cPanel API 2 Functions - Rand::getranddata - Knowledgebase

Description

This function generates a random text string.

Warning:

We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.

Examples

WHM API (JSON)

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess###########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=Rand&cpanel_jsonapi_func=getranddata&length=20

 LiveAPI PHP Class

$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.
  
// Generate a 20-character random text string
$random = $cpanel->api2(
    'Rand', 'randdata', 
    array(
        'length' => '20',
    ) 
);

 LiveAPI Perl Module

my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.
  
# Generate a 20-character random text string
my $random = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'Rand', 'randdata',
    {
        'length' => '20',
    }
);

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warning:

In cPanel & WHM version 11.30 and later, cPanel tags are deprecated. We strongly recommend that you only use theLiveAPI system to call the cPanel APIs.

cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary widely in code syntax and in their output. For more information, read ourDeprecated cPanel Tag Usage documentation. Examples are only present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our LiveAPI.

 Output (JSON)

{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "getranddata",
    "data": [
      {
        "random": "0d8GW1dESHkXJckZgrTX"
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "Rand"
  }
}

Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
length	string	Required The string's character length.	A positive integer.	20

Parameter

Type

Description

Possible values

Example

length

string

Required

The string's character length.

A positive integer.

Returns

Return	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
random	string	The text string.	A string.	0d8GW1dESHkXJckZgrTX
reason	string	A reason for failure. Note: This function only returns a reason value if it failed.	A string that describes the error.	This is an error message.
result	boolean	Whether the function succeeded.	1 — The function succeeded. 0 — The function failed.	1

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