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For example, you can use the Manage2 API to <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/api/manage2-api-reactivate-expired-licenses">reactivate your cPanel licenses</a>.</p> <div class="callout callout-warning"> <div class="callout-heading">Important:</div> <div class="callout-content"> <p>You <strong>must</strong> authenticate with the proper permissions to call a function. Add the IP address from which to call the function to the Manage2 profile in Manage2’s <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/security/add-an-access-ip"><em>Add an Access IP</em></a> interface (<em>Manage2 » Dashboard » Security » Add an Access IP</em>).</p> </div> </div> <p>For a list of available Manage2 API functions, read our <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/api">Manage2 API documentation</a>.</p> <h4 id="manage2-api-basic-information">Manage2 API basic information</h4> <ul> <li><strong>Languages</strong> — PHP, Perl</li> <li><strong>Methods</strong> — GET, POST</li> <li><strong>Return Formats</strong> — XML, JSON, YAML</li> </ul> <h2 id="basic-usage">Basic usage</h2> <p>You can access Manage2’s API functions with the following methods:</p> <h3 id="browser-based-calls">Browser-based calls</h3> <p>You can access Manage2 API functions directly from any web browser when you call a function from a Manage2 session. For example:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-BASH" data-lang="BASH"><span style="display:flex;"><span>https://manage2.cpanel.net/XMLlicenseReActivate.cgi?output<span style="color:#f92672">=</span>json&liscid<span style="color:#f92672">=</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">12345</span></span></span></code></pre></div> <p>This example uses the following variables:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Variable</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Example</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>function</code></td> <td>The Manage2 API function.</td> <td><code>XMLlicenseReActivate</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>output</code></td> <td> <div class="callout callout-info"> <div class="callout-heading">Note:</div> <div class="callout-content"> This variable is optional. </div> </div> The template for the <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/knowledge-base/manage2-return-data">return data</a>, in <code>output=style</code> format: <ul><li><code>json</code> — JSON output.</li><li><code>yaml</code> — YAML output.</ul> The Manage2 API returns XML output by default.</td> <td><code>output=json</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>parameter</code></td> <td>The parameters passed to the function, in <code>parameter=value</code> format.</td> <td><code>liscid</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>value</code></td> <td>The parameter’s value.</td> <td><code>12345</code></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h4 id="browser-session-url-call-parts">Browser session URL call parts</h4> <p>Browser-based Manage2 API calls resemble the following example:</p> <p><img src="https://docs.cpanel.net/img/m2-browser-session-url-calls.png" alt="A diagram of a Manage2 browser session URL call"></p> <p>Browser-based Manage2 API calls consist of the following basic parts:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Part</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><em>Server</em></td> <td>The HTTP address of the Manage2 account.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Function</em></td> <td>The Manage2 API function name, followed by a question mark (<code>?</code>) character.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Output</em></td> <td>The function’s output style. For more information, read our <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/knowledge-base/manage2-return-data">Manage2 Return Data</a> documentation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Parameters and values</em></td> <td>The function’s parameters and their values.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="the-cpanellicensing-php-class">The cPanelLicensing PHP class</h3> <p>You can access Manage2 API functions via the <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/knowledge-base/cpanellicensing-php-class"><code>cPanelLicensing</code> PHP class</a>:</p> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">1 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">2 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">3 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">4 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">5 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">6 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">7 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">8 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-PHP" data-lang="PHP"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#f92672"><?</span><span style="color:#a6e22e">php</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#66d9ef">include</span>(<span style="color:#e6db74">"cpl.inc.php"</span>); </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>$cpl <span style="color:#f92672">=</span> <span style="color:#66d9ef">new</span> <span style="color:#a6e22e">cPanelLicensing</span>(<span style="color:#e6db74">"<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23565046514d424e4663465b424e534f460d404c4e">[email protected]</a>"</span>, <span style="color:#e6db74">"123456luggage"</span>); </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>$license <span style="color:#f92672">=</span> $cpl<span style="color:#f92672">-></span><span style="color:#a6e22e">reactivateLicense</span>(<span style="color:#66d9ef">array</span>( </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#e6db74">"liscd"</span> <span style="color:#f92672">=></span> <span style="color:#e6db74">"12345"</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> ) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>); </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e">?></span><span style="color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010"> </span></span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div> <div class="callout callout-warning"> <div class="callout-heading">Important:</div> <div class="callout-content"> <p>You <strong>must</strong> pass the username (for example, <code><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="384d4b5d4a5659555d785d40595548545d165b5755">[email protected]</a></code>) and password (for example, <code>123456luggage</code>) when you instantiate the PHP class.</p> </div> </div> <p>This example uses the following variables:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Variable</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Example</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>function</code></td> <td>The Manage2 API function name.