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manual:api:reference:hostinterface:object
> Host interface object
The following objects are directly related to the hostinterface API.
Host interface
The host interface object has the following properties.
Note that both IP and DNS are required. If you do not want to use DNS, set it to an empty string.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| interfaceid | string | (readonly) ID of the interface. |
| dns (required) | string | DNS name used by the interface. Can be empty if the connection is made via IP. |
| hostid (required) | string | ID of the host the interface belongs to. |
| ip (required) | string | IP address used by the interface. Can be empty if the connection is made via DNS. |
| main (required) | integer | Whether the interface is used as default on the host. Only one interface of some type can be set as default on a host. Possible values are: 0 - not default; 1 - default. |
| port (required) | string | Port number used by the interface. Can contain user macros. |
| type (required) | integer | Interface type. Possible values are: 1 - agent; 2 - SNMP; 3 - IPMI; 4 - JMX. |
| useip (required) | integer | Whether the connection should be made via IP. Possible values are: 0 - connect using host DNS name; 1 - connect using host IP address for this host interface. |
| bulk | integer | Whether to use bulk SNMP requests. Possible values are: 0 - don't use bulk requests; 1 - (default) use bulk requests. |