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discoveryrule.exists

Description

boolean discoveryrule.exists(object filter)

This method checks if at least one LLD rule that matches the given filter criteria exists.

This method is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Please use discoveryrule.get instead.

Parameters

(object) Criteria to search by.

The following parameters are supported as search criteria.

Parameter Type Description
key_
(required)
string/array Keys of the LLD rules.
host string/array Names of the hosts that the LLD rules must belong to.
hostid string/array IDs of the hosts that the LLD rules must belong to.

Return values

(boolean) Returns true if at least one LLD rule that matches the given filter criteria exists.

Examples

Checking if an LLD rule exists on a host

Check if the LLD rule with the key "vfs.fs.discovery" exists on host "Zabbix server".

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "discoveryrule.exists",
           "params": {
               "host": "Zabbix server",
               "key_": "vfs.fs.discovery"
           },
           "auth": "3a57200802b24cda67c4e4010b50c065",
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": true,
           "id": 1
       }

See also

Source

CDiscoveryRule::exists() in frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CDiscoveryRule.php.