# Restore Account

Account Restoration / Restore Account

## Restore user account from backup

 - [GET /restore_queue_add_task](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/specifications/whm.openapi/restore-account/restore_queue_add_task.md): This function restores a user's cPanel account from a backup file.

## Restore account backup

 - [GET /restoreaccount](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/specifications/whm.openapi/restore-account/restoreaccount.md): This function restores an account backup. You can use this function to restore daily,
weekly, or monthly backups.



* When you call this function, you  include at least one of
the , , , or  parameters.

* On servers with a custom  module, the function may not return XML
output. To properly return XML output, the  module  allow
the system to use the  module to capture output.



On servers that run CentOS 7, you may see a  warning about the absence of SPF
resource records on DNS.

* This warning is not relevant on CentOS 7 servers, because
RFC 7208 deprecated SPF records.
CentOS 7 servers use  records instead of  records.

* Red Hat 7.1 and CentOS 7.1 both contain , which is an updated
version of BIND that complies with RFC 7208. To resolve this issue, update your
operating system to a version that contains the updated version of BIND. For more
information, read the
Red Hat Bugzilla case about SPF record errors.

## Validate username during restoration

 - [GET /verify_new_username_for_restore](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/specifications/whm.openapi/restore-account/verify_new_username_for_restore.md): This function checks for username conflicts during account restoration. If the function detects a username conflict, it outputs an error message in the  return.