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get()

Available since version: 1.8.3
This method allows you to retrieve history details based on filtering options.

All parameters are optional except "history". If parameter is set in query, this option is considered as being ON, except if parameter is equal to NULL.

Getting values for multiple items of different types (history parameter) is not supported at this time.

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Details
history array Item value type
nodeids array Node IDs
hostids array Host IDs
triggerids array Template IDs
itemids array Item IDs
time_from integer Select data from Unix timestamp
time_till integer Select data till Unix timestamp
editable integer only with read-write permission. Ignored for SuperAdmins
filter array Optional filter by history fields
search array Return history by any given history object field pattern
startSearch integer Search history field pattern only in start of the field
excludeSearch integer Exclude from result, history by given field pattern
searchWildcardsEnabled integer Search pattern in whole field using wildcards 1 - enable, 0 - disable
output string Output options Values: shorten, refer, extend
countOutput integer Count history values, return the number of values found
groupCount integer Return the number of results grouped by given IDs
groupOutput integer Group result by passed IDs
preservekeys integer Return hash instead of array Keys of hash are object IDs
sortfield string Sort by history field Values: itemid, clock
sortorder string Sort order Values: ASC, DESC
limit int max number of history objects to return

Returns

Parameter Description
result Operation successful. Result will contain array of History objects.
error In case of any errors

Example

Get history details for numeric(float) item with ID "100100000018467" starting from "1284387605" (13.09.2010 17:23:39) till "1284387846" (13.09.2010 17:24:06)

{
       "jsonrpc":"2.0",
       "method":"history.get",
       "params":{
           "history": 0,
           "itemids": ["100100000018467"],
           "time_from": "1284387605"
           "time_till": "1284387846"
           "output":"extend"
       },
       "auth":"6f38cddc44cfbb6c1bd186f9a220b5a0",
       "id":2
       }

Retrieved history details:

{
       "jsonrpc":"2.0",
       "result":[{
           "itemid":"100100000018467",
           "clock":"1284387607",
           "value":"0.9300"
       },{
           "itemid":"100100000018467",
           "clock":"1284387627",
           "value":"0.9200"
       
       },{
           "itemid":"100100000018467",
           "clock":"1284387807",
           "value":"0.9400"
       },{
           "itemid":"100100000018467",
           "clock":"1284387827",
           "value":"0.9300"
       }],
       "id":2
       }