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get()

Available since version: 1.8
This function allows you to retrieve item details based on filtering options. All parameters are optional. If parameter is set in query this option counted as ON, except if parameter is equal to NULL.

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Details
nodeids array Node IDs
groupids array HostGroup IDs
hostids array Host IDs
templateids array Template IDs
proxyids array Return only items that belong to the hosts, that are monitored by the given proxies.
itemids array Item IDs
graphids array Graph IDs
triggerids array Trigger IDs
applicationids array Application IDs
webitems integer Search also in web items
inherited integer Inherited from templates "0" - not inherited, "1" - inherited
templated integer Templated items "0" - belongs to hosts, "1" - belongs to templates
monitored integer Monitored items Checks item and host status
editable integer only with read-write permission. Ignored for SuperAdmins
group string Optional filter by host group name
host string Optional filter by host name
application string Optional filter by application name
belongs string Optional filter by host fields
with_triggers integer Items with triggers
filter array Optional filter by item fields
search string Return items by given item fields pattern
startSearch integer Search given patterns only in start of the field
excludeSearch integer Exclude from result items by given patterns
searchWildcardsEnabled integer Search pattern in whole field using wildcards 1 - enable, 0 - disable
output string Output options Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_hosts string Select hosts Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_triggers string Select item triggers Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_graphs string Select item graphs Values: shorten, refer, extend
select_applications string Select item applications Values: shorten, refer, extend
countOutput integer Count hosts, return the number of items found
groupCount integer Return the number of results grouped by given IDs
preservekeys integer Return hash instead of array Keys of hash are object IDs
sortfield string Sort by item field Values: itemid, description, key_, delay, history, trends, type, status
sortorder string Sort order Values: ASC, DESC
limit int max number of item objects to return

Returns

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

Example

Get items details by item description pattern "Apache" and limit output to 10 items, return only item IDS:

{
       "jsonrpc":"2.0",
       "method":"item.get",
       "params":{
           "output":"shorten",
           "search": {"description": "apache"},
           "limit": 10
       },
       "auth":"6f38cddc44cfbb6c1bd186f9a220b5a0",
       "id":2
       }

Retrieved items details:

{
       "jsonrpc":"2.0",
       "result":[
           {"itemid":"100100000010048"},
           {"itemid":"100100000010137"},
           {"itemid":"100100000017431"},
           {"itemid":"100100000017533"},
           {"itemid":"100100000017635"},
           {"itemid":"100100000017737"},
           {"itemid":"100100000017839"},
           {"itemid":"100100000017941"},
           {"itemid":"100100000018043"},
           {"itemid":"100100000018145"}
       ],
       "id":2
       }