Mailcow Api
A wrapper for the mailcow web API with the most relevant functions.
Install
npm i mailcow-api
Basic Example
(async () => {
//get global variables
require('dotenv').config();
//import the api client module
const {
MailcowApiClient
} = require("mailcow-api")
//create new mailcow api client with endpoint/baseurl and the api key
const mcc = new MailcowApiClient(process.env.MAILCOW_API_BASEURL, process.env.MAILCOW_API_KEY);
//get all domain on mailcow server
console.log(await mcc.getDomain());
})();
What is dotenv?
The line "require('dotenv').config();" gets the contents of a file called ".env" in which you should store your global and secret variables.
1. Install the module "dotenv" with
npm i dotenv
2. Create a file named ".env" in your applications root directory
.env
MAILCOW_API_KEY='YOUR MAILCOW API KEY'
MAILCOW_API_BASEURL='https://mail.example.com' //no trailing slashes
3. Use your secret variables
process.env.MAILCOW_API_BASEURL
process.env.MAILCOW_API_KEY
Where to get the API key?
1. Open your mailcow UI and login as admin
1.1 Are you using two factor authentication for your admin account?
If not: Do it now! It's easy! For Android you can use the andOTP app. andOTP can be used for 2FA with many services and is way better then the Google Authenticator app.
2. Scroll to and expand the API section
3. Insert the IP you want to accesss the API from or disable the API check
4. Tick the checkbox "Activate API" and save the settings
5. Copy your API key from the field above
Documentation
Need help or missing a feature?
Feel free to contact me via xl9jthv_7bvgakv9o9wg0jabn2ylm91xxrzzgt0e@y.gy in english or german
Mailcow API Documentation
Links
Modules
Typedefs
-
Domain :
Object
-
For all options check out https://demo.mailcow.email/api/
-
DKIM :
Object
-
Object representing a DKIM Key
-
DomainAdmin :
Object
-
Object representing a domain admin
-
Mailbox :
Object
-
Object representing a mailbox
mailcow-api
-
mailcow-api
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.MailcowApiClient
- new module.exports.MailcowApiClient(baseurl, apikey)
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.getDomain([domain]) ⇒
Array
-
.addDomain(domain) ⇒
Boolean
-
.editDomain(domains, attributes) ⇒
Boolean
-
.deleteDomain(domain) ⇒
Boolean
-
.addDKIM(dkim) ⇒
Boolean
-
.getDKIM(domain) ⇒
Object
-
.deleteDKIM(domain) ⇒
Boolean
-
.addAndGetDKIM(dkim) ⇒
Object
-
.addDomainAdmin(domainAdmin) ⇒
Object
-
.addMailbox(mailbox) ⇒
Object
-
.deleteMailbox(mailboxes) ⇒
Boolean
-
.addAlias(address, goto) ⇒
Boolean
-
.updateMailboxes(mailboxes) ⇒
Array.<MailboxAnswer>
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.getMailboxes(id) ⇒
Array.<Mailbox>
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.MailcowApiClient
mailcow-api.MailcowApiClient
Class representing the Mailcow API client
Kind: static class of mailcow-api
-
.MailcowApiClient
- new module.exports.MailcowApiClient(baseurl, apikey)
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.getDomain([domain]) ⇒
Array
-
.addDomain(domain) ⇒
Boolean
-
.editDomain(domains, attributes) ⇒
Boolean
-
.deleteDomain(domain) ⇒
Boolean
-
.addDKIM(dkim) ⇒
Boolean
-
.getDKIM(domain) ⇒
Object
-
.deleteDKIM(domain) ⇒
Boolean
-
.addAndGetDKIM(dkim) ⇒
Object
-
.addDomainAdmin(domainAdmin) ⇒
Object
-
.addMailbox(mailbox) ⇒
Object
-
.deleteMailbox(mailboxes) ⇒
Boolean
-
.addAlias(address, goto) ⇒
Boolean
-
.updateMailboxes(mailboxes) ⇒
Array.<MailboxAnswer>
-
.getMailboxes(id) ⇒
Array.<Mailbox>
new module.exports.MailcowApiClient(baseurl, apikey)
Create a Mailcow API client.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
baseurl | string |
The base url where the api can be found |
apikey | string |
The api key for the mailcow api endpoint |
Example
(async () => {
//get global variables
require('dotenv').config();
//import the api client module
const {
MailcowApiClient
} = require("mailcow-api")
//create new mailcow api client with endpoint/baseurl and the api key
const mcc = new MailcowApiClient(process.env.MAILCOW_API_BASEURL, process.env.MAILCOW_API_KEY);
//get all domain on mailcow server
console.log(await mcc.getDomain());
})();
Array
mailcowApiClient.getDomain([domain]) ⇒ Gets a specific domain or all domains
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Array
- Array of domains
Param | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
[domain] | String |
'all' |
The domain you want to get |
Example
await mcc.getDomain()
Boolean
mailcowApiClient.addDomain(domain) ⇒ Adds a domain to the server
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Boolean
- True on success
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
domain |
String | Domain
|
The domain you want to add |
Example
await mcc.addDomain({
domain: "example.com",
}))
Boolean
mailcowApiClient.editDomain(domains, attributes) ⇒ Edits one or more domains on the server. Applies the attributes to all domains provided.
