API Module Authentication

From Openprovider API documentation

Contents 1 Authentication 2 Examples 2.1 Using PHP class 2.2 Raw XML

Authentication

Module	general
Command name	none
Use	Each API call requires authentication. This can be with a plain text password, or a password hash. To get the password hash, or to reset the password hash, please visit the reseller control panel, section contact details (Go from menu: Account -> Account overview -> 'Click on the desired contact' -> Show password hash).
Input	username password (only required if no hash is provided) hash (only required if no password is provided)

Examples

Using PHP class

// Plain text password
$request = new OP_Request;
$request->setCommand('createCustomerRequest')
 ->setAuth(array('username' => 'username', 'password' => 'password'))
 ->setArgs(array(
    ...
 ));

// Hashed password
$request = new OP_Request;
$request->setCommand('createCustomerRequest')
 ->setAuth(array('username' => 'username', 'hash' => '2e1b1611c1e1dba5174ad4cfd1f3b3bd6'))
 ->setArgs(array(
    ...
 ));

Raw XML

Please note that newlines and leading spaces are added only for readability. Those whitespaces should be excluded from your XML command before sending it to Openprovider.

// Plain text password
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<openXML>
  <credentials>
    <username>username</username>
    <password>password</password>
  </credentials>
  ...
</openXML>

// Hashed password
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<openXML>
  <credentials>
    <username>username</username>
    <hash>2e1b1611c1e1dba5174ad4cfd1f3b3bd6</hash>
  </credentials>
  ...
</openXML>