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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) |
string | Update interval of the item. Accepts seconds or a time unit with suffix (30s,1m,2h,1d). Optionally one or more custom intervals can be specified either as flexible intervals or scheduling. Multiple intervals are separated by a semicolon. User macros may be used. A single macro has to fill the whole field. Multiple macros in a field or macros mixed with text are not supported. Flexible intervals may be written as two macros separated by a forward slash (e.g. {$FLEX_INTERVAL}/{$FLEX_PERIOD}).Optional for Zabbix trapper, dependent items and for Zabbix agent (active) with mqtt.get key. |
| hostid (required) |
string | ID of the host or template that the item belongs to. For update operations this field is readonly. |
| interfaceid (required) |
string | ID of the item's host interface. Used only for host items. Not required for Zabbix agent (active), Zabbix internal, Zabbix trapper, calculated, dependent, database monitor and script items. Optional for HTTP agent 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; 2 - Zabbix trapper; 3 - Simple check; 5 - Zabbix internal; 7 - Zabbix agent (active); 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; 18 - Dependent item; 19 - HTTP agent; 20 - SNMP agent; 21 - Script |
| url (required) |
string | URL string, required only for HTTP agent item type. Supports user macros, {HOST.IP}, {HOST.CONN}, {HOST.DNS}, {HOST.HOST}, {HOST.NAME}, {ITEM.ID}, {ITEM.KEY}. |
| value_type (required) |
integer | Type of information of the item. Possible values: 0 - numeric float; 1 - character; 2 - log; 3 - numeric unsigned; 4 - text. |
| allow_traps | integer | HTTP agent item field. Allow to populate value as in trapper item type also. 0 - (default) Do not allow to accept incoming data. 1 - Allow to accept incoming data. |
| authtype | integer | Used only by SSH agent items or HTTP agent items. SSH agent authentication method possible values: 0 - (default) password; 1 - public key. HTTP agent authentication method possible values: 0 - (default) none 1 - basic 2 - NTLM 3 - Kerberos |
| 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. |
| follow_redirects | integer | HTTP agent item field. Follow response redirects while pooling data. 0 - Do not follow redirects. 1 - (default) Follow redirects. |
| headers | object | HTTP agent item field. Object with HTTP(S) request headers, where header name is used as key and header value as value. Example: { "User-Agent": "Zabbix" } |
| history | string | A time unit of how long the history data should be stored. Also accepts user macro. Default: 90d. |
| http_proxy | string | HTTP agent item field. HTTP(S) proxy connection string. |
| 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. |
| jmx_endpoint | string | JMX agent custom connection string. Default value: service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://{HOST.CONN}:{HOST.PORT}/jmxrmi |
| lastclock | timestamp | (readonly) Time when the item was last updated. By default, only values that fall within the last 24 hours are displayed. You can extend this time period by changing the value of Max history display period parameter in the Administration → General menu section. |
| lastns | integer | (readonly) Nanoseconds when the item was last updated. By default, only values that fall within the last 24 hours are displayed. You can extend this time period by changing the value of Max history display period parameter in the Administration → General menu section. |
| lastvalue | string | (readonly) Last value of the item. By default, only values that fall within the last 24 hours are displayed. You can extend this time period by changing the value of Max history display period parameter in the Administration → General menu section. |
| logtimefmt | string | Format of the time in log entries. Used only by log items. |
| master_itemid | integer | Master item ID. Recursion up to 3 dependent items and maximum count of dependent items equal to 29999 are allowed. Required by dependent items. |
| output_format | integer | HTTP agent item field. Should response be converted to JSON. 0 - (default) Store raw. 1 - Convert to JSON. |
| 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; - the script for script item. |
| parameters | array | Additional parameters for script items. Array of objects with 'name' and 'value' properties, where name must be unique. |
| password | string | Password for authentication. Used by simple check, SSH, Telnet, database monitor, JMX and HTTP agent items. When used by JMX, username should also be specified together with password or both properties should be left blank. |
| post_type | integer | HTTP agent item field. Type of post data body stored in posts property. 0 - (default) Raw data. 2 - JSON data. 3 - XML data. |
| posts | string | HTTP agent item field. HTTP(S) request body data. Used with post_type. |
| prevvalue | string | (readonly) Previous value of the item. By default, only values that fall within the last 24 hours are displayed. You can extend this time period by changing the value of Max history display period parameter in the Administration → General menu section. |
| privatekey | string | Name of the private key file. |
| publickey | string | Name of the public key file. |
| query_fields | array | HTTP agent item field. Query parameters. Array of objects with 'key':'value' pairs, where value can be empty string. |
| request_method | integer | HTTP agent item field. Type of request method. 0 - (default) GET 1 - POST 2 - PUT 3 - HEAD |
| retrieve_mode | integer | HTTP agent item field. What part of response should be stored. 0 - (default) Body. 1 - Headers. 2 - Both body and headers will be stored. For request_method HEAD only 1 is allowed value. |
| snmp_oid | string | SNMP OID. |
| ssl_cert_file | string | HTTP agent item field. Public SSL Key file path. |
| ssl_key_file | string | HTTP agent item field. Private SSL Key file path. |
| ssl_key_password | string | HTTP agent item field. Password for SSL Key file. |
| 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. |
| status_codes | string | HTTP agent item field. Ranges of required HTTP status codes separated by commas. Also supports user macros as part of comma separated list. Example: 200,200-{$M},{$M},200-400 |
| templateid | string | (readonly) ID of the parent template item. Hint: Use the hostid property to specify the template that the item belongs to. |
| timeout | string | Item data polling request timeout. Used for HTTP agent and script items. Supports user macros. default: 3s maximum value: 60s |
| trapper_hosts | string | Allowed hosts. Used by trapper items or HTTP agent items. |
| trends | string | A time unit of how long the trends data should be stored. Also accepts user macro. Default: 365d. |
| units | string | Value units. |
| username | string | Username for authentication. Used by simple check, SSH, Telnet, database monitor, JMX and HTTP agent items. Required by SSH and Telnet items. When used by JMX, password should also be specified together with username or both properties should be left blank. |
| uuid | string | Universal unique identifier, used for linking imported item to already existing ones. Used only for items on templates. Auto-generated, if not given. |
| valuemapid | string | ID of the associated value map. |
| verify_host | integer | HTTP agent item field. Validate host name in URL is in Common Name field or a Subject Alternate Name field of host certificate. 0 - (default) Do not validate. 1 - Validate. |
| verify_peer | integer | HTTP agent item field. Validate is host certificate authentic. 0 - (default) Do not validate. 1 - Validate. |
Note that for some methods (update, delete) the required/optional parameter combination is different.
