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POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id}

SUMMARY Updates an existing email server.

Table 1: POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id} resource details:

POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id} resource details

MIME Type

application/json

Table 2: POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id} request parameter details:

POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id} request parameter details

Parameter Type Optionality Data Type MIME Type Description

email_server_id

path

Required

Number (Integer)

text/plain

Required - The id of the email server to get.

Table 3: POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id} request body details:

POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id} request body details

Parameter Data Type MIME Type Description Sample

email_server_details

Object

application/json

Required - An email server details record that contains the following fields:
  • description - String - Description of the email server.
  • hostname - String - Hostname of the email server.
  • port - Number - Port to connect to the email server with.
  • username - String - User name to authenticate with the email server.
  • password - String - Password to authenticate with the email server.
  • enable_tls - Boolean - Whether to ignore TLS verification errors to the email server.

{ "default": true, "description": "String", "enable_tls": true, "hostname": "String", "password": "String", "port": 42, "username": "String" }

Table 4: POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id} response codes:

POST /system/email_servers/{email_server_id} response codes

HTTP Response Code Unique Code Description

200

The email server record was updated.

404

3000

The email server does not exist.

409

3010

An email server with the same hostname, port and username already exists.

422

3001

The hostname cannot be longer than 255 characters.

422

3002

The hostname is an IP address.

422

3003

Port must be bewtween 1 and 65535 inclusive.

422

3004

The username cannot be longer than 255 characters.

422

3005

The password cannot be longer than 255 characters.

422

3006

The description cannot be longer than 255 characters.

422

3007

The default value can only be set to true.

422

3013

The username cannot contain spaces or quotes.

422

3014

Username or password not given while updating either field for email server.

422

3016

null

500

3008

Problem encountered while updating default email server database entry.

500

3009

Problem encountered while attempting to read the default email server from the database.

500

3011

Problem encountered while encrypting email server password.

500

3012

Problem encountered while attempting to read the database.

500

3015

Failed to notify the hosts affected by this update that they should update their email server settings.

Response Description

The updated server record that contains the following fields:
  • id - Number - ID of the email server.
  • description - String - Description of the email server.
  • hostname - String - Hostname of the email server.
  • port - Number - Port to connect to the email server with.
  • username - String - User name to authenticate with the email server.
  • password - String - Password to authenticate with the email server.
  • enable_tls - Boolean - Whether to ignore TLS verification errors to the email server.

Response Sample