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> Action object
The following objects are directly related to the action API.
Action
The action object has the following properties.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| actionid | string | (readonly) ID of the action. |
| esc_period (required) |
integer | Default operation step duration. Must be greater than 60 seconds. |
| evaltype (required) |
integer | Action condition evaluation method. Possible values: 0 - AND / OR; 1 - AND; 2 - OR. |
| eventsource (required) |
integer | Type of events that the action will handle. Refer to the event "source" property for a list of supported event types. |
| name (required) |
string | Name of the action. |
| def_longdata | string | Problem message text. |
| def_shortdata | string | Problem message subject. |
| r_longdata | string | Recovery message text. |
| r_shortdata | string | Recovery message subject. |
| recovery_msg | integer | Whether recovery messages are enabled. Possible values: 0 - (default) disabled; 1 - enabled. |
| status | integer | Whether the action is enabled or disabled. Possible values: 0 - (default) enabled; 1 - disabled. |
Action condition
The action condition object defines a condition that must be met to perform the configured action operations. It has the following properties.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| conditionid | string | (readonly) ID of the action condition. |
| conditiontype (required) |
integer | Type of condition. Possible values for trigger actions: 0 - host group; 1 - host; 2 - trigger; 3 - trigger name; 4 - trigger severity; 5 - trigger value; 6 - time period; 13 - host template; 15 - application; 16 - maintenance status; 17 - node. Possible values for discovery actions: 7 - host IP; 8 - discovered service type; 9 - discovered service port; 10 - discovery status; 11 - uptime or downtime duration; 12 - received value; 18 - discovery rule; 19 - discovery check; 20 - proxy; 21 - discovery object. Possible values for auto-registration actions: 20 - proxy; 22 - host name. |
| value (required) |
string | Value to compare with. |
| actionid | string | (readonly) ID of the action that the condition belongs to. |
| operator | integer | Condition operator. Possible values: 0 - (default) =; 1 - <>; 2 - like; 3 - not like; 4 - in; 5 - >=; 6 - <=; 7 - not in. |
The following operators and values are supported for each condition type.
| Condition | Condition name | Supported operators | Expected value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Host group | =, <> | Host group ID. |
| 1 | Host | =, <> | Host ID. |
| 2 | Trigger | =, <> | Trigger ID. |
| 3 | Trigger name | like, not like | Trigger name. |
| 4 | Trigger severity | =, <>, >=, <= | Trigger severity. Refer to the trigger "severity" property for a list of supported trigger severities. |
| 5 | Trigger value | = | Trigger value. Refer to the trigger "value" property for a list of supported trigger values. |
| 6 | Time period | in, not in | Time when the event was triggered as a time period. |
| 7 | Host IP | =, <> | One or several IP ranges to check separated by commas. Refer to the network discovery configuration section for more information on supported formats of IP ranges. |
| 8 | Discovered service type | =, <> | Type of discovered service. The type of service matches the type of the discovery check used to detect the service. Refer to the discovery check "type" property for a list of supported types. |
| 9 | Discovered service port | =, <> | One or several port ranges separated by commas. |
| 10 | Discovery status | = | Status of a discovered object. Possible values: 0 - host or service up; 1 - host or service down; 2 - host or service discovered; 3 - host or service lost. |
| 11 | Uptime or downtime duration | >=, <= | Time indicating how long has the discovered object been in the current status in seconds. |
| 12 | Received values | =, <>, >=, <=, like, not like | Value returned when performing a Zabbix agent, SNMPv1, SNMPv2 or SNMPv3 discovery check. |
| 13 | Host template | =, <> | Linked template ID. |
| 15 | Application | =, like, not like | Name of the application. |
| 16 | Maintenance status | in, not in | No value required: using the "in" operator means that the host must be in maintenance, "not in" - not in maintenance. |
| 17 | Node | =, <> | ID of the distributed monitoring node. |
| 18 | Discovery rule | =, <> | ID of the discovery rule. |
| 19 | Discovery check | =, <> | ID of the discovery check. |
| 20 | Proxy | =, <> | ID of the proxy. |
| 21 | Discovery object | = | Type of object that triggered the discovery event. Possible values: 1 - discovered host; 2 - discovered service. |
| 22 | Host name | like, not like | Host name. |
Action operation
The action operation object defines an operation that will be performed when an action is executed. It has the following properties.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| operationid | string | (readonly) ID of the action operation. |
| operationtype (required) |
integer | Type of operation. Possible values: 0 - send message; 1 - remote command; 2 - add host; 3 - remove host; 4 - add to host group; 5 - remove from host group; 6 - link to template; 7 - unlink from template; 8 - enable host; 9 - disable host. |
| actionid | string | ID of the action that the operation belongs to. |
| esc_period | integer | Duration of an escalation step in seconds. Must be greater than 60 seconds. If set to 0, the default action escalation period will be used. Default: 0. |
