Recent additions to the knowledge base from DiscountASP.NET https://kb.discountasp.net/kb/c298/control-panel-api.aspx Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:26:59 GMT SmarterTrack Enterprise 100.0.9553 https://kb.discountasp.net/kb/a176/control-panel-api.aspx Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:11:52 GMT kbarticle176 <div>The <a href="https://community.discountasp.net/threads/discountasp-net-control-panel-api-general-information.3522/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DiscountASP.NET Control Panel API</a> is a set of controls that allow you to access functions traditionally available only in Control Panel through your own applications. &nbsp;Using the Control Panel API, you can create email accounts, perform database backups, and perform many other tasks through your own applications without ever logging into the Control Panel.<br><br>An API key is required to access the API from your application, and the IP addresses that are allowed to access the API must be provided.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anonymous access is not allowed.<br><br>You will notice that there are two API keys.&nbsp;&nbsp;The first is the actual API Key.&nbsp;&nbsp;The second is a &quot;Sandbox Key&quot; provided for testing purposes. &nbsp;&nbsp;It will connect to the API, execute and return results, but the operation that you call will not actually make any changes to your account. &nbsp;&nbsp;Once you are satisfied that your application is working as you would like it to, you can switch to the actual API Key.</div>