cPanel API 2 Functions - Email::listaliasbackups

Warning:

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


Description

This function retrieves a list of the account's domains that use aliases and custom default addresses. The default (catchall) address handles unroutable mail that the account's domains receive.

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=listaliasbackups
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.

// List the domains that use aliases and custom default addresses.
$list_domains_with_aliases = $cpanel->api2(
    'Email', 'listaliasbackups'
);
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.

# List the domains that use aliases and custom default addresses.
my $list_domains_with_aliases = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'Email', 'listaliasbackups',
);
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 listaliasbackups
Notes:
  • 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 documentation or run the cpapi2 --help command.
  • If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the cpapi2 command:
    /usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2

Output (JSON)

{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "listaliasbackups",
    "data": [
      {
        "domain": "example.com"
      },
      {
        "domain": "addondomain.com"
      },
      {
        "domain": "myotherdomain.com"
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "Email"
  }
}

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


Parameters

This function does not accept parameters.

Returns

Return Type Description Possible values Example
domain string

A domain that has an alias or custom default address.

The system uses the account's /etc/valiases file to determine the list of domains.

A valid domain on the account.

example.com
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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