Title: Enable Shell Access for Cloud Hosting Orders via API  
PrimaryCategory: Servers  
Type: Procedural  
Tags: shell_access, cloud_hosting, api, enable, server_location, request_format  
Source UI Terms: auth-userid, api-key, order-id, HTTP Method  
Source Reference: Enable Shell Access for Cloud Hosting Orders via API  

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### Prerequisites:
- Existing Cloud Hosting order for which shell access needs to be enabled.
- Valid authentication credentials: auth-userid and api-key.
- Knowledge of the server location (US or India) hosting the order.

### Steps:
1) Prepare an API POST request to enable shell access.
2) Include the following required parameters in the request:
   - `auth-userid` (Integer): Your authentication user ID.
   - `api-key` (String): Your API key.
   - `order-id` (Integer): The order ID of the Cloud Hosting order to enable shell access.
3) Use the appropriate server endpoint based on server location:
   - For US server:
     ```
     https://test.httpapi.com/api/cloudsites/linux/us/enable-shell-access.json?auth-userid=0&amp;api-key=keyℴ-id=0
     ```
   - For India server:
     ```
     https://test.httpapi.com/api/cloudsites/linux/in/enable-shell-access.json?auth-userid=0&amp;api-key=keyℴ-id=0
     ```
4) Send the POST request.
5) Receive a response containing a map of execution details indicating the result of the shell access enable operation.

### Summary:
To enable shell access for an existing Cloud Hosting order via API, send a POST request with the required authentication and order ID parameters to the server endpoint corresponding to your server location. The response will provide execution details of the operation.

### Evaluation Pairs:
Q: What parameters are required to enable shell access through the API?  
A: The API requires `auth-userid` (Integer), `api-key` (String), and `order-id` (Integer) as required parameters.

Q: How do I select the correct API endpoint for enabling shell access?  
A: Choose the endpoint based on your server location, using `/us/` for US servers or `/in/` for India servers within the API URL.

Q: What HTTP method should be used to enable shell access?  
A: Use the POST HTTP method to send the enable shell access request.

<p>When you want to enable shell access for an existing Cloud Hosting order using the API. This article explains the required parameters, supported server locations, and API request format for enabling shell access.</p>
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<h2><a name="heading_0"></a>Description</h2>
<p>Enables Shell Access for an existing Cloud Hosting Order.</p>
<h2><a name="heading_1"></a>Parameters</h2>
<table class="codetable"><tbody><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Name</th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Data Type</th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Required / Optional</th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Description</th></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">auth-userid</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Integer</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Required</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Authentication Parameter</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">api-key</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">String</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Required</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Authentication Parameter</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">order-id</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Integer</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Required</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">The OrderId for which shell access is to be enabled.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p>POST</p>
<h2><a name="heading_3"></a>Example Test URL Request</h2>
<p><strong>US Server</strong></p>
<p><code>https://test.httpapi.com/api/cloudsites/linux/us/enable-shell-access.json?auth-userid=0&amp;api-key=key&amp;order-id=0</code></p>
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<p><strong>India Server</strong></p>
<p><code>https://test.httpapi.com/api/cloudsites/linux/in/enable-shell-access.json?auth-userid=0&amp;api-key=key&amp;order-id=0</code></p>
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<p>Returns a map of the execution details of the Enable Shell Access operation.</p>
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When you want to enable shell access for an existing Cloud Hosting order using the API. This article explains the required parameters, supported server locations, and API request format for enabling shell access.

Name	Data Type	Required / Optional	Description
auth-userid	Integer	Required	Authentication Parameter
api-key	String	Required	Authentication Parameter
order-id	Integer	Required	The OrderId for which shell access is to be enabled.