</td> <td><code>reactivateLicense</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>parameter</code></td> <td>The parameters that you pass to the function, in <code>parameter=value</code> format.</td> <td><code>"liscid"</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>value</code></td> <td>The parameter’s value.</td> <td><code>"12346"</code></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="the-cpanellicensing-perl-module">The cPanelLicensing Perl module</h3> <p>You can access Manage2 API functions via the <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/knowledge-base/cpanellicensing-perl-module"><code>cPanelLicensing</code> Perl module</a>:</p> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">1 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">2 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">3 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">4 </span><span style="white-space:pre;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">5 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-Perl" data-lang="Perl"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#66d9ef">use</span> cPanelLicensing; </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#66d9ef">my</span> $cpl <span style="color:#f92672">=</span> <span style="color:#66d9ef">new</span> cPanelLicensing(<span style="color:#e6db74">'user'</span> <span style="color:#f92672">=></span> <span style="color:#e6db74">"username\@example.com"</span>, <span style="color:#e6db74">'pass'</span> <span style="color:#f92672">=></span> <span style="color:#e6db74">"123456luggage"</span>); </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#66d9ef">my</span> $licenseid <span style="color:#f92672">=</span> $licenseManager<span style="color:#f92672">-></span>reactivateLicense( </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#e6db74">'liscid'</span> <span style="color:#f92672">=></span> <span style="color:#e6db74">'12345'</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>);</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div> <div class="callout callout-warning"> <div class="callout-heading">Important:</div> <div class="callout-content"> <p>You <strong>must</strong> pass the username (for example, <code><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cf9ffe9fee2ede1e9cce9f4ede1fce0e9a2efe3e1">[email protected]</a></code>) and password (for example, <code>123456luggage</code>) to the module when you instantiate the Perl class.</p> </div> </div> <p>This example uses the following variables:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Variable</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Example</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>function</code></td> <td>The Manage2 API function name.</td> <td><code>reactivateLicense</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>parameter</code></td> <td>The parameters that you pass to the function, in <code>parameter=value</code> format.</td> <td><code>'liscid'</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>value</code></td> <td>The parameter’s value.</td> <td><code>'12345'</code></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="curl">cURL</h3> <p>You can access Manage2 API functions via the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CURL" target="_blank">cURL</a> command line tool:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-BASH" data-lang="BASH"><span style="display:flex;"><span>curl <span style="color:#e6db74">'https://manage2.cpanel.net/XMLlicenseReActivate.cgi?output=json&liscid=12345'</span></span></span></code></pre></div> <p>You can also include the function and variables in separate strings, separated by the data (<code>-d</code>) flag. For example:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-BASH" data-lang="BASH"><span style="display:flex;"><span>curl <span style="color:#e6db74">'https://manage2.cpanel.net/XMLlicenseReActivate.cgi'</span> -d <span style="color:#e6db74">'output=json&liscid=12345'</span></span></span></code></pre></div> <div class="callout callout-warning"> <div class="callout-heading">Important:</div> <div class="callout-content"> <p>The system <strong>ignores</strong> any variables that you pass in the string <strong>before</strong> the <code>-d</code> flag. For example:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-BASH" data-lang="BASH"><span style="display:flex;"><span>curl <span style="color:#e6db74">'https://manage2.cpanel.net/XMLlicenseReActivate.cgi?output=json'</span> -d <span style="color:#e6db74">'liscid=12345'</span></span></span></code></pre></div> <p>If you attempt to call the function in this format, the system ignores the <code>output=json</code> variable.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="mt-5"> <h4>Additional Documentation</h4> <hr> <div class="additional-documentation"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/knowledge-base/manage2-return-data/">Manage2 Return Data</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/knowledge-base/cpanellicensing-perl-module/">cPanelLicensing Perl Module</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/knowledge-base/cpanellicensing-php-class/">cPanelLicensing PHP Class</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/knowledge-base/manage2-authentication-methods/">Manage2 Authentication Methods</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/manage2/api/manage2-api-add-group/">Manage2 API Function - Add Group</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/cpanel-product/cpanel-glossary/">The cPanel Glossary</a> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> <footer class="text-center mt-0"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-1"> <a href="//cpanel.com" title="WebPros International, LLC" class="center-block cPanel-logo"> <img src="https://docs.cpanel.net/img/cpanel-logo.min.svg" title="WebPros International, LLC"/> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-11 legal"> <p class="small"> © 2024 All Rights Reserved / <a href="//cpanel.com/legal-notices.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Legal Notices">Legal Notices</a> / <a href="//cpanel.com/privacy-policy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Privacy Policy">Privacy Policy</a> / <a href="//cpanel.com/transparency-report.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Transparency Report">Transparency Report</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid trademark"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 text-center"> <small>cPanel, WebHost Manager, and WHM are registered trademarks of WebPros International, LLC for providing its computer software that facilitates the management and configuration of internet web servers.</small> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8e901e18fb34ce16',t:'MTczMjY4OTUzMC4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();</script></body> </html>

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