REST API

The Hestia WEB API is available to perform core functions of the Control Panel. We use it internaly to synchronyze DNS clusters, to integrate WHMC billing system and to reset mail account passwords in Roundcube. The API can be used as well to create new user accounts, domains, databases or even to build an alternative web interface.

This reference provides php code samples demonstrating how you can seamlessly integrate API into your application or script. However you can use other languages to commmunicate with API.

Create User Account

PHP

NodeJS

<?php

// Server credentials
$hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com';
$hst_port = '8083';
$hst_username = 'admin';
$hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd';
$hst_returncode = 'yes';
$hst_command = 'v-add-user';

// New Account
$username = 'demo';
$password = 'd3m0p4ssw0rd';
$email = '[email protected]';
$package = 'default';
$first_name = 'Rust';
$last_name = 'Cohle';

// Prepare POST query
$postvars = array(
    'user' => $hst_username,
    'password' => $hst_password,
    'returncode' => $hst_returncode,
    'cmd' => $hst_command,
    'arg1' => $username,
    'arg2' => $password,
    'arg3' => $email,
    'arg4' => $package,
    'arg5' => $first_name,
    'arg6' => $last_name
);
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);

// Send POST query via cURL
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://' . $hst_hostname . ':' . $hst_port . '/api/');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postdata);
$answer = curl_exec($curl);

// Check result
if($answer === 0) {
    echo "User account has been successfuly created\n";
} else {
    echo "Query returned error code: " .$answer. "\n";
}

//NodeJS Script
//You must have the axios module installed
const axios = require('axios')
const querystring = require('querystring');

//Admin Credentials
const hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com'
const hst_port = 8083
const hst_username = 'admin'
const hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd'
const hst_returncode = 'yes'
const hst_command = 'v-add-user'

//New account details
const username = 'demo';
const password = 'd3m0p4ssw0rd';
const email = '[email protected]';
const package = 'default';
const first_name = 'Rust';
const last_name = 'Cohle';

const data_json = {
'user': hst_username,
'password': hst_password,
'returncode': hst_returncode,
'cmd': hst_command,
'arg1': username,
'arg2': password,
'arg3': email,
'arg4': package,
'arg5': first_name,
'arg6': last_name
}

const data = querystring.stringify(data_json)

axios.post('https://'+hst_hostname+':'+hst_port+'/api/', data)
.then(function (response) {
    console.log(response.data);
    console.log("0 means successful")
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});

Create user (With API key)

To create the api key run the following command first

v-generate-api-key

PHP

NodeJS

<?php

// Server credentials
$hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com';
$hst_port = '8083';
$hst_hash= 'APIKEYHEREAPIKEYHERE';
$hst_returncode = 'yes';
$hst_command = 'v-add-user';

// New Account
$username = 'demo';
$password = 'd3m0p4ssw0rd';
$email = '[email protected]';
$package = 'default';
$first_name = 'Rust Cohle';

// Prepare POST query
$postvars = array(
    'hash' => $hst_hash,
    'returncode' => $hst_returncode,
    'cmd' => $hst_command,
    'arg1' => $username,
    'arg2' => $password,
    'arg3' => $email,
    'arg4' => $package,
    'arg5' => $name,
);
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);

// Send POST query via cURL
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://' . $hst_hostname . ':' . $hst_port . '/api/');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postdata);
$answer = curl_exec($curl);

// Check result
if($answer === '0') {
    echo "User account has been successfuly created\n";
} else {
    echo "Query returned error code: " .$answer. "\n";
}

//NodeJS Script
//You must have the axios module installed
const axios = require('axios')
const querystring = require('querystring');

//Admin Credentials
const hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com'
const hst_port = 8083
const hst_hash = 'APIKEYHEREAPIKEYHERE'
const hst_returncode = 'yes'
const hst_command = 'v-add-user'

//New account details
const username = 'demo';
const password = 'd3m0p4ssw0rd';
const email = '[email protected]';
const package = 'default';
const first_name = 'Rust Cohle';

const data_json = {
'hash': hst_hash,
'returncode': hst_returncode,
'cmd': hst_command,
'arg1': username,
'arg2': password,
'arg3': email,
'arg4': package,
'arg5': first_name
}

const data = querystring.stringify(data_json)

axios.post('https://'+hst_hostname+':'+hst_port+'/api/', data)
.then(function (response) {
    console.log(response.data);
    console.log("0 means successful")
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});

Add Web/DNS/Mail Domain

PHP

NodeJS

<?php

// Server credentials
$hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com';
$hst_port = '8083';
$hst_username = 'admin';
$hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd';
$hst_returncode = 'yes';
$hst_command = 'v-add-domain';

