---
title: "Return minimum password strength"
method: GET
path: "/getminimumpasswordstrengths"
tags: ["Security"]
---

# Return minimum password strength

`GET /getminimumpasswordstrengths`

This function retrieves the minimum password strength for cPanel & WHM accounts.

## Query parameters

- `name` 'default' | 'createacct' | 'ftp' | 'list' | 'mysql' | 'passwd' | 'postgres' | 'sshkey' | 'virtual'

## Response `200`

HTTP Request was successful.

- object
  - `data` object
    - `createacct` integer — The minimum password strength for new cPanel accounts.
    - `default` integer — The minimum password strength for **all** services.
    - `ftp` integer — The minimum password strength for FTP accounts.
    - `list` integer — The minimum password strength for mailing lists.
    - `mysql` integer — The minimum password strength for MySQL® database users.
    - `passwd` integer — The minimum password strength for WHM user or system accounts.
    - `postgres` integer — The minimum password strength for PostgreSQL database users.
    - `sshkey` integer — The minimum password strength for SSH keys.
    - `virtual` integer — The minimum password strength for mail, FTP, Web Disk, and WebDAV accounts.
  - `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/whm-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/cpanel/apis/whm-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/cpanel/whm-api/revisions/3da41671c02c/schema)