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Boolean
- True on success
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
domains |
Array | String
|
The domains you want to edit |
attributes | Object |
Attributes to change for all domains provided domains |
Example
await mcc.editDomain(["example.com"], {
aliases: 399
});
//This will set the aliases of example.com to 399
Boolean
mailcowApiClient.deleteDomain(domain) ⇒ Removes a domain from the server
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Boolean
- True on success
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
domain |
String | Array
|
The domain/domains you want to delete |
Example
await mcc.deleteDomain("example.com")
Boolean
mailcowApiClient.addDKIM(dkim) ⇒ Generates a DKIM domain key for a domain
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Boolean
- True on success
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
dkim |
String | DKIM
|
A DKIM object or string |
Example
await mcc.addDKIM({
domain: "example.com",
})
//This will generate a DKIM key for example.com on the mailcow server
Object
mailcowApiClient.getDKIM(domain) ⇒ Gets the DKIM key for a domain on the mailcow server
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Object
- The DKIM public key and other parameters
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
domain | String |
the domain name you want to get the key for |
Example
await mcc.getDKIM('example.com')
//This will get the DKIM key for the domain example.com from the mailcow server
Boolean
mailcowApiClient.deleteDKIM(domain) ⇒ Deletes the DKIM key for a domain on the mailcow server
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Boolean
- true on success
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
domain | Array |
the domain name/names you want to delete the key for |
Example
await mcc.deleteDKIM('example.com')
//This will delete the DKIM key for the domain example.com from the mailcow server
Object
mailcowApiClient.addAndGetDKIM(dkim) ⇒ Generates a DKIM domain key for a domain and returns it
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Object
- DKIM key on success
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
dkim |
String | DKIM
|
A DKIM object or string |
Example
await mcc.addAndGetDKIM({
domain: "example.com",
})
//This will generate a DKIM key for example.com on the mailcow server and return it
Object
mailcowApiClient.addDomainAdmin(domainAdmin) ⇒ Adds a domain admin to the mailcow server
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Object
- containing password username and domains on successfull creation
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
domainAdmin | DomainAdmin |
a domain admin object that has to contain at least the domains the admin should be able to control |
Example
await mcc.addDomainAdmin({
domains: ['example.com', 'example.org']
})
//This will add an admin for the domains example.com and example.org and return their credentials
Object
mailcowApiClient.addMailbox(mailbox) ⇒ Adds a mailbox for a domain to the mailcow server
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Object
- the created mailbox
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
mailbox | Mailbox |
a Mailbox object that has to contain at least the domain for which the mailbox shall be created |
Example
await mcc.addMailbox({
domain: 'example.com',
name: 'Example'
})
//This will add a mailbox for the domain example.com and return it
Boolean
mailcowApiClient.deleteMailbox(mailboxes) ⇒ Deletes a mailbox
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Boolean
- true on success
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
mailboxes |
String | Array
|
complete name of the mailbox/mailboxes |
Example
await mcc.deleteMailbox("mail@example.com")
//This will delete the mailbox mail@example.com
Boolean
mailcowApiClient.addAlias(address, goto) ⇒ Adds an alias for a mailbox
