Sends the Save Whois command to the registrar for the domain
Connects to the registrar and attempts to update the WHOIS Information
| Parameter | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | "DomainUpdateWhoisInfo" | Required |
| domainid | int | The id of the domain to update the whois information for | Required |
| xml | string | The xml of the details to update. See DomainGetWhoisInfo | Required |
| 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' => 'DomainUpdateWhoisInfo',
// See https://developers.whmcs.com/api/authentication
'username' => 'IDENTIFIER_OR_ADMIN_USERNAME',
'password' => 'SECRET_OR_HASHED_PASSWORD',
'domainid' => '1',
'xml' => '<contactdetails><Registrant><Name>Test Client</Name><Email>[email protected]</Email><Company>WHMCS</Company><Address1>123 Test Street</Address1><Address2></Address2><Address3></Address3><City>Test</City><State>Test</State><Zip>TE5 5ST</Zip><Country>GB</Country><Tel_Country_Code>44</Tel_Country_Code><Telephone>1234567890</Telephone></Registrant></contactdetails>',
'responsetype' => 'json',
)
)
);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);$command = 'DomainUpdateWhoisInfo';
$postData = array(
'domainid' => '1',
'xml' => '<contactdetails><Registrant><Name>Test Client</Name><Email>[email protected]</Email><Company>WHMCS</Company><Address1>123 Test Street</Address1><Address2></Address2><Address3></Address3><City>Test</City><State>Test</State><Zip>TE5 5ST</Zip><Country>GB</Country><Tel_Country_Code>44</Tel_Country_Code><Telephone>1234567890</Telephone></Registrant></contactdetails>',
);
$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 ID Not Found
- XML Required
- Registrar Error Message
| Version | Changelog |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial Version |