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hostgroup.get

Description

integer/array hostgroup.get(object parameters)

The method allows to retrieve host groups according to the given parameters.

Parameters

(object) Parameters defining the desired output.

The method supports the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
graphids string/array Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates with the given graphs.
groupids string/array Return only host groups with the given host group IDs.
hostids string/array Return only host groups that contain the given hosts.
maintenanceids string/array Return only host groups that are affected by the given maintenances.
monitored_hosts flag Return only host groups that contain monitored hosts.
real_hosts flag Return only host groups that contain hosts.
templated_hosts flag Return only host groups that contain templates.
templateids string/array Return only host groups that contain the given templates.
triggerids string/array Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates with the given triggers.
with_applications flag Return only host groups that contain hosts with applications.
with_graphs flag Return only host groups that contain hosts with graphs.
with_hosts_and_templates flag Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates.
with_httptests flag Return only host groups that contain hosts with web checks.

Overrides the with_monitored_httptests parameter.
with_items flag Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates with items.

Overrides the with_monitored_items andwith_simple_graph_items parameters.
with_monitored_httptests flag Return only host groups that contain hosts with enabled web checks.
with_monitored_items flag Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates with enabled items.

Overrides the with_simple_graph_items parameter.
with_monitored_triggers flag Return only host groups that contain hosts with enabled triggers. All of the items used in the trigger must also be enabled.
with_simple_graph_items flag Return only host groups that contain hosts with numeric items.
with_triggers flag Return only host groups that contain hosts with triggers.

Overrides the with_monitored_triggers parameter.
selectDiscoveryRule query Return the LLD rule that created the host group in the discoveryRule property.
selectGroupDiscovery query Return the host group discovery object in the groupDiscovery property.

The host group discovery object links a discovered host group to a host group prototype and has the following properties:
groupid - (string) ID of the discovered host group;
lastcheck - (timestamp) time when the host group was last discovered;
name - (string) name of the host goup prototype;
parent_group_prototypeid - (string) ID of the host group prototype from which the host group has been created;
ts_delete - (timestamp) time when a host group that is no longer discovered will be deleted.
selectHosts query Return the hosts that belong to the host group in the hosts property.

Supports count.
selectTemplates query Return the templates that belong to the host group in the templates property.

Supports count.
limitSelects integer Limits the number of records returned by subselects.

Applies to the following subselects:
selectHosts - results will be sorted by host;
selectTemplates - results will be sorted by host.
sortfield string/array Sort the result by the given properties.

Possible values are: groupid, name.
countOutput boolean These parameters being common for all get methods are described in detail in the reference commentary page.
editable boolean
excludeSearch boolean
filter object
limit integer
output query
preservekeys boolean
search object
searchByAny boolean
searchWildcardsEnabled boolean
sortorder string/array
startSearch boolean

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 host groups named "Zabbix servers" and "Linux servers".

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "hostgroup.get",
           "params": {
               "output": "extend",
               "filter": {
                   "name": [
                       "Zabbix servers",
                       "Linux servers"
                   ]
               }
           },
           "auth": "6f38cddc44cfbb6c1bd186f9a220b5a0",
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": [
               {
                   "groupid": "2",
                   "name": "Linux servers",
                   "internal": "0"
               },
               {
                   "groupid": "4",
                   "name": "Zabbix servers",
                   "internal": "0"
               }
           ],
           "id": 1
       }

See also

Source

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