Zabbix Documentation 5.0

task.create

Description

object task.create(object task)

This method allows to create a new task (such as collect diagnostic data or check items or low-level discovery rules without config reload).

Starting from Zabbix version 5.0.5, task.create accepts array of task objects object/array tasks, allowing to create multiple tasks in single request.

Parameters

(object) A task to create.

The method accepts the following parameters. Please use this format for Zabbix versions before 5.0.5 only.

Parameter	Type	Description
type (required)	integer	Task type. Possible values: 6 - Check now.
itemids (required)	string/array	IDs of items and low-level discovery rules.

Please be aware that starting from Zabbix version 5.0.5, request format has changed:

Parameter	Type	Description
type (required)	integer	Task type. Possible values: 1 - Diagnostic information; 6 - Check now.
request (required)	object	Task request object according to the task type. Correct format of request object is described in Task object section.
proxy_hostid	integer	Proxy about which Diagnostic information task will collect data. Ignored for Check now tasks.

Note that 'Check now' tasks can be created for the following types of items/discovery rules:

Zabbix agent
SNMPv1/v2/v3 agent
Simple check
Internal check
Aggregate check
External check
Database monitor
HTTP agent
IPMI agent
SSH agent
TELNET agent
Calculated check
JMX agent

Return values

(object) Returns an object containing the IDs of the created tasks under the taskids property. One task is created for each item and low-level discovery rule. The order of the returned IDs matches the order of the passed itemids or task objects passed as array.

Examples

Creating a task

Create a task check now for two items. One is an item, the other is a low-level discovery rule.

Request for Zabbix versions before 5.0.5:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "task.create",
    "params": {
        "type": "6",
        "itemids": [
            "10092",
            "10093"
        ],
    },
    "auth": "700ca65537074ec963db7efabda78259",
    "id": 1
}

Same request for Zabbix versions starting from 5.0.5:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "task.create",
    "params": [
        {
            "type": "6",
            "request": {
                "itemid": "10092"
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "6",
            "request": {
                "itemid": "10093"
            }
        }
    ],
    "auth": "700ca65537074ec963db7efabda78259",
    "id": 1
}

Response is similar for both example requests:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "taskids": [
            "1",
            "2"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}

Create a task diagnostic information task. Request:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "task.create",
    "params": [
        {
            "type": "1",
            "request": {
                "alerting": {
                    "stats": [
                        "alerts"
                    ],
                    "top": {
                        "media.alerts": 10
                    }
                },
                "lld": {
                    "stats": "extend",
                    "top": {
                        "values": 5
                    }
                }
            },
            "proxy_hostid": 0
        }
    ],
    "auth": "700ca65537074ec963db7efabda78259",
    "id": 2
}

Response:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "taskids": [
            "3"
        ]
    },
    "id": 2
}

Source

CTask::create() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CTask.php.