Sends the Register command to the registrar for the domain
Connects to the registrar and attempts to register the domain.
| Parameter | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | "DomainRegister" | Required |
| domainid | int | The id of the domain to register recommended | Optional |
| domain | string | The domain name to be registered. This or $domainid is required | Optional |
| idnlanguage | string | The language code for the domain being registered - will override the input already on the domain. Optional | Optional |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | string | The result of the operation: success or error |
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($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' => 'DomainRegister',
// 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 = 'DomainRegister';
$postData = array(
'domainid' => '1',
);
$adminUsername = 'ADMIN_USERNAME'; // Optional for WHMCS 7.2 and later
$results = localAPI($command, $postData, $adminUsername);
print_r($results);{
"result": "success"
}Possible error condition responses include:
- Domain Not Found
- Registrar Error Message
- Invalid IDN Language. Must be one of: xxx
| Version | Changelog |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial Version |
| 8.0 | Added IDN Language parameter |