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get()

Available since version: 1.8
This function allows you to retrieve host details based on filtering options. All parameters are optional. If parameter is set in query this option counted as ON, except if parameter is equal to NULL.

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Details
nodeids array Node IDs
groupids array HostGroup IDs
hostids array Host IDs
templateids array Template IDs
itemids array Item IDs
triggerids array Trigger IDs
graphids array Graph IDs
proxyids array Proxy IDs
maintenanceids array Maintenance IDs
dhostids array Discovered host IDs
dserviceids array Discovered services IDs
monitored_hosts integer return only monitored Hosts
templated_hosts integer include templates in result
proxy_hosts integer return only Proxies
with_items integer only with items
with_monitored_items integer only with monitored items
with_historical_items integer only with historical items
with_triggers integer only with triggers
with_monitored_triggers integer only with monitored triggers
with_httptests integer only with http tests
with_monitored_httptests integer only with monitored http tests
with_graphs integer only with graphs
editable integer only with read-write permission. Ignored for SuperAdmins
filter array Optional filter by host fields
search array Return hosts by any given host object field pattern
startSearch integer Search hosts field pattern only in start of the field
excludeSearch integer Exclude from result, hosts by given field pattern
searchWildcardsEnabled integer Search pattern in whole field using wildcards 1 - enable, 0 - disable
output string Output options Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_groups string Select host groups Values: shorten, refer, extend
selectParentTemplates string Select host templates Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_items string Select host items Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_triggers string Select host triggers Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_graphs string Select host graphs Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_dhosts string Select host related discovery hosts Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_dservices string Select host related discovery services Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_applications string Select host applications Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_macros string Select host macros Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_profile string Select host profile Values: shorten, refer, extend
countOutput integer Count hosts, return the number of hosts found
groupCount integer Return the number of results grouped by given IDs
preservekeys integer Return hash instead of array Keys of hash are object IDs
sortfield string Sort by host field Values: hostid,host,status,dns,ip
sortorder string Sort order Values: ASC, DESC
limit int max number of host objects to return

Returns

Parameter Description
result Operation successful. Result will contain array of Host objects.
error In case of any errors

Example

Get hosts details by host name "Zabbix-server","Zabbix-server TEST":

{
       "jsonrpc":"2.0",
       "method":"host.get",
       "params":{
           "output":"extend",
           "filter":{
               "host":["Zabbix-server","Zabbix-server TEST"]
               }
           },
       "auth":"6f38cddc44cfbb6c1bd186f9a220b5a0",
       "id":2
       }

Retrieved host details:

{
       "jsonrpc":"2.0",
       "result":[{
           "maintenances":[{
               "maintenanceid":"0"
           }],
           "hostid":"100100000010017",
           "proxy_hostid":"0",
           "host":"ZABBIX-Server",
           "dns":"ip4-dm",
           "useip":"1",
           "ip":"192.168.3.4",
           "port":"31055",
           "status":"0",
           "disable_until":"0",
           "error":"",
           "available":"1",
           "errors_from":"0",
           "lastaccess":"0",
           "inbytes":"0",
           "outbytes":"0",
           "useipmi":"0",
           "ipmi_port":"623",
           "ipmi_authtype":"-1",
           "ipmi_privilege":"2",
           "ipmi_username":"",
           "ipmi_password":"",
           "ipmi_disable_until":"0",
           "ipmi_available":"0",
           "snmp_disable_until":"0",
           "snmp_available":"0",
           "maintenanceid":"0",
           "maintenance_status":"0",
           "maintenance_type":"0",
           "maintenance_from":"0",
           "ipmi_ip":"",
           "ipmi_errors_from":"0",
           "snmp_errors_from":"0",
           "ipmi_error":"",
           "snmp_error":""
       },{
           "maintenances":[{
               "maintenanceid":"0"
           }],
           "hostid":"100100000010229",
           "proxy_hostid":"0",
           "host":"ZABBIX-Server TEST",
           "dns":"ip4-dm",
           "useip":"1",
           "ip":"192.168.3.4",
           "port":"31055",
           "status":"0",
           "disable_until":"0",
           "error":"",
           "available":"1",
           "errors_from":"0",
           "lastaccess":"0",
           "inbytes":"0",
           "outbytes":"0",
           "useipmi":"0",
           "ipmi_port":"623",
           "ipmi_authtype":"-1",
           "ipmi_privilege":"2",
           "ipmi_username":"",
           "ipmi_password":"",
           "ipmi_disable_until":"0",
           "ipmi_available":"0",
           "snmp_disable_until":"0",
           "snmp_available":"0",
           "maintenanceid":"0",
           "maintenance_status":"0",
           "maintenance_type":"0",
           "maintenance_from":"0",
           "ipmi_ip":"",
           "ipmi_errors_from":"0",
           "snmp_errors_from":"0",
           "ipmi_error":"",
           "snmp_error":""
       }],
       "id":2
       }