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itemprototype.create
Description
object itemprototype.create(object/array itemPrototypes)
This method allows to create new item prototypes.
This method is only available to Admin and Super admin user types. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role settings. See User roles for more information.
Parameters
(object/array) Item prototype to create.
Additionally to the standard item prototype properties, the method accepts the following parameters.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ruleid | string | ID of the LLD rule that the item belongs to. Parameter behavior: - required |
| preprocessing | array | Item prototype preprocessing options. |
| tags | array | Item prototype tags. |
Return values
(object) Returns an object containing the IDs of the created item prototypes under the itemids property. The order of the returned IDs matches the order of the passed item prototypes.
Examples
Creating an item prototype
Create an item prototype to monitor free disk space on a discovered file system. Discovered items should be numeric Zabbix agent items updated every 30 seconds.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "itemprototype.create",
"params": {
"name": "Free disk space on {#FSNAME}",
"key_": "vfs.fs.size[{#FSNAME},free]",
"hostid": "10197",
"ruleid": "27665",
"type": 0,
"value_type": 3,
"interfaceid": "112",
"delay": "30s"
},
"id": 1
}Response:
Creating an item prototype with preprocessing
Create an item using change per second and a custom multiplier as a second step.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "itemprototype.create",
"params": {
"name": "Incoming network traffic on {#IFNAME}",
"key_": "net.if.in[{#IFNAME}]",
"hostid": "10001",
"ruleid": "27665",
"type": 0,
"value_type": 3,
"delay": "60s",
"units": "bps",
"interfaceid": "1155",
"preprocessing": [
{
"type": 10,
"params": "",
"error_handler": 0,
"error_handler_params": ""
},
{
"type": 1,
"params": "8",
"error_handler": 2,
"error_handler_params": "10"
}
]
},
"id": 1
}Response:
Creating dependent item prototype
Create Dependent item prototype for Master item prototype with ID 44211. Only dependencies on same host (template/discovery rule) are allowed, therefore Master and Dependent item should have same hostid and ruleid.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "itemprototype.create",
"params": {
"hostid": "10001",
"ruleid": "27665",
"name": "Dependent test item prototype",
"key_": "dependent.prototype",
"type": 18,
"master_itemid": "44211",
"value_type": 3
},
"id": 1
}Response:
Create HTTP agent item prototype
Create item prototype with URL using user macro, query fields and custom headers.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "itemprototype.create",
"params": {
"type": "19",
"hostid": "10254",
"ruleid": "28256",
"interfaceid": "2",
"name": "api item prototype example",
"key_": "api_http_item",
"value_type": 3,
"url": "{$URL_PROTOTYPE}",
"query_fields": [
{
"min": "10"
},
{
"max": "100"
}
],
"headers": {
"X-Source": "api"
},
"delay": "35"
},
"id": 1
}Response:
Create script item prototype
Create a simple data collection using a script item prototype.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "itemprototype.create",
"params": {
"name": "Script example",
"key_": "custom.script.itemprototype",
"hostid": "12345",
"type": 21,
"value_type": 4,
"params": "var request = new HttpRequest();\nreturn request.post(\"https://postman-echo.com/post\", JSON.parse(value));",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "host",
"value": "{HOST.CONN}"
}
],
"timeout": "6s",
"delay": "30s"
},
"id": 1
}Response:
Source
CItemPrototype::create() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CItemPrototype.php.