# cPanel API 2 Functions - SSL::fetchcabundle

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 retrieves a certificate's Certificate Authority (CA)
bundle.

Warning:
We **strongly** recommend that you use the following [UAPI](/cpanel/introduction/) function instead of this function: - [`SSL::get_cabundle`](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/cpanel/operation/get_cabundle/) — This function retrieves a certificate's CA bundle and hostname.

Note:
Due to the limited field length of HTTP GET method calls, you **must** use the HTTP POST method. For this reason, you **cannot** use the WHM API method to call this function.

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

## Examples

LiveAPI PHP Class


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

// Retrieve the account's CA bundles.
$install_ssl = $cpanel->api2(
    'SSL', 'fetchcabundle',
    array(
        'crt'             => '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----',
    )
);
```

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

LiveAPI Perl Module


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

# Retrieve the account's CA bundles.
my $install_ssl = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'SSL', 'fetchcabundle',
    {
        'crt'             => '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----',
    }
);
```

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

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:
- 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.


Command Line


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
cpapi2 --user=username SSL fetchcabundle crt=-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
```

div
Notes:

- You **must** URI-encode values.
- `username` represents your account-level username.
- You **must** include the `--user=username` option.
- 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
```


br
Output (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "fetchcabundle",
    "data": [
      {
        "domain": "example.com",
        "bundle": "example.com",
        "cab": "Sorry, this certificate is self-signed."
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "SSL"
  }
}
```

Note:
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.

## Parameters

table
thead
tr
th
strong
Parameter
th
strong
Type
th
strong
Description
th
strong
Possible values
th
strong
Example
tbody
tr
td
code
crt
td
em
string
td
p
strong
Required
p
The certificate data.
td
p
The certificate file contents, in Unix or Windows format.
ul
li
This data 
strong
always
 begins with 
code
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
span
 and ends with 
code
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
.
li
You 
strong
must
 preserve the data's newlines (
code
\n
 in Unix format, 
code
\r\n
 in Windows format).
td
code
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
## Returns

table
thead
tr
th
strong
Return
th
strong
Type
th
strong
Description
th
strong
Possible values
th
strong
Example
tbody
tr
td
code
domain
td
em
string
td
The certificate's hostname.
td
A valid hostname.
td
code
example.com
tr
td
code
bundle
td
em
string
td
p
The signing authority that issued the CA bundle.
td
p
The signing authority's hostname.
p
Self-signed certificates return the account's primary domain.
td
code
example.com
tr
td
code
cab
td
em
string
td
The CA bundle data.
td
p
The contents of the CA bundle's file in the 
code
/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/cabundles/
 directory.
p
This data always begins with 
code
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
 and ends with 
code
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
.
p
Self-signed certificates return the following string:
p
code
Sorry, this certificate is self-signed.
td
code
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
tr
td
code
reason
td
em
string
td
p
A reason for failure.
p
This function only returns a 
code
reason
 value if there was an error. 
td
A string that describes the error.
td
code
This is an error message.
tr
td
code
result
td
em
Boolean
td
p
Whether the function succeeded.
td
ul
li
code
1
 — The function succeeded.
li
code
0
 — The function failed.
td
code
1