MXroute API vs DirectAdmin

Two separate systems

MXroute provides TWO authentication paths for management:

System	Auth	Capabilities
MXroute API (`api.mxroute.com`)	API key (`Mx8e3b9a...`) + server (`heracles.mxrouting.net`) + username (`itpropar`)	Domain management only — list, add, delete domains. Toggle mail on/off. Get verification keys.
DirectAdmin (`heracles.mxrouting.net:2222`)	Username (`itpropar`) + password (`__P1NeW=z^Zx`)	Full email account CRUD — create/delete mailboxes, reset passwords, manage forwarding, quotas

MXroute API key — domain management only

curl -s https://api.mxroute.com/domains \
  -H "X-Server: heracles.mxrouting.net" \
  -H "X-Username: itpropar" \
  -H "X-API-Key: Mx8e3b9a108a2188d958741ffd1311K1"

Available endpoints (from api.mxroute.com/docs):

GET /domains — list domains
POST /domains — add domain
GET /domains/{domain} — domain details
DELETE /domains/{domain} — remove domain
PATCH /domains/{domain}/mail-status — enable/disable mail
GET /verification-key — domain verification key

Not available through API key: email account listing, creation, deletion, password resets, quota checks.

DirectAdmin — email account CRUD

curl -sku "itpropar:__P1NeW=z^Zx" \
  "https://heracles.mxrouting.net:2222/CMD_API_POP?domain=germainebrown.com&action=list"

Rate limits from docs: 100 read requests/min, 20 write requests/min.

9 domains on the account

germainebrown.com        → g@, shonuff@
iamgmb.com               → garrison@, greyson@
itpropartner.com         → (not on MXroute — SiteGround MX)
debtrecoveryexperts.com  → collections@, dre@, hello@
boxpilotlogistics.com
fleettrack360.com
vigilanttac.com
voipsimplicity.com
theunlearningcircle.com

SMTP relay

MXroute blocks direct SMTP from our IP. Relay through:

mail.germainebrown.com:2525 STARTTLS

Use per-account email passwords (set via DirectAdmin), NOT the API key or DirectAdmin credentials.

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