Permissions

How they work

Each key has only the permissions you choose when you create it. Each area has two:

:read to read, for example dns:read;
:write to change, for example dns:write.

If the key lacks the permission an operation asks for, the API answers 403 with the code insufficient_scope.

Areas

Area	Permissions	State
Account	`account:read`, `account:write`	`:read` available; `:write` has no operations yet
Catalog	`catalog:read`, `catalog:write`	`:read` available; `:write` has no operations yet
Domains	`domains:read`, `domains:write`	Available
DNS	`dns:read`, `dns:write`	Available
Hosting	`hosting:read`, `hosting:write`	Available
Email	`email:read`, `email:write`	Available
WordPress	`wordpress:read`, `wordpress:write`	Coming soon
VPS servers	`vps:read`, `vps:write`	Available
Billing	`billing:read`, `billing:write`	Available
Support	`support:read`, `support:write`	Available
Extra products	`extras:read`, `extras:write`	Available
Reseller	`reseller:read`, `reseller:write`	`:read` available; `:write` has no operations yet
SMS	`sms:read`, `sms:write`	Available
Webhooks	`webhooks:read`, `webhooks:write`	Coming soon

Dangerous permissions

These stay separate from the others and are off by default. Only turn them on for a key that really needs them.

Permission	What for	State
`domains:transfer_code`	Request a domain's transfer code	Available
`domains:owner_change`	Change a domain's owner	Coming soon
`vps:reinstall`	Reinstall a server	Available
`vps:restore`	Restore a server from a backup	Available
`billing:pay`	Pay invoices with balance	Available
`billing:purchase`	Buy domains and extra products with credit	Available
`services:cancel`	Request the cancellation of a service	Available
`hosting:login`	Create a cPanel login link, which gives full access to the hosting	Available
`hosting:code`	Create FTP accounts and cron jobs, which can run code on the account	Available
`vps:password`	Change a server's root password and receive it in the response	Available

Spending limit

Each key has a spending limit: the maximum amount over 30 days, in your account's currency (for example, USD). With the limit at 0, the key cannot spend.

In this version the API only charges credit: domain and extra product purchases, and invoices paid with credit. The GET /v1/limits operation shows the limit and what has been spent.

Good practices

Give each key only the permissions it needs.
Prefer :read when the program only reads.
Use different keys for different programs: if one is exposed, the others keep working.