| esc_step_from | integer | Step to start escalation from. Default: 1. |
| esc_step_to | integer | Step to end escalation at. Default: 1. |
| evaltype | integer | Operation condition evaluation method. Possible values: 0 - (default) AND / OR; 1 - AND; 2 - OR. |
| opcommand | object | Object containing the data about the command run by the operation. The operation command object is described in detail below. Required for remote command operations. |
| opcommand_grp | array | Host groups to run remote commands on. Each object has the following properties: opcommand_grpid - (string, readonly) ID of the object;operationid - (string) ID of the operation;groupid - (string) ID of the host group.Required for remote command operations if opcommand_hst is not set. |
| opcommand_hst | array | Host to run remote commands on. Each object has the following properties: opcommand_hstid - (string, readonly) ID of the object;operationid - (string) ID of the operation;hostid - (string) ID of the host; if set to 0 the command will be run on the current host.Required for remote command operations if opcommand_grp is not set. |
| opconditions | array | Operation conditions used for trigger actions. The operation condition object is described in detail below. |
| opgroup | array | Host groups to add hosts to. Each object has the following properties: operationid - (string) ID of the operation;groupid - (string) ID of the host group.Required for "add to host group" and "remove from host group" operations. |
| opmessage | object | Object containing the data about the message sent by the operation. The operation message object is described in detail below. Required for message operations. |
| opmessage_grp | array | User groups to send messages to. Each object has the following properties: operationid - (string) ID of the operation;usrgrpid - (string) ID of the user group.Required for message operations if opmessage_usr is not set. |
| opmessage_usr | array | Users to send messages to. Each object has the following properties: operationid - (string) ID of the operation;userid - (string) ID of the user.Required for message operations if opmessage_grp is not set. |
| optemplate | array | Templates to link the hosts to to. Each object has the following properties: operationid - (string) ID of the operation;templateid - (string) ID of the template.Required for "link to template" and "unlink from template" operations. |
Action operation command
The operation command object contains data about the command that will be run by the operation.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| operationid | string | (readonly) ID of the operation. |
| command (required) |
string | Command to run. |
| type (required) |
integer | Type of operation command. Possible values: 0 - custom script; 1 - IPMI; 2 - SSH; 3 - Telnet; 4 - global script. |
| authtype | integer | Authentication method used for SSH commands. Possible values: 0 - password; 1 - public key. Required for SSH commands. |
| execute_on | integer | Target on which the custom script operation command will be executed. Possible values: 0 - Zabbix agent; 1 - Zabbix server. Required for custom script commands. |
| password | string | Password used for SSH commands with password authentication and Telnet commands. |
| port | string | Port number used for SSH and Telnet commands. |
| privatekey | string | Name of the private key file used for SSH commands with public key authentication. Required for SSH commands with public key authentication. |
| publickey | string | Name of the public key file used for SSH commands with public key authentication. Required for SSH commands with public key authentication. |
| scriptid | string | ID of the script used for global script commands. Required for global script commands. |
| username | string | User name used for authentication. Required for SSH and Telnet commands. |
Action operation message
The operation message object contains data about the message that will be sent by the operation.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| operationid | string | (readonly) ID of the action operation. |
| default_msg | integer | Whether to use the default action message text and subject. Possible values: 0 - (default) use the data from the operation; 1 - use the data from the action. |
| mediatypeid | string | ID of the media type that will be used to send the message. |
| message | string | Operation message text. |
| subject | string | Operation message subject. |
Action operation condition
The action operation condition object defines a condition that must be met to perform the current operation. It has the following properties.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| opconditionid | string | (readonly) ID of the action operation condition |
| conditiontype (required) |
integer | Type of condition. Possible values: 14 - event acknowledged. |
| value (required) |
string | Value to compare with. |
| operationid | string | (readonly) ID of the operation. |
| operator | integer | Condition operator. Possible values: 0 - (default) =. |
The following operators and values are supported for each operation condition type.
| Condition | Condition name | Supported operators | Expected value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Event acknowledged | = | Whether the event is acknowledged. Possible values: 0 - not acknowledged; 1 - acknowledged. |