Resolved Creating mailbox (with forwarding / alias option) gives error through XML API

[Dieter Blancke]

I'm trying to create a mailbox by using the XML api with the following code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packet>
   <mail>
      <create>
         <filter>
            <site-id>12</site-id>
            <mailname>
               <name>testing</name>
               <mailbox>
                  <enabled>true</enabled>
               </mailbox>
               <password>
                  <value>testing123</value>
               </password>
               <forwarding>
                  <enabled>true</enabled>
                  <address>[email protected]</address>
               </forwarding>
               <alias>test123</alias>
            </mailname>
         </filter>
      </create>
   </mail>
</packet>

But when I do this, I get the following error (1014):
Parser error: Request is invalid. Error in line 2: Element 'forwarding': This element is not expected. Expected is one of ( antivir, outgoing-messages-mbox-limit, description ).

I tried removing the "forwarding" element afterwards, but then I get the same error for the "alias" element.
The XML Api version isn't filled in, but I noticed it ended up using 1.6.9.1

Removing both the forwarding & alias elements, the mailbox did get created, but I want to be able to update the forwarding & alias settings aswel.

Note: I also tried to use the mail update packets, these gave the same error.

 

[IgorG]

This request will work:

<packet>
   <mail>
      <create>
         <filter>
            <site-id>12</site-id>
            <mailname>
               <name>testing</name>
               <mailbox>
                  <enabled>true</enabled>
               </mailbox>
               <forwarding>
                  <enabled>true</enabled>
                  <address>[email protected]</address>
               </forwarding>
               <alias>test123</alias>
            </mailname>
         </filter>
      </create>
   </mail>
</packet>

 

[Dieter Blancke]

This request will work:

<packet>
   <mail>
      <create>
         <filter>
            <site-id>12</site-id>
            <mailname>
               <name>testing</name>
               <mailbox>
                  <enabled>true</enabled>
               </mailbox>
               <forwarding>
                  <enabled>true</enabled>
                  <address>[email protected]</address>
               </forwarding>
               <alias>test123</alias>
            </mailname>
         </filter>
      </create>
   </mail>
</packet>

Hello there!

Thank you for the help, after removing the password field, it did work ...

To set a password, should it then be done afterwards in another API call or?

 

[Dieter Blancke]

Hello there!

Thank you for the help, after removing the password field, it did work ...

To set a password, should it then be done afterwards in another API call or?

Okay yes, thank you for your response!

I managed to fix it by removing the password from the first request.

 

[IgorG]

To set a password, should it then be done afterwards in another API call or?

Yes, you can use update call for mailbox Modifying Mail Account Settings