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The cPGuard API provides a direct interface to the cPGuard service running on individual client servers. It enables developers and administrators to interact programmatically with the firewall and security engine—allowing tasks such as information gathering, automation, initiating scans, managing CMS updates, and retrieving reports to be performed seamlessly.

This documentation covers everything you need to work with the API, including authentication, request/response formats, and practical usage examples.

Authentication

To use the cPGuard API, you must authenticate using an API key. All requests must include the following header:

Command

Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>

Generate API Key

Generate a new API key to access the API by running the following command on the server as root

cpgcli api --generate

Example Output:

root@server:~# cpgcli api --generate
API Key : 3cf8f550827dd687xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx206d17bd3cd4d71f8df795285b

You can also list and manage API keys with the “cpgcli api” command. To retrieve all API keys created so far you can run the following command

command

cpgcli api --list-keys

Example Output:

root@server:~# cpgcli api --list-keys
Active API Keys
----------------------------------------------------------------
3cf8f5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx3cd4d71f8df795285b

API Endpoints

Status

Retrieve the current server status, including license information, portal connection, and security alerts.

POST https://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=status

Curl example

curl -X POST "http://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=status" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer 3cf8f5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx3cd4d71f8df795285b"

PHP Implementation:

<?php

$api_key = '3cf8f5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx3cd4d71f8df795285b';

$url = "http://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=status";

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Authorization: Bearer $apiKey"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

curl_close($ch);

if ($httpCode == 200) {
    echo $response;
} else {
    echo "Failed to fetch status! http_code: $httpCode";
}

Sample response

{
    "status": true,
    "response": {
        "server_id": 22,
        "license_status": "active",
        "portal_connection": "active",
        "alerts": [
            "daily scan is off",
            "Rootkit is off",
            "Scanner is off"
        ]
    },
    "version": 5.36,
    "errors": null
}

User Report

Retrieve detailed reports for a specific user.

POST https://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=userReport

Payload:

Field Type Description
user String (required) The username for fetching reports.

Response sample

{
   "blacklisted_domains": [],
    "cms": [
        {
            "id": 41,
            "type": "wordpress",
            "domain": "dev1.hosting.com",
            "version": "6.7.1 (1)",
            "path": "\/home\/dev1\/public_html\/wordpress\/mindart\/wordpress",
            "status": "Working",
            "plugins": "up to date",
            "themes": "up to date"
        },
        {
            "id": 42,
            "type": "joomla",
            "domain": "dev1.hosting.com",
            "version": "4.0.0 (0)",
            "path": "\/home\/dev1\/public_html\/data_joomla",
            "status": "Working",
            "plugins": "up to date",
            "themes": "up to date"
        }
    ]
}

Job Status

Retrieve the status of a specific job using its job ID.

POST https://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=jobStatus

Payload:

Field Type Description
id integer(required) ID of the Job.

Response Format:

{
    "status": [
        {
            "id": 41948,
            "name": "cms.update-component-all",
            "status": 1,
            "meta": {
                "cms_id": "50",
                "type": "wordpress",
                "domain": "wordpress.in",
                "component": "theme"
            },
            "stages": [
                {
                    "stage": "refreshing",
                    "data": []
                },
                {
                    "stage": "closed",
                    "data": []
                }
            ],
            "error": null
        }
    ]
}

Manual Scans

Initiate a manual malware scan for a specified target.

POST https://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=manualScan

Payload:

Field Type Description
target(required) string The target path to scan.Use “all” for scanning all.
user (optional) string The User performing the scan
suspicious_action  (optional) string Action for virus detection: email,disable and quarantine
binary_action  (optional) string Action for virus detection: email,disable and quarantine
virus_action  (optional) string Action for virus detection: email,disable and quarantine
whitelist_file  (optional) string Path to whitelist file
blacklist_file  (optional) string Path to blacklist file

 

Response Format:

{
    "id": 2278,
    "type": "path",
    "target": "path",
    "user": "path",
    "progress": {
       "completed": 0,
       "total": 100
     },
    "total_files": 0,
    "infected_count": 0,
    "status": "path",
    "start_time": "path",
    "end_time": null,
    "actions": {
       "delete": true
    }
}

CMS List

Retrieve a list of CMS installations on the server.

