# cPanel API 2 Functions - CustInfo::contactemails

Warning:
The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We **strongly** recommend that you use [UAPI](/cpanel/introduction) instead of cPanel API 2.

## Description

This function retrieves the account's primary and secondary email addresses.

Warning:
We **strongly** recommend that you use [UAPI](/cpanel/introduction/) instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.

Note:
You can **only** execute this function if your hosting provider enables the following features in WHM's *[Feature Manager](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/packages/feature-manager/)* interface (*WHM >> Home >> Features >> Feature Manager*). - The *Contact Information* feature. - The *Update Notification Preferences* feature.

## Examples

WHM API (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
https://hostname.example.com:2083/cpsess##########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=CustInfo&cpanel_jsonapi_func=contactemails&username=example1%40example.com
```

Note:
For more information, read our [Calls from the WHM API](/whm/use-whm-api-to-call-cpanel-api-and-uapi) documentation.

LiveAPI PHP Class


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

// Retrieve the primary and secondary email contacts.
$save_contact = $cpanel->api2(
    'CustInfo', 'contactemails',
    array(
          username => 'example1@example.com',
    )
);
```

Note:
For more information, read our [Guide to the LiveAPI System](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system/#guide-to-the-liveapi-system).

LiveAPI Perl Module


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

#  Retrieve the primary and secondary email contacts.
my $save_contact = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'CustInfo', 'contactemails',
    {
          username => 'example1@example.com',
    }
);
```

Note:
For more information, read our [Guide to the LiveAPI System](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system/#guide-to-the-liveapi-system).

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:
- cPanel tags are **deprecated**. We **strongly** recommend that you **only** use the [LiveAPI](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system) system to call the cPanel APIs. Examples are **only** present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our [LiveAPI](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system).
- cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary in code syntax and in their output.
- For more information, read our [Deprecated cPanel Tag Usage](/cpanel-api-2/cpanel-api-2-deprecate-cpanel-tag-usage/) documentation.


Command Line


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
cpapi2 --user=username CustInfo contactemails username=example1@example.com
```

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Notes:

- You **must** URI-encode values.
- `username` represents your account-level username.
- You **must** include the `--user=username` option.
- For more information and additional output options, read our [Guide to cPanel API 2](/cpanel-api-2/) documentation or run the `cpapi2 --help` command.
- If you run CloudLinux™, you **must** use the full path of the `cpapi2` command:

```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2
```


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Output (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
 {
    "cpanelresult": {
        "func": "contactemails",
        "apiversion": 2,
        "data": [{
            "descp": "The system sends account notifications and password reset confirmations to this email address. Do not use an email address owned by your cPanel account.",
            "value": "bob@example2.com",
            "enabled": 1,
            "name": "email",
            "type": "string"
        }, {
            "enabled": 1,
            "descp": "Enter a second email address to receive account notifications and password reset confirmations.",
            "value": "",
            "type": "string",
            "name": "second_email"
        }, {
            "type": "string",
            "name": "pushbullet_access_token",
            "enabled": 1,
            "descp": "An access token for Pushbullet.",
            "value": "a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0"
        }],
        "module": "CustInfo",
        "event": {
            "result": 1
        }
    }
}
```

Note:
Use cPanel's *[API Shell](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/advanced/api-shell-for-cpanel)* interface (*cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell*) to directly test cPanel API calls.

## Parameters

table
thead
tr
th
Parameter
th
Type
th
Description
th
Possible values
th
Example
tbody
tr
td
code
username
td
em
string
td
p
The Subaccount in which to load the contact information.
ul
li
We added this parameter in cPanel 
&
 WHM version 56.
li
If you set the 
code
username
 parameter, the function 
strong
only
 returns the Subaccount's contact information.
td
p
A valid Subaccount the that authenticated cPanel account user owns.
td
code
example1@example.com
### Returns

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thead
tr
th
strong
Return
th
strong
Type
th
strong
Description
th
strong
Possible values
th
strong
Example
tbody
tr
td
code
enabled
td
em
Boolean
td
Whether the notification setting is enabled.
td
ul
li
code
1
 — Enabled.
li
code
0
 — Disabled.
td
code
1
tr
td
code
value
td
em
string
td
The notification setting's value.
td
A valid email address.
td
code
user@example.com
tr
td
code
type
td
em
string
td
The notification setting's data type.
td
ul
li
code
string
li
code
Boolean
td
code
string
tr
td
code
descp
td
em
string
td
The notification setting's description.
td
A valid string.
td
p
code
This is an email address at which the system can contact you. This should be an email address that is not on your account.
tr
td
code
name
td
em
string
td
The notification setting's name.
td
ul
li
code
email
li
code
second_email
li
code
pushbullet_access_token
td
code
email
tr
td
code
reason
td
em
string
td
div
p
A reason for failure.
p
This function only returns a 
code
reason
 value if it failed.
td
p
A string that describes the error.
td
code
This is an error message.
tr
td
code
result
td
em
Boolean
td
p
Whether the function succeeded.
td
ul
li
code
1
 — Success.
li
code
0
 — Failure.
td
code
1