Item tag
The item tag object has the following properties.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tag (required) |
string | Item tag name. |
| value | string | Item tag value. |
Item preprocessing
The item preprocessing object has the following properties.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type (required) |
integer | The preprocessing option type. Possible values: 1 - Custom multiplier; 2 - Right trim; 3 - Left trim; 4 - Trim; 5 - Regular expression matching; 6 - Boolean to decimal; 7 - Octal to decimal; 8 - Hexadecimal to decimal; 9 - Simple change; 10 - Change per second; 11 - XML XPath; 12 - JSONPath; 13 - In range; 14 - Matches regular expression; 15 - Does not match regular expression; 16 - Check for error in JSON; 17 - Check for error in XML; 18 - Check for error using regular expression; 19 - Discard unchanged; 20 - Discard unchanged with heartbeat; 21 - JavaScript; 22 - Prometheus pattern; 23 - Prometheus to JSON; 24 - CSV to JSON; 25 - Replace; 26 - Check unsupported; 27 - XML to JSON. |
| params (required) |
string | Additional parameters used by preprocessing option. Multiple parameters are separated by LF (\n) character. |
| error_handler (required) |
integer | Action type used in case of preprocessing step failure. Possible values: 0 - Error message is set by Zabbix server; 1 - Discard value; 2 - Set custom value; 3 - Set custom error message. |
| error_handler_params (required) |
string | Error handler parameters. Used with error_handler.Must be empty, if error_handler is 0 or 1.Can be empty if, error_handler is 2.Cannot be empty, if error_handler is 3. |
The following parameters and error handlers are supported for each preprocessing type.
| Preprocessing type | Name | Parameter 1 | Parameter 2 | Parameter 3 | Supported error handlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Custom multiplier | number1, 6 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | ||
| 2 | Right trim | list of characters2 | |||
| 3 | Left trim | list of characters2 | |||
| 4 | Trim | list of characters2 | |||
| 5 | Regular expression | pattern3 | output2 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |
| 6 | Boolean to decimal | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |||
| 7 | Octal to decimal | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |||
| 8 | Hexadecimal to decimal | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |||
| 9 | Simple change | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |||
| 10 | Change per second | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |||
| 11 | XML XPath | path4 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | ||
| 12 | JSONPath | path4 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | ||
| 13 | In range | min1, 6 | max1, 6 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |
| 14 | Matches regular expression | pattern3 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | ||
| 15 | Does not match regular expression | pattern3 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | ||
| 16 | Check for error in JSON | path4 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | ||
| 17 | Check for error in XML | path4 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | ||
| 18 | Check for error using regular expression | pattern3 | output2 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |
| 19 | Discard unchanged | ||||
| 20 | Discard unchanged with heartbeat | seconds5, 6 | |||
| 21 | JavaScript | script2 | |||
| 22 | Prometheus pattern | pattern6, 7 | value, label, function |
output8, 9 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| 23 | Prometheus to JSON | pattern6, 7 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | ||
| 24 | CSV to JSON | character2 | character2 | 0,1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| 25 | Replace | search string2 | replacement2 | ||
| 26 | Check unsupported | 1, 2, 3 | |||
| 27 | XML to JSON | 0, 1, 2, 3 | |||
1 integer or floating-point number
2 string
3 regular expression
4 JSONPath or XML XPath
5 positive integer (with support of time suffixes, e.g. 30s, 1m, 2h, 1d)
6 user macro
7 Prometheus pattern following the syntax: <metric name>{<label name>="<label value>", ...} == <value>. Each Prometheus pattern component (metric, label name, label value and metric value) can be user macro.
8 Prometheus output following the syntax: <label name> (can be a user macro) if label is selected as the second parameter.
9 One of the aggregation functions: sum, min, max, avg, count if function is selected as the second parameter.