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host.get
Description
integer/array host.get(object parameters)
The method allows to retrieve hosts according to the given parameters.
Parameters
(object) Parameters defining the desired output.
The method supports the following parameters.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| groupids | string/array | Return only hosts that belong to the given groups. |
| applicationids | string/array | Return only hosts that have the given applications. |
| dserviceids | string/array | Return only hosts that are related to the given discovered services. |
| graphids | string/array | Return only hosts that have the given graphs. |
| hostids | string/array | Return only hosts with the given host IDs. |
| httptestids | string/array | Return only hosts that have the given web checks. |
| interfaceids | string/array | Return only hosts that use the given interfaces. |
| itemids | string/array | Return only hosts that have the given items. |
| maintenanceids | string/array | Return only hosts that are affected by the given maintenances. |
| monitored_hosts | flag | Return only monitored hosts. |
| proxy_hosts | flag | Return only proxies. |
| proxyids | string/array | Return only hosts that are monitored by the given proxies. |
| templated_hosts | flag | Return both hosts and templates. |
| templateids | string/array | Return only hosts that are linked to the given templates. |
| triggerids | string/array | Return only hosts that have the given triggers. |
| with_items | flag | Return only hosts that have items. Overrides the with_monitored_items and with_simple_graph_items parameters. |
| with_applications | flag | Return only hosts that have applications. |
| with_graphs | flag | Return only hosts that have graphs. |
| with_httptests | flag | Return only hosts that have web checks. Overrides the with_monitored_httptests parameter. |
| with_monitored_httptests | flag | Return only hosts that have enabled web checks. |
| with_monitored_items | flag | Return only hosts that have enabled items. Overrides the with_simple_graph_items parameter. |
| with_monitored_triggers | flag | Return only hosts that have enabled triggers. All of the items used in the trigger must also be enabled. |
| with_simple_graph_items | flag | Return only hosts that have items with numeric type of information. |
| with_triggers | flag | Return only hosts that have triggers. Overrides the with_monitored_triggers parameter. |
| withInventory | flag | Return only hosts that have inventory data. |
| selectGroups | query | Return the host groups that the host belongs to in the groups property. |
| selectApplications | query | Return the applications from the host in the applications property.Supports count. |
| selectDiscoveries | query | Return the low level discoveries from the host in the discoveries property.Supports count. |
| selectDiscoveryRule | query | Return the LLD rule that created the host in the discoveryRule property. |
| selectGraphs | query | Return the graphs from the host in the graphs property.Supports count. |
| selectHostDiscovery | query | Return the host discovery object in the hostDiscovery property.The host discovery object links a discovered host to a host prototype or a host prototypes to an LLD rule and has the following properties: host - (string) host of the host prototype;hostid - (string) ID of the discovered host or host prototype;parent_hostid - (string) ID of the host prototype from which the host has been created;parent_itemid - (string) ID of the LLD rule that created the discovered host;lastcheck - (timestamp) time when the host was last discovered;ts_delete - (timestamp) time when a host that is no longer discovered will be deleted. |
| selectHttpTests | query | Return the web scenarios from the host in the httpTests property.Supports count. |
| selectInterfaces | query | Return the host interfaces in the interfaces property.Supports count. |
| selectInventory | query | Return the host inventory from the host in the inventory property. |
| selectItems | query | Return the items from the host in the items property.Supports count. |
| selectMacros | query | Return the macros from the host in the macros property. |
| selectParentTemplates | query | Return the templates that the host is linked to in the parentTemplates property.Supports count. |
| selectScreens | query | Return the screens from the host in the screens property.Supports count. |
| selectTriggers | query | Return the triggers from the host in the triggers property.Supports count. |
| filter | object | Return only those results that exactly match the given filter. Accepts an array, where the keys are property names, and the values are either a single value or an array of values to match against. Allows filtering by interface properties. |
| limitSelects | integer | Limits the number of records returned by subselects. Applies to the following subselects: selectParentTemplates - results will be sorted by host;selectInterfaces;selectItems - sorted by name;selectDiscoveries - sorted by name;selectTriggers - sorted by description;selectGraphs - sorted by name;selectApplications - sorted by name;selectScreens - sorted by name. |
| search | object | Return results that match the given wildcard search. Accepts an array, where the keys are property names, and the values are strings to search for. If no additional options are given, this will perform a LIKE "%…%" search.Allows searching by interface properties. Works only with text fields. |
| searchInventory | object | Return only hosts that have inventory data matching the given wildcard search. This parameter is affected by the same additional parameters as search. |
| sortfield | string/array | Sort the result by the given properties. Possible values are: hostid, host, name, status. |
| countOutput | boolean | These parameters being common for all get methods are described in detail in the reference commentary. |
| editable | boolean | |
| excludeSearch | boolean | |
| limit | integer | |
| output | query | |
| preservekeys | boolean | |
| searchByAny | boolean | |
| searchWildcardsEnabled | boolean | |
| sortorder | string/array | |
| startSearch | boolean |
Return values
(integer/array) Returns either:
- an array of objects;
- the count of retrieved objects, if the
countOutputparameter has been used.
