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host.get

Description

integer/array host.get(object parameters)

The method allows to retrieve hosts according to the given parameters.

Parameters

(object) Parameters defining the desired output.

The method supports the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
groupids string/array Return only hosts that belong to the given groups.
applicationids string/array Return only hosts that have the given applications.
dserviceids string/array Return only hosts that are related to the given discovered services.
graphids string/array Return only hosts that have the given graphs.
hostids string/array Return only hosts with the given host IDs.
httptestids string/array Return only hosts that have the given web checks.
interfaceids string/array Return only hosts that use the given interfaces.
itemids string/array Return only hosts that have the given items.
maintenanceids string/array Return only hosts that are affected by the given maintenances.
monitored_hosts flag Return only monitored hosts.
proxy_hosts flag Return only proxies.
proxyids string/array Return only hosts that are monitored by the given proxies.
templated_hosts flag Return both hosts and templates.
templateids string/array Return only hosts that are linked to the given templates.
triggerids string/array Return only hosts that have the given triggers.
with_items flag Return only hosts that have items.

Overrides the with_monitored_items, with_historical_items and with_simple_graph_items parameters.
with_applications flag Return only hosts that have applications.
with_graphs flag Return only hosts that have graphs.
with_historical_items flag Return only hosts that have enabled or not supported items with historical data.

Overrides the with_simple_graph_items parameter.
with_httptests flag Return only hosts that have web checks.

Overrides the with_monitored_httptests parameter.
with_monitored_httptests flag Return only hosts that have enabled web checks.
with_monitored_items flag Return only hosts that have enabled items.

Overrides the with_historical_items and with_simple_graph_items parameters.
with_monitored_triggers flag Return only hosts that have enabled triggers. All of the items used in the trigger must also be enabled.
with_simple_graph_items flag Return only hosts that have items with numeric type of information.
with_triggers flag Return only hosts that have triggers.

Overrides the with_monitored_triggers parameter.
withInventory flag Return only hosts that have inventory data.
selectGroups query Return the host groups that the host belongs to in the groups property.

Does not support shorten or arrays of properties.
selectApplications query Return the applications from the host in the applications property.

Supports count; does not support shorten.
selectDiscoveries query Return the low level discoveries from the host in the discoveries property.

Supports count; does not support shorten.
selectGraphs query Return the graphs from the host in the graphs property.

Supports count; does not support shorten.
selectInterfaces query Return the host interfaces in the interfaces property.

Supports count; does not support shorten.
selectInventory boolean/array Return the host inventory from the host in the inventory property.

Possible values are true to return all of the data, or an array of property names to return only specific properties.
selectItems query Return the items from the host in the items property.

Supports count; does not support shorten.
selectMacros query Return the macros from the host in the macros property.

Does not support shorten or arrays of properties.
selectParentTemplates query Return the templates that the host is linked to in the parentTemplates property.

Supports count; does not support shorten.
selectScreens query Return the screens from the host in the screens property.

Supports count; does not support shorten.
selectTriggers query Return the triggers from the host in the triggers property.

Supports count; does not support shorten.
filter object Return only those results that exactly match the given filter.

Accepts an array, where the keys are property names, and the values are either a single value or an array of values to match against.

Allows filtering by interface properties.
limitSelects integer Limits the number of records returned by subselects.

Applies to the following subselects:
selectParentTemplates - results will be sorted by host;
selectInterfaces;
selectItems - sorted by name;
selectDiscoveries - sorted by name;
selectTriggers - sorted by description;
selectGraphs - sorted by name;
selectApplications - sorted by name;
selectScreens - sorted by name.
search object Return results that match the given wildcard search.

Accepts an array, where the keys are property names, and the values are strings to search for. If no additional options are given, this will perform a LIKE "%…%" search.

Allows searching by interface properties. Works only with text fields.
sortfield string/array Sort the result by the given properties.

