cPanel API 2 Functions - Email::checkmaindiscard

Warning:

The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2.


Description

This function checks whether the system deletes a domain's unroutable mail.

Note:

To modify this setting, use the Email::setdefaultaddress function.


Warning:

We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.


Important:

When you disable the Receive Mail role, the system disables this function.


Examples


WHM API (JSON)

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=Email&cpanel_jsonapi_func=checkmaindiscard&domain="example.com"
Note:

For more information, read our Calls from the WHM API documentation.


LiveAPI PHP Class

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

// Check whether example.com deletes unroutable mail.
$check_unroutable_rules = $cpanel->api2(
    'Email', 'checkmaindiscard',
    array(
        'domain'          => 'example.com',
    )
);
Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.


LiveAPI Perl Module

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

# Check whether example.com deletes unroutable mail.
my $check_unroutable_rules = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'Email', 'checkmaindiscard',
    {
        'domain'          => 'example.com',
    }
);
Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.


cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:
  • cPanel tags are deprecated . We strongly recommend that you only use the LiveAPI 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 .
  • 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 documentation.

Command Line

cpapi2 --user=username Email checkmaindiscard domain=example.com
Note:

For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to cPanel API 2 documentation or run the cpapi2 --help command.


Output (JSON)

{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "checkmaindiscard",
    "data": [
      {
        "status": 0
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "Email"
  }
}
Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.


Parameters

Parameter Type Description Possible values Example
domain string

Required

The domain.

A valid domain on the account.

example.com

Returns

Return Type Description Possible values Example
status Boolean

Whether the system deletes the domain's unroutable email.

  • 1 — The system deletes the domain's unroutable mail.
  • 0 — The system forwards, pipes, or bounces the domain's unroutable mail.
0
reason string

A reason for failure.

Note:

This function only returns a reason value if it failed.


A string that describes the error.

This is an error message.
result Boolean

Whether the function succeeded.

  • 1 — The function succeeded.
  • 0 — The function failed.
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