# cPanel API 2 Functions - Email::getalwaysaccept

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 checks a domain's mail exchanger type. For more information about MX record settings, read our [Email Routing Configuration](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/dns-functions/email-routing-configuration/) documentation.

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Note:
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This function **only** checks the mail exchanger's cPanel configuration. It does **not** check DNS records.

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Warning:

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

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Important:
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When you disable the [*DNS* 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=getalwaysaccept&domain="example.com"
```

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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.

// Check example.com's mail exchange type.
$check_mx_type = $cpanel->api2(
    'Email', 'getalwaysaccept',
    array(
        'domain'                => 'example.com',
    )
);
```

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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.

# Update settings for mail.example.com.
my $check_mx_type = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'Email', 'getalwaysaccept',
    {
        'domain'                => 'example.com',
    }
);
```

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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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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 getalwaysaccept domain=example.com
```

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Notes:
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- You **must** URI-encode values.
- `username` represents your account-level username.
- You **must** run the `--user=username` command.
- 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": "getalwaysaccept",
    "data": [
      {
        "domain": "example.com",
        "mxcheck": "auto",
        "alwaysaccept": 0
      }
    ],
    "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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domain
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string
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p
The domain.
p
If you do not use this parameter, the function lists data for all of the account's domains.
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p
A valid domain on the cPanel account.
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example.com
## 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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Example
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domain
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string
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The domain name.
td
p
A valid domain on the cPanel account.
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p
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example.com
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td
p
code
mxcheck
td
em
string
td
p
The mail exchanger type.
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ul
li
code
auto
li
code
local
li
code
secondary
li
code
remote
td
code
auto
tr
td
code
alwaysaccept
td
em
Boolean
td
Whether the domain accepts local mail.
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ul
li
code
1
 — Accepts local mail.
li
code
0
 — Does 
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not
 accept local mail.
td
code
1
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td
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reason
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string
td
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p
A reason for failure.
p
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p
This function 
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only
 returns a 
code
reason
 value if it failed. 
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td
p
A string that describes the error.
td
code
This is an error message.
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result
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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