To use the XML API to perform the passwd function from within your custom script:

• Append the /xml-api/passwd function call name, plus the required variables (see below), to a URL which includes the address of your server.

• For example, on a server whose hostname is example.com, you would include the following string in your script: https://example.com:2087/xml-api/passwd

• You need to be logged in with the proper permissions in order to call a function. See our document about Authenticating API Function Calls for more information about authenticating APIs from within a script.

• You can also perform the function by entering the string in your web browser's address bar. This may be useful for testing the function call and viewing its output.

To use the JSON API to perform the passwd function from within your custom script:

• Append the /json-api/passwd function call name, plus the required variables (see below), to a URL which includes the address of your server.

• For example, on a server whose hostname is example.com, you would include the following string in your script: https://example.com:2087/json-api/passwd

• You need to be logged in with the proper permissions in order to call a function. See our document about Authenticating API Function Calls for more information about authenticating APIs from within a script.

• You can also perform the function by entering the string in your web browser's address bar. This may be useful for testing the function call and viewing its output.

Calling the following function:

https://example.com:2087/xml-api/passwd?user=bob&pass=r3allyc0pml3xp@ss!234

in WebHost Manager will produce output similar to:

<passwd>
        <passwd>
                <rawout>        
                 Changing password for bob 
                 Password for bob has been changed 
                 Updating ftp passwords for bob 
                 Ftp password files updated. 
                 Ftp vhost passwords synced
                </rawout>
                 <services>
                      <app>system</app>
                 </services>
                 <services>
                      <app>ftp</app>
                 </services>
                 <services>
                      <app>mail</app>
                 </services>
                 <services>
                       <app>mySQL</app>
                 </services>
                <status>1</status>
                <statusmsg>Password changed for user bob</statusmsg>
        </passwd>
</passwd>

Calling the following function:

https://example.com:2087/json-api/passwd?user=gus&pass=r3allyc0pml3xp@ss!234

in WebHost Manager will produce output similar to:

{
   "passwd":[
      {
         "status":1,
         "services":[
            {
               "app":"system"
            },
            {
               "app":"ftp"
            },
            {
               "app":"mail"
            },
            {
               "app":"mySQL"
            }
         ],
         "statusmsg":"Password changed for user gus",
         "rawout":"Changing password for gus\nPassword for gus has been changed\n
          Updating ftp passwords for gus\nFtp password files updated.\n
          Ftp vhost passwords synced\n"
      }
   ]
}