UpdateClientDomain

Updates a Client Domain

Request Parameters

Parameter Type Description Required
action string “UpdateClientDomain” Required
domainid int The ID of the client domain to update. Required
dnsmanagement bool Whether to enable or disable DNS management. Optional
emailforwarding bool Whether to enable or disable Email forwarding. Optional
idprotection bool Whether to enable or disable ID protection. Optional
donotrenew bool Whether to prevent renewal. Optional
type string The type of domain order (‘Register’ or ‘Transfer’). Optional
regdate string The registration date of the domain. Format: Y-m-d Optional
nextduedate string The next due date of the domain. Format: Y-m-d Optional
expirydate string The expiration date of the domain. Format: Y-m-d Optional
domain string The domain name to be changed to. Optional
firstpaymentamount float The first payment amount on the domain. Optional
recurringamount float The recurring amount for automatic renewal invoices. Optional
registrar string The registrar to associate with the domain. Example: enom, resellerclub, customregistrarname Optional
regperiod int The registration period of the domain. Optional
paymentmethod string The payment method to associate in system format (for example, paypal). Optional
subscriptionid string The subscription ID to associate with the domain. Optional
status string The status to change the domain to. Optional
notes string The admin notes for the domain. Optional
promoid int The promotion ID to associate. Optional
autorecalc bool Whether to recalculate the recurring amount of the domain (this will ignore any passed $recurringamount). Optional
updatens bool Whether to update the nameservers at the registrar. Optional
ns1 string The first nameserver to save. Optional
ns2 string The second nameserver to save. Optional
ns3 string The third nameserver to save. Optional
ns4 string The fourth nameserver to save. Optional
ns5 string The fifth nameserver to save. Optional

Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
result string The result of the operation: success or error
domainid int The ID of the updated domain.

Example Request (CURL)

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://www.example.com/includes/api.php');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,
    http_build_query(
        array(
            'action' => 'UpdateClientDomain',
            // See https://developers.whmcs.com/api/authentication
            'username' => 'IDENTIFIER_OR_ADMIN_USERNAME',
            'password' => 'SECRET_OR_HASHED_PASSWORD',
            'domainid' => '1',
            'status' => 'Terminated',
            'responsetype' => 'json',
        )
    )
);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

Example Request (Local API)

$command = 'UpdateClientDomain';
$postData = array(
    'domainid' => '1',
    'status' => 'Terminated',
);
$adminUsername = 'ADMIN_USERNAME'; // Optional for WHMCS 7.2 and later

$results = localAPI($command, $postData, $adminUsername);
print_r($results);

Example Response JSON

{
    "result": "success",
    "domainid": "1"
}

Error Responses

Possible error condition responses include:

  • Domain ID Not Found
  • The Registrar is not active
  • ns1 and ns2 required
  • Registrar Error Message

Version History

Version Changelog
1.0 Initial Version