host.exists

Description

boolean host.exists(object filter)

This method checks if at least one host that matches the given filter criteria exists.

Parameters

(object) Criteria to search by.

The following parameters are supported as search criteria.

Return values

(boolean) Returns true if at least one host that matches the given filter criteria exists.

Examples

Check host by name

Check if a host with the technical name "Zabbix Server" exists.

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "host.exists",
           "params": {
               "host": "Zabbix Server"
           },
           "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": true,
           "id": 1
       }

See also

• host.isreadable
• host.iswritable

Source

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