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Call cPanel API 2 and UAPI

 

 

Description

This function adds feature overrides to a cPanel account.

Examples 

 JSON API
https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/json-api/add_override_features_for_user?api.version=1&user=example&features=%7B%22videotut%22%3A0%2C%22sslinstall%22%3A1%7D
 XML API
https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/xml-api/add_override_features_for_user?api.version=1&user=example&features=%7B%22videotut%22%3A0%2C%22sslinstall%22%3A1%7D
 Command Line
whmapi1 add_override_features_for_user user=example features=%7B%22videotut%22%3A0%2C%22sslinstall%22%3A1%7D


Notes:

  • You must URI-encode values.
  • For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to WHM API 1 documentation or run the whmapi1 --help command.

  • If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the whmapi1 command:

    /usr/local/cpanel/bin/api/whmapi1

 Output (JSON)
{  
   "metadata":{  
      "command":"add_override_features_for_user",
      "version":1,
      "reason":"OK",
      "result":1
   }
}
 Output (XML)
<result>
    <metadata>
        <result>1</result>
        <version>1</version>
        <reason>OK</reason>
        <command>add_override_features_for_user</command>
    </metadata>
</result>


Note:

Use WHM's API Shell interface (WHM >> Home >> Development >> API Shell) to directly test WHM API calls.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionPossible valuesExample

user

string

Required

The user's username.

A valid cPanel username.username
featureshash

Required

A hash that lists features to override and whether to enable or disable them.

 

This JSON-encoded hash includes the feature_name parameter.


 

{"videotut":0,"sslinstall":1}

feature_name

Boolean

Required

Whether to enable or disable the feature.

Note:

The feature's name is the parameter's name.

The function includes this parameter in the features hash.

  • 1 — Enable.
  • 0 — Disable.

Note:

Call WHM API 1's get_feature_names function to view available features.

1

Returns

This function only returns metadata.

Function information

API Version:

WHM API 1

Available in:

WHM 56+

Methods:

GET, POST

Required Parameters:

user, features, feature_name

Return Formats:

JSON, XML

Important:

cPanel & WHM version 66 deprecated XML output.

About WHM API 1

WHM API 1 performs functions and accesses data in WHM.

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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