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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 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_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_simple_graph_items parameter.
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.
selectApplications query Return the applications from the host in the applications property.

Supports count.
selectDiscoveries query Return the low level discoveries from the host in the discoveries property.

Supports count.
selectDiscoveryRule query Return the LLD rule that created the host in the discoveryRule property.
selectGraphs query Return the graphs from the host in the graphs property.

Supports count.
selectHostDiscovery query Return the host discovery object in the hostDiscovery property.

The host discovery object links a discovered host to a host prototype or a host prototypes to an LLD rule and has the following properties:
host - (string) host of the host prototype;
hostid - (string) ID of the discovered host or host prototype;
parent_hostid - (string) ID of the host prototype from which the host has been created;
parent_itemid - (string) ID of the LLD rule that created the discovered host;
lastcheck - (timestamp) time when the host was last discovered;
ts_delete - (timestamp) time when a host that is no longer discovered will be deleted.
selectHttpTests query Return the web scenarios from the host in the httpTests property.

Supports count.
selectInterfaces query Return the host interfaces in the interfaces property.

Supports count.
selectInventory query Return the host inventory from the host in the inventory property.
selectItems query Return the items from the host in the items property.

Supports count.
selectMacros query Return the macros from the host in the macros property.
selectParentTemplates query Return the templates that the host is linked to in the parentTemplates property.

Supports count.
selectScreens query Return the screens from the host in the screens property.

Supports count.
selectTriggers query Return the triggers from the host in the triggers property.

Supports count.
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.
searchInventory object Return only hosts that have inventory data matching the given wildcard search.

This parameter is affected by the same additional parameters as search.
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 in the reference commentary.
editable boolean
excludeSearch flag
limit integer
output query
preservekeys flag
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",
                   "description": "The Zabbix monitoring 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",
                   "description": ""
               }
           ],
           "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": [
               {
                   "hostid": "10085",
                   "groups": [
                       {
                           "groupid": "2",
                           "name": "Linux servers",
                           "internal": "0",
                           "flags": "0"
                       },
                       {
                           "groupid": "4",
                           "name": "Zabbix servers",
                           "internal": "0",
                           "flags": "0"
                       }
                   ]
               }
           ],
           "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": [
               {
                   "hostid": "10084",
                   "parentTemplates": [
                       {
                           "name": "Template OS Linux",
                           "templateid": "10001"
                       },
                       {
                           "name": "Template App Zabbix Server",
                           "templateid": "10047"
                       }
                   ]
               }
           ],
           "id": 1
       }

Searching by host inventory data

Retrieve hosts that contain "Linux" in the host inventory "OS" field.

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "host.get",
           "params": {
               "output": [
                   "host"
               ],
               "selectInventory": [
                   "os"
               ],
               "searchInventory": {
                   "os": "Linux"
               }
           },
           "id": 2,
           "auth": "7f9e00124c75e8f25facd5c093f3e9a0"
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": [
               {
                   "hostid": "10084",
                   "host": "Zabbix server",
                   "inventory": {
                       "os": "Linux Ubuntu"
                   }
               },
               {
                   "hostid": "10107",
                   "host": "Linux server",
                   "inventory": {
                       "os": "Linux Mint"
                   }
               }
           ],
           "id": 1
       }

See also

Source

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