---
title: "Stop cPanel account IMAP and POP3 connections"
method: GET
path: "/Email/terminate_mailbox_sessions"
tags: ["Email", "Email Accounts"]
---

# Stop cPanel account IMAP and POP3 connections

`GET /Email/terminate_mailbox_sessions`

This function terminates all IMAP and POP3 connections for a cPanel account.

**Note:**

This function ends connections for every email address, which includes the [default address](https://go.cpanel.net/cpaneldocsDefaultAddress).

## Response `200`

HTTP Request was successful.

- object
  - `metadata` object
    - `command` string — The method name called.
    - `reason` string — The reason the API function failed when the `metadata.result` field is `0`. This field may display a success message when a function succeeds.
    - `result` 0 | 1 — * `1` - Success. * `0` - Failed. Check the `reason` field for more details.
    - `version` integer — The version of the API function.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/cpanel/apis/cpanel-uapi.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/cpanel/apis/cpanel-uapi/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/cpanel/cpanel-uapi/revisions/632e2f8e6d04/schema)