CreateClientInvite

Send an invite to manage a client.

Request Parameters

Parameter Type Description Required
action string “CreateClientInvite” Required
client_id string The ID of the client the invite is for Required
email int The email address to invite Required
permissions string A comma separated list of permissions. Required

Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
result string The result of the operation: success or error

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' => 'CreateClientInvite',
            // See https://developers.whmcs.com/api/authentication
            'username' => 'IDENTIFIER_OR_ADMIN_USERNAME',
            'password' => 'SECRET_OR_HASHED_PASSWORD',
            'client_id' => '1',
            'email' => '[email protected]',
            'permissions' => 'products,manageproducts,managedomains,tickets',
            'responsetype' => 'json',
        )
    )
);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

Example Request (Local API)

$command = 'CreateClientInvite';
$postData = array(
    'client_id' => '1',
    'email' => '[email protected]',
    'permissions' => 'products,manageproducts,managedomains,tickets',
);
$adminUsername = 'ADMIN_USERNAME'; // Optional for WHMCS 7.2 and later

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

Example Response JSON

{
    "result": "success"
}

Error Responses

Possible error condition responses include:

  • Email is required
  • Invalid client id
  • The email address entered is not valid
  • User permissions are required
  • User already associated with client

Version History

Version Changelog
8.0.0 Initial Version