding ip back to
ipaddrpool...System has 0 free ips. ...Done Removing user's cPanel Databases &
Updating......Done Reloading Services......DoneSending Contacts......Done Updating
internal databases...Updating ftp passwords for all users Ftp password files updated.
Ftp vhost passwords synced ...Done Running post removal
scripts......Done <br /><b>Account Removal Complete!!!</b><br />
</rawout>
          <status>1</status>
          <statusmsg>account1 account removed</statusmsg>
       </accts>
       <accts>
          <name>bob</name>
          <rawout>
Collecting Domain Name and IP...User: bob Domain: username.tld ...Done Killing all processes
owned by user......Done Cleaning passwd,shadow,group......Done Removing User from
Group..........Done Removing Web Logs......Done Removing Crontab......Done Removing
Virtual Hosts...Removed Extra Entries from httpd.conf ...Done Removing System
User......Done Removing Group......Done Removing DNS Entries......bob.tld -> deleted from
servername. ...Done Unable to unlink /var/named/username.tld.db, file does not exist.bob.tld ->
deleted from servername. ...Done Removing Email Setup...Removing /etc/valiases/username.tld
...Done Removing mailman lists......Done Removing MySQL databases and users...Database
``bob_db1'' dropped Database ``username'' dropped ...Done Removing
remotedomains,secondarymx,localdomains entries......Done Adding ip back to
ipaddrpool...System has 0 free ips. ...Done Removing user's cPanel Databases &
Updating......Done Reloading Services......Done
Sending Contacts......Done Updating internal databases...Updating ftp passwords for
all users Ftp password files updated. Ftp vhost passwords synced ...Done Running
post removal scripts......Done <br /><b>Account Removal Complete!!!</b><br />
</rawout>
          <status>1</status>
          <statusmsg>username account removed</statusmsg>
       </accts>
       <privdelete>1</privdelete>
       <status>1</status>
       <statusmsg>Account Terminations Complete</statusmsg>
   </result>
</terminatereseller>

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Possible values Example

user

string

Required

The reseller account's username.

A valid reseller username on the server.

username

terminatereseller

Boolean

Required

Whether to terminate the reseller's main account.

1 — Terminate.
0 — Do not terminate.

1

verify

string

Required

A verification message.

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I%20understand%20this%20will%20irrevocably%20remove=%20all%20the%20accounts%20owned%20by%20the%20reseller%20$resellername

Returns

Return	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
`result`	array of hashes	An array of hashes of function output.	This hash includes the `status`, `privdelete`, and `statusmsg` returns and the `accts` hash.
`status`	Boolean	Whether the function succeeded. The function returns this value in the `result` hash.	`1` — Success. `0` — Failure.	`1`
`privdelete`	Boolean	Whether the function deleted the reseller's main account. The function returns this value in the `result` hash.	`1` — Deleted. `0` — Not deleted.	`1`
`statusmsg`	string	A message of success or a reason for failure. The function returns this value in the `result` hash.	`Account Terminations Complete` An error message.	`Account Terminations Complete`
`accts`	hash	A hash of termination data for the reseller's accounts. The function returns this hash in the `result` hash.	This hash includes the `username` hash, where `username` is a cPanel username that the reseller owned.
`username`	hash	A hash of termination data for an account that the reseller owned. Note: The cPanel account name is the return's name. The function returns this hash in the `accts` hash.	This hash includes the `status`, `statusmsg`, and `rawout` returns.
`status`	Boolean	Whether the function succeeded. The function returns this value in the `username` hash.	`1` — Success. `0` — Failure.	`1`
`statusmsg`	string	A message of success or a reason for failure. The function returns this value in the `username` hash.	`username account removed` An error message.	`username account removed`
`rawout`	string	Output from the account's removal. The function returns this value in the `username` hash.	One or more string values. Note: This output may contain HTML.	Click to view... Collecting Domain Name and IP...User: bob Domain: username.tld ...Done Killing all processes owned by user......Done Cleaning passwd,shadow,group......Done Removing User from Group..........Done Removing Web Logs......Done Removing Crontab......Done Removing Virtual Hosts...Removed Extra Entries from httpd.conf ...Done Removing System User......Done Removing Group......Done Removing DNS Entries......bob.tld -> deleted from servername. ...Done Unable to unlink /var/named/username.tld.db, file does not exist.bob.tld -> deleted from servername. ...Done Removing Email Setup...Removing /etc/valiases/username.tld ...Done Removing mailman lists......Done Removing MySQL databases and users...Database ``bob_db1'' dropped Database ``username'' dropped ...Done Removing remotedomains,secondarymx,localdomains entries......Done Adding ip back to ipaddrpool...System has 0 free ips. ...Done Removing user's cPanel Databases & Updating......Done Reloading Services......Done Sending Contacts......Done Updating internal databases...Updating ftp passwords for all users Ftp password files updated. Ftp vhost passwords synced ...Done Running post removal scripts......Done <br /><b>Account Removal Complete!!!</b><br />

Function information

API Version:

WHM API 0

WHM API 1 Equivalent:

terminatereseller

Important:

We strongly recommend that you use WHM API 1. WHM API 0 is deprecated.

Available in:

WHM 11+

Methods:

GET, POST

Required Parameters:

reseller, terminatereseller, verify

Return Formats:

JSON, XML

Important:

cPanel & WHM version 66 deprecated XML output.

About WHM API 0

WHM API 0 performs functions and accesses data in WHM.

Warning:

WHM API 0 is deprecated. We strongly recommend that you use the equivalent WHM API 1 function instead.

Notes:

Some functions and parameters may require that you authenticate as the root user.
You must use the appropriate WHM ports (2086 or 2087) to call WHM API functions.

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