Create Subaccount

This function creates a Subaccount.

SecurityBasicAuth
Request
query Parameters
domain
required
string <domain>

The Subaccount user's associated domain that the cPanel account owns.

Example: domain=example.com
password
required
string <password>

The Subaccount's password.

Note:

Email, FTP, and Web Disk services use this password.

Example: password=123456luggage
username
required
string <username> <= 64 characters

The username for the Subaccount. The username can only contain alphanumeric characters, dots (.), hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

Note:

This value does not include the domain name.

Example: username=example
alternate_email
string <email>
Default: null

An alternate email address for the Subaccount's user.

Note:

You must use this parameter if you set the send_invite value to 1.

Example: alternate_email=user@example.com
avatar_url
string <url>
Default: null

The URL path to the user's Subaccount profile photo.

Note:

You must use the HTTPS protocol to prevent mixed content warnings when users view the image from another HTTPS URL.

Warning:

We reserved this parameter for future use. Do not use this parameter.

Example: avatar_url=https://img.example.com/avatars/example.jpg
phone_number
string
Default: null

A phone number for the Subaccount user that conforms to ITU-T's E.164 standards.

Warning:

We reserved this parameter for future use. Do not use this parameter.

Example: phone_number=+15551234567
real_name
string
Default: null

The Subaccount user's first and/or last name.

Example: real_name=John Doe
send_invite
integer
Default: 0

Whether to send a reset password email to the Subaccount's alternate email address.

  • 1 - Send.
  • 0 - Do not send.
Enum: 0 1
Example: send_invite=0
services.email.enabled
integer
Default: 0

Whether to grant the Subaccount email access.

  • 1 - Can access.
  • 0 - Cannot access.
Enum: 0 1
Example: services.email.enabled=1
services.email.quota
string

The maximum amount of disk space, in megabytes (MB), allocated to Subaccount's email account.

  • 0 or unlimited - The subaccount has unlimited disk space.

This value defaults to the defined system value.

Note:

This value cannot be larger than the system's maximum email quota.

Example: services.email.quota=500
services.email.send_welcome_email
integer
Default: 0

Whether to send client configuration instructions to the account.

  • 1 - Send the instructions.
  • 0 - Do not send the instructions.
Enum: 0 1
Example: services.email.send_welcome_email=1
services.ftp.enabled
integer
Default: 0

Whether to grant the Subaccount FTP access.

  • 1 - Can access.
  • 0 - Cannot access.
Enum: 0 1
Example: services.ftp.enabled=1
services.ftp.homedir
string <path>

The Subaccount's FTP home directory, relative to the cPanel account's home directory.

Note:

  • This parameter is required if you enabled the services.ftp.homedir parameter.
  • The directory must exist.
Example: services.ftp.homedir=/Subaccount
services.webdisk.enabled
integer
Default: 0

Whether to grant the Subaccount Web Disk access.

  • 1 _ Can access.
  • 0 - Cannot access.
Enum: 0 1
Example: services.webdisk.enabled=1
services.webdisk.enabledigest
integer
Default: 0

Whether to enable the Web Disk Digest Authentication.

  • 1 - Enabled.
  • 0 - Disabled.

Note:

  • Only enable Digest Authentication for clients that require additional compatibility support on certain versions of Windows® operating systems. This compatibility support is only required on servers that use a self-signed certificate for the cpsrvd and cpdavd daemons.
  • We recommend that you do not use Digest Authentication.
Enum: 0 1
Example: services.webdisk.enabledigest=0
services.webdisk.homedir
string <path>

The Subaccount's Web Disk home directory, relative to the cPanel account's home directory.

Note:

This parameter is required if you enable the services.webdisk.enabled parameter.

Example: services.webdisk.homedir=/Subaccount
services.webdisk.perms
string
Default: "rw"

The Subaccount's file permissions for its Web Disk home directory.

  • ro - Read-only permissions.
  • rw - Read and write permissions.

Note:

The services.webdisk.homedir parameter determines the Subaccount's Web Disk home directory.

Example: services.webdisk.perms=rw
services.webdisk.private
integer
Default: 0

Whether to set the directory's permissions to public or private.

  • 1 - Private (0700).
  • 0 - Public (0755).
Enum: 0 1
Example: services.webdisk.private=1
type
string
Default: "sub"

The type of account.

  • sub - A Subaccount.
Value: "sub"
Example: type=sub
Responses
200

HTTP Request was successful.

