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action.create
Description
object action.create(object/array actions)
This method allows to create new actions.
Parameters
(object/array) Actions to create.
Additionally to the standard action properties, the method accepts the following parameters.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| operations (required) |
array | Action operations to create for the action. |
| conditions | array | Action conditions to create for the action. |
Return values
(object) Returns an object containing the IDs of the created actions under the actionids property. The order of the returned IDs matches the order of the passed actions.
Examples
Create a trigger action
Create an action that will be run when a trigger from host "30045" that has the word "memory" in its name goes into problem state. The action must first send a message to all users in user group "7". If the event is not resolved in 4 minutes, it will run script "3" on all hosts in group "2".
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "action.create",
"params": {
"name": "Trigger action",
"eventsource": 0,
"evaltype": 0,
"status": 0,
"esc_period": 120,
"def_shortdata": "{TRIGGER.NAME}: {TRIGGER.STATUS}",
"def_longdata": "{TRIGGER.NAME}: {TRIGGER.STATUS}\r\nLast value: {ITEM.LASTVALUE}\r\n\r\n{TRIGGER.URL}",
"conditions": [
{
"conditiontype": 1,
"operator": 0,
"value": "30045"
},
{
"conditiontype": 3,
"operator": 2,
"value": "memory"
}
],
"operations": [
{
"operationtype": 0,
"esc_period": 0,
"esc_step_from": 1,
"esc_step_to": 2,
"evaltype": 0,
"opmessage_grp": [
{
"usrgrpid": "7"
}
],
"opmessage": {
"default_msg": 1,
"mediatypeid": "1"
}
},
{
"operationtype": 1,
"esc_step_from": 3,
"esc_step_to": 4,
"evaltype": 0,
"opconditions": [
{
"conditiontype": 14,
"operator": 0,
"value": "0"
}
],
"opcommand_grp": [
{
"groupid": "2"
}
],
"opcommand": {
"type": 4,
"scriptid": "3"
}
}
]
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
Create a discovery action
Create an action that will link discovered hosts to template "30085".
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "action.create",
"params": {
"name": "Discovery action",
"eventsource": 1,
"status": 0,
"esc_period": 0,
"evaltype": 0,
"conditions": [
{
"conditiontype": 21,
"value": "1"
},
{
"conditiontype": 10,
"value": "2"
}
],
"operations": [
{
"esc_step_from": 1,
"esc_period": 0,
"optemplate": [
{
"templateid": "30085"
}
],
"operationtype": 6,
"esc_step_to": 1
}
]
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
See also
Source
CAction::create() in frontends/php/api/classes/CAction.php.