// Domain details
$username = 'demo';
$domain = 'demo.hestiacp.com';

// Prepare POST query
$postvars = array(
    'user' => $hst_username,
    'password' => $hst_password,
    'returncode' => $hst_returncode,
    'cmd' => $hst_command,
    'arg1' => $username,
    'arg2' => $domain
);
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);

// Send POST query via cURL
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://' . $hst_hostname . ':' . $hst_port . '/api/');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postdata);
$answer = curl_exec($curl);

// Check result
if($answer === 0) {
    echo "Domain has been successfuly created\n";
} else {
    echo "Query returned error code: " .$answer. "\n";
}

//NodeJS Script
//You must have the axios module installed
const axios = require('axios')
const querystring = require('querystring');

//Admin Credentials
const hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com'
const hst_port = 8083
const hst_username = 'admin'
const hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd'
const hst_returncode = 'yes'
const hst_command = 'v-add-domain'

//Domain details
const username = 'demo'; //username to associate the domain
const domain = 'domain.tld'; //domain

const data_json = {
'user': hst_username,
'password': hst_password,
'returncode': hst_returncode,
'cmd': hst_command,
'arg1': username,
'arg2': domain
}

const data = querystring.stringify(data_json)

axios.post('https://'+hst_hostname+':'+hst_port+'/api/', data)
.then(function (response) {
    console.log(response.data);
    console.log("0 means successful")
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});

Create Database

PHP

NodeJS

<?php

// Server credentials
$hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com';
$hst_port = '8083';
$hst_username = 'admin';
$hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd';
$hst_returncode = 'yes';
$hst_command = 'v-add-database';

// New Database
$username = 'demo';
$db_name = 'wordpress';
$db_user = 'wordpress';
$db_pass = 'wpbl0gp4s';

// Prepare POST query
$postvars = array(
    'user' => $hst_username,
    'password' => $hst_password,
    'returncode' => $hst_returncode,
    'cmd' => $hst_command,
    'arg1' => $username,
    'arg2' => $db_name,
    'arg3' => $db_user,
    'arg4' => $db_pass
);
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);

// Send POST query via cURL
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://' . $hst_hostname . ': ' . $hst_port . '/api/');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postdata);
$answer = curl_exec($curl);

// Check result
if($answer === 0) {
    echo "Database has been successfuly created\n";
} else {
    echo "Query returned error code: " .$answer. "\n";
}

//NodeJS Script
//You must have the axios module installed
const axios = require('axios')
const querystring = require('querystring');

//Admin Credentials
const hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com'
const hst_port = 8083
const hst_username = 'admin'
const hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd'
const hst_returncode = 'yes'
const hst_command = 'v-add-databse'

//Domain details
const username = 'demo'
const db_name = 'wordpress'
const db_user = 'wordpress'
const db_pass = 'wpbl0gp4s'

const data_json = {
'user': hst_username,
'password': hst_password,
'returncode': hst_returncode,
'cmd': hst_command,
'arg1': username,
'arg2': db_name,
'arg3': db_user,
'arg4': db_pass
}

const data = querystring.stringify(data_json)

axios.post('https://'+hst_hostname+':'+hst_port+'/api/', data)
.then(function (response) {
    console.log(response.data);
    console.log("0 means successful")
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});

List Web Domains

PHP

NodeJS

<?php

// Server credentials
$hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com';
$hst_port = '8083';
$hst_returncode = 'yes';
$hst_username = 'admin';
$hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd';
$hst_command = 'v-list-web-domain';

// Account
$username = 'demo';
$domain = 'demo.hestiacp.com';
$format = 'json';

// Prepare POST query
$postvars = array(
    'user' => $hst_username,
    'password' => $hst_password,
    'returncode' => $hst_returncode,
    'cmd' => $hst_command,
    'arg1' => $username,
    'arg2' => $domain,
    'arg3' => $format
);
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);

// Send POST query via cURL
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://' . $hst_hostname . ':' . $hst_port . '/api/');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postdata);
$answer = curl_exec($curl);

// Parse JSON output
$data = json_decode($answer, true);

// Print result
print_r($data);

//NodeJS Script
//You must have the axios module installed
const axios = require('axios')
const querystring = require('querystring');

//Admin Credentials
const hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com'
const hst_port = 8083
const hst_returncode = 'yes'
const hst_username = 'admin'
const hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd'
const hst_command = 'v-list-web-domain'

