Table of Contents
Trigger
Methods
Class containing methods for operations with Triggers.
| Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| get() | Get trigger details |
| exists() | Check if trigger exists |
| create() | Create triggers |
| update() | Update trigger details |
| delete() | Delete triggers |
| addDependencies() | Delete triggers |
| deleteDependencies() | Delete triggers |
Object details
The table contains complete list of Trigger attributes.
| Parameter | Type | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| triggerid | integer | Trigger ID | |
| description | string | Trigger name | |
| expression | string | Expression | |
| url | string | Referenced URL | |
| status | integer | Status | |
| value | integer | State | |
| priority | integer | Severity | |
| lastchange | integer | Time of last state change | |
| dep_level | integer | Dependency level | |
| comments | integer | Description | |
| error | integer | Error | |
| templateid | integer | Parent trigger ID | |
| type | integer | Event generation | |
Field values
Status
| Value | Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | Trigger is active |
| 1 | Trigger is disabled |
Value
| Value | Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | OK |
| 1 | PROBLEM |
| 2 | UNKNOWN |
Priority
| Value | Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not classified |
| 1 | Information |
| 2 | Warning |
| 3 | Average |
| 4 | High |
| 5 | Disaster |
Type
| Value | Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | Normal event generation |
| 1 | Generate multiple PROBLEM events |
Common tasks
The table contains list of common trigger-related tasks and possible implementation using Zabbix API
| Task | HOWTO |
|---|---|
| Add an trigger | Use method trigger.create |
| Add a bunch of new triggers | Use method trigger.create with array of Trigger objects |
| Enable an trigger | Use method trigger.update, set "status":0 |
| Disable an trigger | Use method trigger.update, set "status":1 |
| Retrieve trigger details by Trigger IDs | Use method trigger.get with parameter triggerids |
| Retrieve triggers details by Host name | Use method trigger.get with parameter filter, specify "host": ["<your host1>"] |