# cPanel API 2 Functions - Stats::getmonthlydomainbandwidth

Warning:
The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We **strongly** recommend that you use [UAPI](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/introduction) instead of cPanel API 2.

## Description

This function displays a domain's bandwidth usage data by month.

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

## 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=Stats&cpanel_jsonapi_func=getmonthlydomainbandwidth
```

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

LiveAPI PHP Class


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

// Retrieve bandwidth data by month for example.com
$get_bandwidth_by_month = $cpanel->api2(
    'Stats', 'getmonthlydomainbandwidth'
    )
 );
```

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 bandwidth data by month for example.com
my $get_bandwidth_by_month = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'Stats', 'getmonthlydomainbandwidth',
 );
```

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

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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
```


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Output (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "getmonthlydomainbandwidth",
    "data": [
      {
        "bw": {
          "example.com": 672
        },
        "date": "2014-10"
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "Stats"
  }
}
```

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

This function does not accept parameters.

## Returns

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Return
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Type
th
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Description
th
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Possible values
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Example
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code
bw
td
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hash
td
The domain and the current month's bandwidth usage, in bytes.
td
span
The domain, a colon (
code
:
), and a positive integer.
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code
example.com: 672
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td
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date
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string
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The current month, in 
code
YYYY-MM
 format.
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p
A date in 
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YYYY-MM
 format, where:
ul
li
code
YYYY
 represents the four-digit year.
li
code
MM
 represents the two-digit month.
td
code
2014-04
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td
code
reason
td
em
string
td
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p
A reason for failure.
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This function only returns a 
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reason
 value if there was an error.
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A string that describes the error.
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span
span
code
This is an error message.
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td
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result
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Boolean
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p
Whether the function succeeded.
td
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li
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1
 — The function succeeded.
li
code
0
 — The function failed.
td
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1