---
title: "Return domain's default email address"
method: GET
path: "/Email/list_default_address"
tags: ["Email", "Email Accounts"]
---

# Return domain's default email address

`GET /Email/list_default_address`

This function retrieves a domain's default address.

**Important:**

  When you disable the [*Receive Mail* role](https://go.cpanel.net/serverroles), the system **disables** this function.

## Query parameters

- `user` string, username, required
- `domain` string, domain

## Response `200`

HTTP Request was successful.

- object
  - `apiversion` integer — The version of the API.
  - `func` string — The name of the method called.
  - `module` string — The name of the module called.
  - `result` object
    - `data` object[] — An object of data for a domain.
      - `defaultaddress` string — The domain's default address. * An email account username - The system forwards unroutable mail to this address. * `:fail:` - The system bounces unroutable mail back to the sender, and sends a failure message. * `:blackhole:` - The system deletes unroutable mail without a failure message. * The path to an application - The system pipes unroutable mail to this application.
      - `domain` string, domain — The domain name.
    - `errors` string[], nullable — List of errors if the API failed.
    - `messages` string[], nullable — List of messages generated by the API.
    - `metadata` object
      - `transformed` 1 — Post-processing may have transformed the data.
    - `status` 0 | 1 — * `1` - Success. * `0` - Failed. Check the `errors` field for more details.
    - `warnings` string[], nullable — List of warnings generated by the API. Warnings describe non-critical failures or other problematic conditions noted while running a API.

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