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# Guide to the LiveAPI System - The cpanelfeature() Method

The `cpanelfeature()` method is a wrapper for the `feature` tag, which checks whether the authenticated user has access to a feature.

## Example

### LiveAPI PHP Class


```php
// Check whether the cPanel user has access to the SSL Manager.
$cpanel->cpanelfeature (sslmanager);
```

### LiveAPI Perl Module


```perl
# Check whether the cPanel user has access to the SSL Manager.
$cpliveapi->cpanelfeature(sslmanager);
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Possible values | Example |
|  --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `feature` | *string* | The feature to query. | A valid cPanel & WHM feature name.  You can use WHM API 1's [`get_feature_names`](/openapi/whm/operation/get_feature_names) function to access a list of available feature names. | `sslmanager` |


## Returns

This method returns a Boolean value:

* `1` — The cPanel user has access to the feature.
* `0` — The cPanel user **does not** have access to the feature.