Obtains the current whois information for the domain.
Connects to the registrar and obtains the whois information for the domain
| Parameter | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | "DomainGetWhoisInfo" | Required |
| domainid | int | The id of the domain to obtain the whois information for | Required |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | string | The result of the operation: success or error |
| Registrant | array | The registrant contact details |
| Admin | array | The admin contact details |
| Tech | array | The registrant contact details |
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($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' => 'DomainGetWhoisInfo',
// See https://developers.whmcs.com/api/authentication
'username' => 'IDENTIFIER_OR_ADMIN_USERNAME',
'password' => 'SECRET_OR_HASHED_PASSWORD',
'domainid' => '1',
'responsetype' => 'json',
)
)
);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);$command = 'DomainGetWhoisInfo';
$postData = array(
'domainid' => '1',
);
$adminUsername = 'ADMIN_USERNAME'; // Optional for WHMCS 7.2 and later
$results = localAPI($command, $postData, $adminUsername);
print_r($results);{
"result": "success",
"Registrant": "{\"First_Name\":\"Test\",\"Last_Name\":\"Client\",\"Organisation_Name\":null,\"Job_Title\":null,\"Email\":\"[email protected]\",\"Address_1\":\"123 Test Street\",\"Address_2\":\"\",\"City\":\"Test\",\"State\":\"Test\",\"Postcode\":\"TE5 5ST\",\"Country\":GB,\"Phone\":\"+44.1234567890\"}"
}Possible error condition responses include:
- Domain ID Not Found
- Registrar Error Message
| Version | Changelog |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial Version |