POST https://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=cmsList

Payload:

Field Type Description
page (optional) string Page number.Default :1
length (optional) string Items per page. Default :10
order (optional) string Order details.
filter (optional) string Filter conditions

Response Format:

{
    "meta": {
        "page": 1,
        "per_page": 10,
        "total": 18,
        "total_pages": 2
    },
    "records": [
        {
            "id": 50,
            "domain": "domain.in",
            "user": "domain",
            "url": null,
            "path": "\/home\/domain\/public_html",
            "type": "wordpress",
            "version": "6.6.2",
            "latest_version": "6.7.1",
            "version_status": "outdated",
            "threat_rating": "safe",
            "threat_score": null,
            "status": 0,
            "issues_count": 0,
            "plugin_count": 2,
            "theme_count": 6,
            "plugin_outdated_count": 0,
            "theme_outdated_count": 0
        },
        {
            "id": 35,
            "domain": "wordpress.domain.in",
            "user": "domain",
            "url": null,
            "path": "\/home\/wordpress\/public_html\/wordpress_vfx",
            "type": "wordpress",
            "version": "6.6.2",
            "latest_version": "6.7.1",
            "version_status": "outdated",
            "threat_rating": "safe",
            "threat_score": null,
            "status": 0,
            "issues_count": 0,
            "plugin_count": 2,
            "theme_count": 6,
            "plugin_outdated_count": 0,
            "theme_outdated_count": 0
        }
    ]
}

CMS Details

Retrieve details of specific CMS installations on the server.

POST http://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=cmsDetails

Payload:

Field Type Description
id (required)          string ID of the cms to retrieve data.

 

Response Format:

{
    "status": {
        "info": {
            "id": 50,
            "domain": "mercury.domain.com",
            "user": "mercury",
            "path": "\/home\/mercury\/public_html",
            "type": "wordpress",
            "url": null,
            "threat_rating": "Medium",
            "latest_version": "6.7.1",
            "version": "6.1.1",
            "version_status": "insecure",
            "threat_score": "6.6",
            "status": 1,
            "errors": [],
            "wp_cron": null,
            "issues_count": 12,
            "plugin_count": 9,
            "theme_count": 6,
            "plugin_outdated_count": 0,
            "theme_outdated_count": 0
        },
        "core_vulernabilities": {
            "vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "title": "WordPress Core <= 6.4.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure via redirect_guess_404_permalink",
                    "description": "WordPress Core is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including,  6.4.3 via the redirect_guess_404_permalink function. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to expose the slug of a custom post whose 'publicly_queryable' post status has been set to 'false'.",
                    "patched_versions": "6.5",
                    "remediation": "Update to version 6.5, or a newer patched version",
                    "cvss_rating": "Medium",
                    "cvss_score": 5.3,
                    "published": "2024-04-04 00:00:00",
                    "time": "2024-1216 06:25:40"
                }
            ],
            "cvss_rating": "Medium",
            "cvss_score": "5.3",
            "published": "2024-04-04 00:00:00"
        },
        "plugin": [
            {
                "id": 320,
                "name": "Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection",
                "identifier": "akismet",
                "type": "plugin",
                "version": "5.3.5",
                "latest_version": "5.3.5",
                "update_available": "0",
                "auto_update": 1,
                "status": 0,
                "vulnerabilities": [],
                "cvss_rating": "safe",
                "cvss_score": 0,
                "published": 0
            }
        ],
        "theme": [
            {
                "id": 281,
                "name": "Twenty Nineteen",
                "identifier": "twentynineteen",
                "type": "theme",
                "version": "3.0",
                "latest_version": 3,
                "update_available": "0",
                "auto_update": 1,
                "status": 0,
                "vulnerabilities": [],
                "cvss_rating": "safe",
                "cvss_score": 0,
                "published": 0
            },
            {
                "id": 286,
                "name": "Twenty Twenty-Two",
                "identifier": "twentytwentytwo",
                "type": "theme",
                "version": "1.9",
                "latest_version": 1.9,
                "update_available": "0",
                "auto_update": 0,
                "status": 0,
                "vulnerabilities": [],
                "cvss_rating": "safe",
                "cvss_score": 0,
                "published": 0
            }
        ],
        "threat": []
    }
}

