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Server Administration
Server Nodes

Repair distributed accounts with data loss

This function converts cPanel accounts that use a given child node to use the local server instead.

Unlike the WHM API 1 modifyacct API call, this API does not transfer users’ data from the child node as part of the conversion. This API is useful for emergency repairs if, for example, a child node goes permanently offline while accounts still use it.

Warning:

Because this API does not transfer users’ data from the child node, all converted users will lose data. You should only call this API as a last resort.

get/force_dedistribution_from_node

Query parameters

node_aliasstring required
Example:mailalias

The child node’s alias (friendly name). This is the value passed in the WHM API 1 link_server_node_with_api_token function’s alias parameter.

userstring[] required

The usernames of the distributed cPanel accounts to convert.

[
  "username",
  "username1"
]

Response

HTTP Request was successful.

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "log": [
      {
        "contents": "Converting “username1” …",
        "type": "success"
      }
    ],
    "user_info": [
      {
        "username": "username1"
      }
    ]
  },
  "metadata": {
    "command": "force_dedistribution_from_node",
    "reason": "OK",
    "result": 1,
    "version": 1
  }
}