Response Schema: application/json
apiversion
integer

The version of the API.

func
string

The name of the method called.

module
string

The name of the module called.

object
get/UserManager/create_user
Request samples 
uapi --output=jsonpretty \
  --user=username \
  UserManager \
  create_user \
  domain='example.com' \
  password='123456luggage' \
  username='example'
Response samples
application/json
{
  • "apiversion": 3,
  • "func": "create_user",
  • "module": "UserManager",
  • "result": {
    • "data": {
      • "alternate_email": "user@example.com",
      • "avatar_url": "https://img.example.com/avatars/example.jpg",
      • "can_delete": 0,
      • "can_set_password": 1,
      • "can_set_quota": 0,
      • "dismissed": 1,
      • "domain": "example.com",
      • "full_username": "user@example.com",
      • "guid": "N4641:EXAMPLE.COM:564CC8A7:A82EA007D8348AC631C0170F9418EC1DEB0D164CC5A722A87C55EF5DD2AD98D4",
      • "has_siblings": 0,
      • "issues": [
        • {
          • "area": "quota",
          • "limit": 1500,
          • "message": "Your account is over quota.",
          • "service": "email",
          • "type": "info",
          • "used": 2000
          }
        ],
      • "parent_type": "hypothetical",
      • "phone_number": "+15551234567",
      • "real_name": "John Doe",
      • "services": {
        • "email": {
          • "enabled": 1,
          • "quota": 1500
          },
        • "ftp": {
          • "enabled": 0,
          • "homedir": "/subaccount",
          • "quota": "0.00"
          },
        • "webdisk": {
          • "enabled": 0,
          • "homedir": "/bob",
          • "perms": "rw",
          • "private": 0
          }
        },
      • "special": 1,
      • "sub_account_exists": 0,
      • "synced_password": 0,
      • "type": "sub",
      • "username": "example",
      • "dismissed_merge_candidates": [
        • {
          • "alternate_email": "user@example.com",
          • "avatar_url": "https://img.example.com/avatars/example.jpg",
          • "can_delete": 0,
          • "can_set_password": 1,
          • "can_set_quota": 0,
          • "dismissed": 1,
          • "domain": "example.com",
          • "full_username": "user@example.com",
          • "guid": "N4641:EXAMPLE.COM:564CC8A7:A82EA007D8348AC631C0170F9418EC1DEB0D164CC5A722A87C55EF5DD2AD98D4",
          • "has_siblings": 0,
          • "issues": [
            • {
              • "area": "quota",
              • "limit": 1500,
              • "message": "Your account is over quota.",
              • "service": "email",
              • "type": "info",
              • "used": 2000
              }
            ],
          • "parent_type": "hypothetical",
          • "phone_number": "+15551234567",
          • "real_name": "John Doe",
          • "services": {
            • "email": {
              • "enabled": 1,
              • "quota": 1500
              },
            • "ftp": {
              • "enabled": 0,
              • "homedir": "/subaccount",
              • "quota": "0.00"
              },
            • "webdisk": {
              • "enabled": 0,
              • "homedir": "/bob",
              • "perms": "rw",
              • "private": 0
              }
            },
          • "special": 1,
          • "sub_account_exists": 0,
          • "synced_password": 0,
          • "type": "sub",
          • "username": "example"
          }
        ],
      • "has_expired_invite": 0,
      • "has_invite": 0,
      • "invite_expiration": 1591718154,
      • "merge_candidates": [
        • {
          • "alternate_email": "user@example.com",
          • "avatar_url": "https://img.example.com/avatars/example.jpg",
          • "can_delete": 0,
          • "can_set_password": 1,
          • "can_set_quota": 0,
          • "dismissed": 1,
          • "domain": "example.com",
          • "full_username": "user@example.com",
          • "guid": "N4641:EXAMPLE.COM:564CC8A7:A82EA007D8348AC631C0170F9418EC1DEB0D164CC5A722A87C55EF5DD2AD98D4",
          • "has_siblings": 0,
          • "issues": [
            • {
              • "area": "quota",
              • "limit": 1500,
              • "message": "Your account is over quota.",
              • "service": "email",
              • "type": "info",
              • "used": 2000
              }
            ],
          • "parent_type": "hypothetical",
          • "phone_number": "+15551234567",
          • "real_name": "John Doe",
          • "services": {
            • "email": {
              • "enabled": 1,
              • "quota": 1500
              },
            • "ftp": {
              • "enabled": 0,
              • "homedir": "/subaccount",
              • "quota": "0.00"
              },
            • "webdisk": {
              • "enabled": 0,
              • "homedir": "/bob",
              • "perms": "rw",
              • "private": 0
              }
            },
          • "special": 1,
          • "sub_account_exists": 0,
          • "synced_password": 0,
          • "type": "sub",
          • "username": "example"
          }
        ]
      },
    • "errors": null,
    • "messages": null,
    • "metadata": { },
    • "status": 1,
    • "warnings": null
    }
}
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