# cPanel API 2 Functions - CustInfo::displaycontactinfo

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 displays an account's contact and notification settings.

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

## Examples

WHM API (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=CustInfo&cpanel_jsonapi_func=displaycontactinfo
```

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.

// Display contact information.
$display_contact = $cpanel->api2(
    'CustInfo', 'displaycontactinfo'
);
```

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.

#  Display contact information.
my $display_contact = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'CustInfo', 'displaycontactinfo',
);
```

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 displaycontactinfo
```

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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":{  
      "apiversion":2,
      "func":"displaycontactinfo",
      "data":[  
         {  
            "value":"username@example.com",
            "name":"email",
            "descp":"This is an email address at which the system can contact you. This should be an email address that is not on your account.",
            "type":"string",
            "enabled":1
         },
         {  
            "value":"username.2@example.com",
            "name":"second_email",
            "descp":"If you wish to provide a second email address to receive notifications, enter it here.",
            "type":"string",
            "enabled":1
         },
         {  
            "value":1,
            "name":"notify_contact_address_change",
            "descp":"My contact email address changes.",
            "type":"boolean",
            "enabled":1
         },
         {  
            "value":1,
            "name":"notify_contact_address_change_notification_disabled",
            "descp":"My preference for contact email address change notifications is disabled.",
            "type":"boolean",
            "enabled":1
         },
         {  
            "value":1,
            "name":"notify_disk_limit",
            "descp":"My account approaches its disk quota.",
            "type":"boolean",
            "enabled":1
         },
         {  
            "value":1,
            "name":"notify_bandwidth_limit",
            "descp":"My account approaches its bandwidth usage limit.",
            "type":"boolean",
            "enabled":1
         },
         {  
            "value":1,
            "name":"notify_email_quota_limit",
            "descp":"Any of my account's email accounts approaches or is over quota.",
            "type":"boolean",
            "enabled":1
         },
         {  
            "value":1,
            "name":"notify_password_change",
            "descp":"My account's password changes.",
            "type":"boolean",
            "enabled":1
         },
         {  
            "value":1,
            "name":"notify_password_change_notification_disabled",
            "descp":"My preference for account password change notifications is disabled.",
            "type":"boolean",
            "enabled":1
         }
      ],
      "event":{  
         "result":1
      },
      "module":"CustInfo"
   }
}
```

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

This function does not accept parameters.

## Returns

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Whether the notification setting is enabled.
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The notification setting's value.
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The notification setting's data type.
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The notification setting's description.
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This is an email address at which the system can contact you. This should be an email address that is not on your account.
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The notification setting's name.
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email
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notify_contact_address_change
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A reason for failure.
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Whether the function succeeded.
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