# cPanel API 2 Functions - Email::disablefilter

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 disables a filter.

Warning:

We **strongly** recommend that you use the following [UAPI](/cpanel/introduction/) function instead of this function:

- ` Email::disable_filter ` — This function disables an email filter.


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Important:
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When you disable the [*Receive Mail* role](https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/general-systems-administration/how-to-use-server-profiles/#roles), the system **disables** this function.

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## 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=Email&cpanel_jsonapi_func=disablefilter&account="user@example.com"&filtername="coffee"
```

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

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LiveAPI PHP Class


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

// Disable user@example.com's mail filter.
$kill_filter = $cpanel->api2(
    'Email', 'disablefilter',
    array(
        'account'                => 'user@example.com',
        'filtername'             => 'coffee',
    )
);
```

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

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LiveAPI Perl Module


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

# Disable user@example.com's mail filter.
my $kill_filter = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'Email', 'disablefilter',
    {
        'account'                => 'user@example.com',
        'filtername'             => 'coffee',
    }
);
```

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

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

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Warnings:
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- 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.


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Command Line


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
cpapi2 --user=username Email disablefilter filtername=coffee
```

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Note:
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For more information and additional output options, read our [Guide to cPanel API 2](/cpanel-api-2/) documentation or run the `cpapi2 --help` command.

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Output (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "disablefilter",
    "data": [
      {
        "filtername": "coffee",
        "updated": 1
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "Email"
  }
}
```

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Note:
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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.

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## Parameters

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Parameter
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Type
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Description
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Possible values
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Example
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td
code
account
td
em
string
td
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p
The filter's email address or the cPanel account username.
p
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Note:
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p
If you do not use this parameter, the function disables an account-level filter.
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p
td
ul
li
A valid email address on the cPanel account, to disable that account's user-level filter.
li
The cPanel account username, to disable the account's main email address's user-level filter.
td
code
user@example.com
tr
td
code
filtername
td
em
string
td
p
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Required
p
The filter name.
td
The name of a user-level or account-level filter.
td
code
coffee
## Returns

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Return
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Type
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Description
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Possible values
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error
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string
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An error message.
p
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p
This function only returns the 
code
error
 parameter if the function failed. 
td
A message that describes the error.
td
code
No filter named "filtername" exists.
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filtername
td
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string
td
The filter's name.
td
p
The 
code
filtername
 input parameter's value.
td
p
code
coffee
tr
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p
code
updated
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em
Boolean
td
p
Whether the function succeeded.
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li
code
1
 — The function succeeded.
li
code
0
 — The function failed.
td
code
1
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result
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Boolean
td
p
Whether the function succeeded.
td
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li
code
1
 — The function succeeded.
li
code
0
 — The function failed.
td
code
1