Examples
Retrieving data by name
Retrieve all data about two hosts named "Zabbix server" and "Linux server".
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.get",
"params": {
"filter": {
"host": [
"Zabbix server",
"Linux server"
]
}
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [
{
"maintenances": [],
"hostid": "10160",
"proxy_hostid": "0",
"host": "Zabbix server",
"status": "0",
"disable_until": "0",
"error": "",
"available": "0",
"errors_from": "0",
"lastaccess": "0",
"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_errors_from": "0",
"snmp_errors_from": "0",
"ipmi_error": "",
"snmp_error": "",
"jmx_disable_until": "0",
"jmx_available": "0",
"jmx_errors_from": "0",
"jmx_error": "",
"name": "Zabbix server",
"description": "The Zabbix monitoring server.",
"tls_connect": "1",
"tls_accept": "1",
"tls_issuer": "",
"tls_subject": "",
"tls_psk_identity": "",
"tls_psk": ""
},
{
"maintenances": [],
"hostid": "10167",
"proxy_hostid": "0",
"host": "Linux server",
"status": "0",
"disable_until": "0",
"error": "",
"available": "0",
"errors_from": "0",
"lastaccess": "0",
"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_errors_from": "0",
"snmp_errors_from": "0",
"ipmi_error": "",
"snmp_error": "",
"jmx_disable_until": "0",
"jmx_available": "0",
"jmx_errors_from": "0",
"jmx_error": "",
"name": "Linux server",
"description": "",
"tls_connect": "1",
"tls_accept": "1",
"tls_issuer": "",
"tls_subject": "",
"tls_psk_identity": "",
"tls_psk": ""
}
],
"id": 1
}Retrieving host groups
Retrieve names of the groups host "Zabbix server" is member of, but no host details themselves.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.get",
"params": {
"output": ["hostid"],
"selectGroups": "extend",
"filter": {
"host": [
"Zabbix server"
]
}
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 2
}Response:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [
{
"hostid": "10085",
"groups": [
{
"groupid": "2",
"name": "Linux servers",
"internal": "0",
"flags": "0"
},
{
"groupid": "4",
"name": "Zabbix servers",
"internal": "0",
"flags": "0"
}
]
}
],
"id": 2
}Retrieving linked templates
Retrieve the IDs and names of templates linked to host "10084".
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.get",
"params": {
"output": ["hostid"],
"selectParentTemplates": [
"templateid",
"name"
],
"hostids": "10084"
},
"id": 1,
"auth": "70785d2b494a7302309b48afcdb3a401"
}Response:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [
{
"hostid": "10084",
"parentTemplates": [
{
"name": "Template OS Linux",
"templateid": "10001"
},
{
"name": "Template App Zabbix Server",
"templateid": "10047"
}
]
}
],
"id": 1
}Searching by host inventory data
Retrieve hosts that contain "Linux" in the host inventory "OS" field.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.get",
"params": {
"output": [
"host"
],
"selectInventory": [
"os"
],
"searchInventory": {
"os": "Linux"
}
},
"id": 2,
"auth": "7f9e00124c75e8f25facd5c093f3e9a0"
}Response:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [
{
"hostid": "10084",
"host": "Zabbix server",
"inventory": {
"os": "Linux Ubuntu"
}
},
{
"hostid": "10107",
"host": "Linux server",
"inventory": {
"os": "Linux Mint"
}
}
],
"id": 1
}See also
Source
CHost::get() in frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CHost.php.
Searching hosts by problem severity
Retrieve hosts that have "Disaster" problems.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.get",
"params": {
"output": ["name"],
"severities": 5
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
Retrieve hosts that have "Average" and "High" problems.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.get",
"params": {
"output": ["name"],
"severities": [3, 4]
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [
{
"hostid": "20170",
"name": "Database"
},
{
"hostid": "20183",
"name": "workstation"
}
],
"id": 1
}See also
Source
CHost::get() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CHost.php.