//Domain details
const username = 'demo';
const domain = 'demo.hestiacp.com';
const format = 'json';

const data_json = {
'user': hst_username,
'password': hst_password,
'returncode': hst_returncode,
'cmd': hst_command,
'arg1': username,
'arg2': domain,
'arg3': format
}

const data = querystring.stringify(data_json)

axios.post('https://'+hst_hostname+':'+hst_port+'/api/', data)
.then(function (response) {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));

})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
});

Delete User Account

PHP

NodeJS (User & Password)

<?php

// Server credentials
$hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com';
$hst_port = '8083';
$hst_username = 'admin';
$hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd';
$hst_returncode = 'yes';
$hst_command = 'v-delete-user';

// Account
$username = 'demo';

// Prepare POST query
$postvars = array(
    'user' => $hst_username,
    'password' => $hst_password,
    'returncode' => $hst_returncode,
    'cmd' => $hst_command,
    'arg1' => $username
);
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);

// Send POST query via cURL
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://' . $hst_hostname . ':' . $hst_port . '/api/');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postdata);
$answer = curl_exec($curl);

// Parse JSON output
$data = json_decode($answer, true);

// Check result
if(is_numeric($answer) && $answer === '0') {
    echo "User account has been successfuly deleted\n";
} else {
    echo "Query returned error code: " .$answer. "\n";
}

//NodeJS Script
//You must have the axios module installed
const axios = require('axios')
const querystring = require('querystring')
//Admin Credentials
const hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com'
const hst_port = 8083
const hst_username = 'admin'
const hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd'
const hst_returncode = 'yes'
const hst_command = 'v-delete-user'

//Account
const username = 'demo';

const data_json = {
'user': hst_username,
'password': hst_password,
'returncode': hst_returncode,
'cmd': hst_command,
'arg1': username
}

const data = querystring.stringify(data_json)

axios.post('https://'+hst_hostname+':'+hst_port+'/api/', data)
    .then(function (response) {
        console.log(response.data);
        console.log("0 means successful")
    })
    .catch(function (error) {
        console.log(error);
    });

Check Username and Password

PHP

NodeJS

<?php
$hostname = 'server.yourdomain.tld';
$port = '8083';
$hstadmin = 'admin';
$hstadminpw = 'AdMin_pWd';

$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];

$postvars = array(
    'user' => $hstadmin,
    'password' => $hstadminpw,
    'returncode' => 'no',
    'cmd' => 'v-check-user-password',
    'arg1' => $username,
    'arg2' => $password,
    );
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);

// Send POST query via cURL
$postdata = http_build_query($postvars);
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HEADER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://' . $hostname . ':' . $port . '/api/');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postdata);
$answer = curl_exec($curl);

//var_dump($answer);
// Check result

if($answer == 'OK') {
    echo "OK: User can login\n";
} else {
    echo "Error: Username or password is incorrect\n";
}


?>

//NodeJS Script
//You must have the axios module installed
const axios = require('axios')
const querystring = require('querystring')
//Admin Credentials
const hst_hostname = 'server.hestiacp.com'
const hst_port = 8083
const hst_username = 'admin'
const hst_password = 'p4ssw0rd'
const hst_returncode = 'yes'
const hst_command = 'v-check-user-password'

//Account details
const username = 'demo';
const password = 'demopassword';

const data_json = {
'user': hst_username,
'password': hst_password,
'returncode': hst_returncode,
'cmd': hst_command,
'arg1': username,
'arg2': password
}

const data = querystring.stringify(data_json)

axios.post('https://'+hst_hostname+':'+hst_port+'/api/', data)
    .then(function (response) {
        console.log(response.data);
        console.log("0 means successful")
    })
    .catch(function (error) {
        console.log(error);
    });

Return Codes

VALUE	NAME	COMMENT
0	OK	Command has been successfuly performed
1	E_ARGS	Not enough arguments provided
2	E_INVALID	Object or atgument is not valid
3	E_NOTEXIST	Object doesn't exist
4	E_EXISTS	Object already exists
5	E_SUSPENDED	Object already exists
6	E_UNSUSPENDED	Object is already unsuspended
7	E_INUSE	Object can't be deleted because it is used by another object
8	E_LIMIT	Object cannot be created because of hosting package limits
9	E_PASSWORD	Wrong password
10	E_FORBIDEN	Object cannot be accessed by this user
11	E_DISABLED	Subsystem is disabled
12	E_PARSING	Configuration is broken
13	E_DISK	Not enough disk space to complete the action
14	E_LA	Server is to busy to complete the action
15	E_CONNECT	Connection failed. Host is unreachable
16	E_FTP	FTP server is not responding
17	E_DB	Database server is not responding
18	E_RRD	RRDtool failed to update the database
19	E_UPDATE	Update operation failed
20	E_RESTART	Service restart failed