host.massupdate

Description

object host.massupdate(object parameters)

This method allows to simultaneously replace or remove related objects and update properties on multiple hosts.

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) Parameters containing the IDs of the hosts to update and the properties that should be updated.

Additionally to the standard host properties, the method accepts the following parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
hosts	object/array	Hosts to be updated. The hosts must have only the `hostid` property defined. Parameter behavior: - required
groups	object/array	Host groups to replace the current host groups the hosts belong to. The host groups must have only the `groupid` property defined.
interfaces	object/array	Host interfaces to replace the current host interfaces on the given hosts.
inventory	object	Host inventory properties. Host inventory mode cannot be updated using the `inventory` parameter, use `inventory_mode` instead.
macros	object/array	User macros to replace the current user macros on the given hosts.
templates	object/array	Templates to replace the currently linked templates on the given hosts. The templates must have only the `templateid` property defined.
templates_clear	object/array	Templates to unlink and clear from the given hosts. The templates must have only the `templateid` property defined.

Return values

(object) Returns an object containing the IDs of the updated hosts under the hostids property.

Examples

Enabling multiple hosts

Enable monitoring of two hosts, that is, set their status to "0".

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "host.massupdate",
           "params": {
               "hosts": [
                   {
                       "hostid": "69665"
                   },
                   {
                       "hostid": "69666"
                   }
               ],
               "status": 0
           },
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": {
               "hostids": [
                   "69665",
                   "69666"
               ]
           },
           "id": 1
       }

Source

CHost::massUpdate() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CHost.php.

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