Possible values are: hostid, host, name, status.
countOutput flag These parameters being common for all get methods are described in detail on the Generic Zabbix API information page.
editable boolean
excludeSearch flag
limit integer
nodeids string/array
output query
preservekeys flag
search object
searchByAny boolean
searchWildcardsEnabled boolean
sortorder string/array
startSearch flag

Return values

(integer/array) Returns either:

  • an array of objects;
  • the count of retrieved objects, if the countOutput parameter has been used.

Examples

Retrieving data by name

Retrieve all data about two hosts named "Zabbix server" and "Linux server".

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "host.get",
           "params": {
               "output": "extend",
               "filter": {
                   "host": [
                       "Zabbix server",
                       "Linux server"
                   ]
               }
           },
           "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": [
               {
                   "maintenances": [],
                   "hostid": "10160",
                   "proxy_hostid": "0",
                   "host": "Zabbix server",
                   "status": "0",
                   "disable_until": "0",
                   "error": "",
                   "available": "0",
                   "errors_from": "0",
                   "lastaccess": "0",
                   "ipmi_authtype": "-1",
                   "ipmi_privilege": "2",
                   "ipmi_username": "",
                   "ipmi_password": "",
                   "ipmi_disable_until": "0",
                   "ipmi_available": "0",
                   "snmp_disable_until": "0",
                   "snmp_available": "0",
                   "maintenanceid": "0",
                   "maintenance_status": "0",
                   "maintenance_type": "0",
                   "maintenance_from": "0",
                   "ipmi_errors_from": "0",
                   "snmp_errors_from": "0",
                   "ipmi_error": "",
                   "snmp_error": "",
                   "jmx_disable_until": "0",
                   "jmx_available": "0",
                   "jmx_errors_from": "0",
                   "jmx_error": "",
                   "name": "Zabbix server"
               },
               {
                   "maintenances": [],
                   "hostid": "10167",
                   "proxy_hostid": "0",
                   "host": "Linux server",
                   "status": "0",
                   "disable_until": "0",
                   "error": "",
                   "available": "0",
                   "errors_from": "0",
                   "lastaccess": "0",
                   "ipmi_authtype": "-1",
                   "ipmi_privilege": "2",
                   "ipmi_username": "",
                   "ipmi_password": "",
                   "ipmi_disable_until": "0",
                   "ipmi_available": "0",
                   "snmp_disable_until": "0",
                   "snmp_available": "0",
                   "maintenanceid": "0",
                   "maintenance_status": "0",
                   "maintenance_type": "0",
                   "maintenance_from": "0",
                   "ipmi_errors_from": "0",
                   "snmp_errors_from": "0",
                   "ipmi_error": "",
                   "snmp_error": "",
                   "jmx_disable_until": "0",
                   "jmx_available": "0",
                   "jmx_errors_from": "0",
                   "jmx_error": "",
                   "name": "Linux server"
               }
           ],
           "id": 1
       }

Retrieving host groups

Retrieve names of the groups host "Zabbix server" is member of, but no host details themselves.

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "host.get",
           "params": {
               "output": ["hostid"],
               "selectGroups": "extend",
               "filter": {
                   "host": [
                       "Zabbix server"
                   ]
               }
           },
           "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
           "id": 2
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": [
               {
                   "groups": [
                       {
                           "groupid": "2",
                           "name": "Linux servers",
                           "internal": "0"
                       },
                       {
                           "groupid": "4",
                           "name": "Zabbix servers",
                           "internal": "0"
                       }
                   ],
                   "hostid": "10085"
               }
           ],
           "id": 2
       }

Retrieving linked templates

Retrieve the IDs and names of templates linked to host "10084".

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "host.get",
           "params": {
               "output": ["hostid"],
               "selectParentTemplates": [
                   "templateid",
                   "name"
               ],
               "hostids": "10084"
           },
           "id": 1,
           "auth": "70785d2b494a7302309b48afcdb3a401"
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": [
               {
                   "parentTemplates": [
                       {
                           "name": "Template OS Linux",
                           "templateid": "10001"
                       },
                       {
                           "name": "Template App Zabbix Server",
                           "templateid": "10047"
                       }
                   ],
                   "hostid": "10084"
               }
           ],
           "id": 1
       }

See also

Source

CHost::get() in frontends/php/api/classes/CHost.php.