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map.create
Description
object map.create(object/array maps)
This method allows to create new maps.
Parameters
(object/array) Maps to create.
Additionally to the standard map properties, the method accepts the following parameters.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| links | array | Map links to be created on the map. |
| selements | array | Map elements to be created on the map. |
| urls | array | Map URLs to be created on the map. |
| users | array | Map user shares to be created on the map. |
| userGroups | array | Map user group shares to be created on the map. |
| shapes | array | Map shapes to be created on the map. |
| lines | array | Map lines to be created on the map. |
To create map links you'll need to set a map elements selementid to an arbitrary value and then use this value to reference this element in the links selementid1 or selementid2 properties. When the element is created, this value will be replaced with the correct ID generated by Zabbix. See example.
Return values
(object) Returns an object containing the IDs of the created maps under the sysmapids property. The order of the returned IDs matches the order of the passed maps.
Examples
Create an empty map
Create a map with no elements.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "map.create",
"params": {
"name": "Map",
"width": 600,
"height": 600
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
Create a host map
Create a map with two host elements and a link between them. Note the use of temporary "selementid1" and "selementid2" values in the map link object to refer to map elements.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "map.create",
"params": {
"name": "Host map",
"width": 600,
"height": 600,
"selements": [
{
"selementid": "1",
"elements": [
{"hostid": "1033"}
],
"elementtype": 0,
"iconid_off": "2"
},
{
"selementid": "2",
"elements": [
{"hostid": "1037"}
],
"elementtype": 0,
"iconid_off": "2"
}
],
"links": [
{
"selementid1": "1",
"selementid2": "2"
}
]
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
Create a trigger map
Create a map with trigger element, which contains two triggers.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "map.create",
"params": {
"name": "Trigger map",
"width": 600,
"height": 600,
"selements": [
{
"elements": [
{"triggerid": "12345"},
{"triggerid": "67890"}
],
"elementtype": 2,
"iconid_off": "2"
}
]
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
Map sharing
Create a map with two types of sharing (user and user group).
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "map.create",
"params": {
"name": "Map sharing",
"width": 600,
"height": 600,
"users": [
{
"userid": "4",
"permission": "3"
}
],
"userGroups": [
{
"usrgrpid": "7",
"permission": "2"
}
]
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
Map shapes
Create a map with map name title.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "map.create",
"params": {
"name": "Host map",
"width": 600,
"height": 600,
"shapes": [
{
"type": 0,
"x": 0,
"y": 0,
"width": 600,
"height": 11,
"text": "{MAP.NAME}"
}
]
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
Map lines
Create a map line.
Request:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "map.create",
"params": {
"name": "Map API lines",
"width": 500,
"height": 500,
"lines": [
{
"x1": 30,
"y1": 10,
"x2": 100,
"y2": 50,
"line_type": 1,
"line_width": 10,
"line_color": "009900"
}
]
},
"auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
"id": 1
}Response:
See also
Source
CMap::create() in frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CMap.php.
Source
CMap::create() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CMap.php.