# cPanel API 2 Functions - Email::listfilters

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 lists data for old-style email filters in the cPanel account's `.filter` file. For more information about Exim filters, read Exim's documentation.

Warning:

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

- ` Email::list_filters ` — This function lists account-level mail filters.


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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=listfilters
```

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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.

// List the old-style filters for this account.
$list_old_style_filters = $cpanel->api2(
    'Email', 'listfilters'
);
```

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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.

# List the old-style filters for this account.
my $list_old_style_filters = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'Email', 'listfilters',
);
```

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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 listfilters
```

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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": "listfilters",
        "data": [{
                "dest": "/dev/null",
                "nicedest": "Discard",
                "filter": "$h_X-Spam-Bar: contains “+++++“"
            },
            {
                "dest": "/dev/null",
                "nicedest": "Discard",
                "filter": "$header_subject: contains “coconut“"
            }
        ],
        "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

This function does not accept parameters.

## 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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code
dest
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em
string
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The filtered mail's destination.
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ul
li
A file path.
li
An application path.
li
A valid email address.
td
code
/dev/null
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code
nicedest
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em
string
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The filter's action.
td
A valid string.
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code
Discard
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code
filter
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em
string
td
The filter's criteria.
td
An email section, a match type, and the value to match.
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$h_X-Spam-Bar: contains 
"
+++++
"
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reason
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em
string
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A reason for failure.
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This function 
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 returns a 
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A string that describes the error.
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code
This is an error message.
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Boolean
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Whether the function succeeded.
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code
1
 — The function succeeded.
li
code
0
 — The function failed.
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1