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Returns: Boolean
- true on success
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
address | String |
alias address, for catchall use "@domain.tld" |
goto | String |
destination address, comma separated |
Example
await mcc.addAlias("@test.tld","mail@example.com")
//This will catch all mail for the domain test.tld and put it in the mailbox mail@example.com
Array.<MailboxAnswer>
mailcowApiClient.updateMailboxes(mailboxes) ⇒ Updates Mailboxes See the data structure here: https://demo.mailcow.email/api/#/Mailboxes/Update%20mailbox
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
mailboxes | Array.<Mailbox> |
mailboxes |
Example
await mcc.updateMailboxes({
"attr": {
"active": "1",
"force_pw_update": "0",
"name": "Full name",
"password": "",
"password2": "",
"quota": "3072",
"sender_acl": [
"default",
"info@domain2.tld",
"domain3.tld",
"*"
],
"sogo_access": "1"
},
"items": [
"info@domain.tld"
]
})
Array.<Mailbox>
mailcowApiClient.getMailboxes(id) ⇒ Gets Mailboxes
Kind: instance method of MailcowApiClient
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
id |
"all" | "user@domain.tld"
|
"all" or "user@domain.tld" |
Example
const answer=await getMailboxes("all");
answer will be: [
{
"active": "1",
"attributes": {
"force_pw_update": "0",
"mailbox_format": "maildir:",
"quarantine_notification": "never",
"sogo_access": "1",
"tls_enforce_in": "0",
"tls_enforce_out": "0"
},
"domain": "doman3.tld",
"is_relayed": 0,
"local_part": "info",
"max_new_quota": 10737418240,
"messages": 0,
"name": "Full name",
"percent_class": "success",
"percent_in_use": 0,
"quota": 3221225472,
"quota_used": 0,
"rl": false,
"spam_aliases": 0,
"username": "info@doman3.tld"
}
]
Object
Domain : For all options check out https://demo.mailcow.email/api/
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
domain | String |
Name of the domain to add | |
[active] | Number |
1 |
Whether the domain should be active or not |
[aliases] | Number |
400 |
Number of aliases allowed |
[defquota] | Number |
3072 |
|
[mailboxes] | Number |
10 |
|
[maxquota] | Number |
10240 |
|
[quota] | Number |
10240 |
Example
{
active: 1,
domain: "example.com",
aliases: 400, // responding "object is not numeric" if missing is this a BUG? should be "aliases missing" if cant be omited anyway
backupmx: 0,
defquota: 3072,
description: "Hello!",
lang: "en",
mailboxes: 10,
maxquota: 10240,
quota: 10240,
relay_all_recipients: 0,
rl_frame: "s",
rl_value: 10
}
Object
DKIM : Object representing a DKIM Key
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
domain | String |
The domain which a key should be generated for | |
[dkim_selector] | String |
'dkim' |
The dkim selector |
[key_size] |
2048 | 1024
|
2048 |
The size of the key |
Example
{
"domain": "example.com",
"dkim_selector": "dkim",
"key_size": 2048
}
Object
DomainAdmin : Object representing a domain admin
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
domains |
Array | String
|
The domains/domain this admin should be able to access | |
[username] | String |
RANDOM |
|
[password] | String |
RANDOM |
|
[active] |
0 | 1
|
1 |
Example
{
"active": 1,
"domains": "example.com",
"password": "supersecurepw",
"username": "testadmin"
}
Object
Mailbox : Object representing a mailbox
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
domain | String |
domain for wich the mailbox shall be created | |
[local_part] | String |
"mail" |
the local part of the mail address before the @ |
[name] | String |
"John Doe" |
full name of the user |
[password] | String |
RANDOM |
password for the user. if omitted one will be generated |
[quota] | Number |
3072 |
maximum size of the mailbox |
[active] |
0 | 1
|
1 |
whether the mailbox is active or not |
Example
{
"domain": "example.com",
"local_part": "john.doe",
"name": "John Doe",
"password": "paulIstToll",
"quota": 3072,
"active": 1
}