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> Item object
The following objects are directly related to the item API.
Item
Web items cannot be directly created, updated or deleted via the Zabbix API.
The item object has the following properties.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| itemid | string | (readonly) ID of the item. |
| delay (required) |
integer | Update interval of the item in seconds. |
| hostid (required) |
string | ID of the host or template that the item belongs to. |
| interfaceid (required) |
string | ID of the item's host interface. Not required for template items. Optional for Zabbix agent (active), Zabbix internal, Zabbix trapper, Zabbix aggregate, database monitor and calculated items. |
| key_ (required) |
string | Item key. |
| name (required) |
string | Name of the item. |
| type (required) |
integer | Type of the item. Possible values: 0 - Zabbix agent; 1 - SNMPv1 agent; 2 - Zabbix trapper; 3 - simple check; 4 - SNMPv2 agent; 5 - Zabbix internal; 6 - SNMPv3 agent; 7 - Zabbix agent (active); 8 - Zabbix aggregate; 9 - web item; 10 - external check; 11 - database monitor; 12 - IPMI agent; 13 - SSH agent; 14 - TELNET agent; 15 - calculated; 16 - JMX agent; 17 - SNMP trap. |
| value_type (required) |
integer | Type of information of the item. Possible values: 0 - numeric float; 1 - character; 2 - log; 3 - numeric unsigned; 4 - text. |
| authtype | integer | SSH authentication method. Used only by SSH agent items. Possible values: 0 - (default) password; 1 - public key. |
| data_type | integer | Data type of the item. Possible values: 0 - (default) decimal; 1 - octal; 2 - hexadecimal; 3 - boolean. |
| delay_flex | string | Flexible intervals as a serialized string. Each serialized flexible interval consists of an update interval and a time period separated by a forward slash. Multiple intervals are separated by a colon. |
| delta | integer | Value that will be stored. Possible values: 0 - (default) as is; 1 - Delta, speed per second; 2 - Delta, simple change. |
| description | string | Description of the item. |
| error | string | (readonly) Error text if there are problems updating the item. |
| flags | integer | (readonly) Origin of the item. Possible values: 0 - a plain item; 4 - a discovered item. |
| formula | integer/float | Custom multiplier. Default: 1. |
| history | integer | Number of days to keep item's history data. Default: 90. |
| inventory_link | integer | ID of the host inventory field that is populated by the item. Refer to the host inventory page for a list of supported host inventory fields and their IDs. Default: 0. |
| ipmi_sensor | string | IPMI sensor. Used only by IPMI items. |
| lastclock | timestamp | (readonly) Time when the item was last updated. This property will only return a value for the period configured in ZBX_HISTORY_PERIOD. |
| lastns | integer | (readonly) Nanoseconds when the item was last updated. This property will only return a value for the period configured in ZBX_HISTORY_PERIOD. |
| lastvalue | string | (readonly) Last value of the item. This property will only return a value for the period configured in ZBX_HISTORY_PERIOD. |
| logtimefmt | string | Format of the time in log entries. Used only by log items. |
| mtime | timestamp | Time when the monitored log file was last updated. Used only by log items. |
| multiplier | integer | Whether to use a custom multiplier. |
| params | string | Additional parameters depending on the type of the item: - executed script for SSH and Telnet items; - SQL query for database monitor items; - formula for calculated items. |
| password | string | Password for authentication. Used by simple check, SSH, Telnet, database monitor and JMX items. |
| port | string | Port monitored by the item. Used only by SNMP items. |
| prevvalue | string | (readonly) Previous value of the item. This property will only return a value for the period configured in ZBX_HISTORY_PERIOD. |
| privatekey | string | Name of the private key file. |
| publickey | string | Name of the public key file. |
| snmp_community | string | SNMP community. Used only by SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 items. |
| snmp_oid | string | SNMP OID. |
| snmpv3_authpassphrase | string | SNMPv3 auth passphrase. Used only by SNMPv3 items. |
| snmpv3_authprotocol | integer | SNMPv3 authentication protocol. Used only by SNMPv3 items. Possible values: 0 - (default) MD5; 1 - SHA. |
| snmpv3_contextname | string | SNMPv3 context name. Used only by SNMPv3 items. |
| snmpv3_privpassphrase | string | SNMPv3 priv passphrase. Used only by SNMPv3 items. |
| snmpv3_privprotocol | integer | SNMPv3 privacy protocol. Used only by SNMPv3 items. Possible values: 0 - (default) DES; 1 - AES. |
| snmpv3_securitylevel | integer | SNMPv3 security level. Used only by SNMPv3 items. Possible values: 0 - noAuthNoPriv; 1 - authNoPriv; 2 - authPriv. |
| snmpv3_securityname | string | SNMPv3 security name. Used only by SNMPv3 items. |
| state | integer | (readonly) State of the item. Possible values: 0 - (default) normal; 1 - not supported. |
| status | integer | Status of the item. Possible values: 0 - (default) enabled item; 1 - disabled item. |
| templateid | string | (readonly) ID of the parent template item. Hint: Use the hostid property to specify the template that the item belongs to. |
| trapper_hosts | string | Allowed hosts. Used only by trapper items. |
| trends | integer | Number of days to keep item's trends data. Default: 365. |
| units | string | Value units. |
| username | string | Username for authentication. Used by simple check, SSH, Telnet, database monitor and JMX items. Required by SSH and Telnet items. |
| valuemapid | string | ID of the associated value map. |