WHMCS API Error: "You did not enter a first name" - Node.js and Express

[kawinduwijewardhane]

I'm facing an issue while trying to interact with the WHMCS API using Node.js and Express. The API is returning the error "You did not enter a first name," and I'm having trouble resolving it. Here's a simplified version of my code:

 const whmcsRequest = async (requestData) => {
  const whmcsApiUrl = process.env.WHMCS_URL;
  const whmcsUserName = process.env.WHMCS_USERNAME;
  const whmcsPassword = process.env.WHMCS_PASSWORD;
  const accessKey = process.env.WHMCS_ACCESS_KEY;
  const action = "AddUser";
  try {
    const response = await axios.post(
      `${whmcsApiUrl}?action=${action}&username=${whmcsUserName}&password=${whmcsPassword}&responsetype=json&accesskey=${accessKey}`,
      requestData
    );

    if (response.data.result === "error") {
      const errorMessage = response.data.message;
      return { error: errorMessage };
    } else {
      return response.data;
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error making WHMCS API request:", error.message);
    return { error: "Internal Server Error" };
  }
};

const authController = {
  register: async (req, res) => {
    console.log(req.body.firstname);
    const requestData = {
      firstname: req.body.firstname,
      // others....
    };

    const whmcsResponse = await whmcsRequest(requestData);

    res.json(whmcsResponse);
  },
};

I have ensured that my Express application has express.json() middleware set up, and I'm sending the request with the correct JSON format. However, I'm still getting the mentioned error.

[leemahoney3]

`${whmcsApiUrl}?action=${action}&username=${whmcsUserName}&password=${whmcsPassword}&responsetype=json&accesskey=${accessKey}`

Your not passing the correct/all variables:

firstname	string		Required
lastname	string		Required
email	string		Required
password2	string	The password for the newly created user account	Required

 

https://developers.whmcs.com/api-reference/adduser/

Edited January 5 by leemahoney3