Refresh CMS Threats

Refresh the security threat data for a CMS installation.

POST https://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=cmsRefresh

Payload:

Field Type Description
id (required)          string ID of the cms to refresh

Response Format:

{
   "status":true,
   "response": {
       "status":"queued",
       "job_id":42030
   },
   "version":5.36,
   "errors":null
}

Update Plugin, Theme and Core of CMS

Update core, plugins, or themes of a CMS installation.

POST https://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=cmsUpdate

Payload:

Field Type Description

id (required)       

  string

ID of the CMS or CMS component to update.

type (optional)

  string

Acceptable values: all, core, theme, plugin.

Response Format:

{
    "status":true,
    "response":{
        "status":"queued",
        "job_id":41980
    },
    "version":5.36,
    "errors":null
}

Enable or Disable Auto Update for CMS Types

Enable or disable auto-updates for CMS components.

POST http://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=cmsAutoUpdate

Payload:

Field Type Description
id (required)          string ID of the CMS or CMS component to update.
type (optional)   string Acceptable values: all, core, theme, plugin.
action (required)   string Acceptable values: enable, disable.

 

Note: In CMS auto-update, if the type is passed along with the ID and action, the ID will be treated as the CMS ID. If the type is not specified, the ID will be considered as the CMS component ID.

Response Format:

{
    "status":true,
    "response":{
        "status":"queued",
        "job_id":41980
    },
    "version":5.36,
    "errors":null
}

Whitelist IP on Server

Add given ip to whitelist

POST http://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=allow

Payload:

Field Type Description
ip (required)          string IP to whitelist on server
reason  string reason for whitelisting IP

 

Response Format:

{
    "status": true,
    "response": {
      "status": "added"
    },
    "version": 5.65,
    "errors": null,
    "alerts": null,
  }

Check IP 

Checking whether an IP address is present in any whitelist or blacklist on the server.

POST http://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=ipCheck

Payload:

Field Type Description
ip (required)          string IP address to check

 

Response Format:

{
  "status": true,
  "response": [
    {
      "in": "whitelist-user",
      "match": "30.30.30.123",
      "reason": "Manually added - United States (US), Columbus, Ohio - ASN 749 DoD Network Information Center - at 2025-09-26 08:55 UTC"
    }
  ],
  "version": 5.65,
  "errors": null,
  "alerts": null
}

Remove IP

Removing IPs from the blacklist or temporary block list, excluding IPDB and extra blocks.

POST http://localhost:9098/api/api.php?method=removeIp

Payload:

Field Type Description
IP (required)          string IP address to remove from blacklists

 

Response Format:

{
    "status": true,
    "response": {
      "removed": true,
      "status": false,
      "exists": "ipdb"
    },
    "version": 5.65,
    "errors": null,
    "alerts": null,
  
  }

Note: An IP in the blacklist or temporary block list is removed. If the IP is also present in another list, the response will show the list name in “exists”.

Conclusion

This documentation provides a structured guide to using cPGuard’s APIs for managing security, monitoring threats, and automating protection measures. Ensure that API keys are handled securely, and use authentication headers appropriately when making API requests.

For additional support, contact cPGuard’s technical team.

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