---
title: "Update cPanel account email forward destination"
method: GET
path: "/set_user_email_forward_destination"
tags: ["Mail", "cPanel Account Mail Management"]
---

# Update cPanel account email forward destination

`GET /set_user_email_forward_destination`

This function sets the destination to which the system forwards a system account's email.

**Notes:**

* Usually, the system sends notices about the server's problems and activity to the `root` account.
* If you do **not** use the `suexec` module, the `nobody` user receives bounce messages from email that CGI scripts send.

## Query parameters

- `forward_to` string, required
- `user` string, required

## 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/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)