object host.update(object/array hosts)
This method allows to update existing hosts.
This method is only available to Admin and Super admin user types. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role settings. See User roles for more information.
(object/array)
Host properties to be updated.
The hostid
property must be defined for each host, all other properties are optional. Only the given properties will be updated, all others will remain unchanged.
Note, however, that updating the host technical name will also update the host's visible name (if not given or empty) by the host's technical name value.
Additionally to the standard host properties, the method accepts the following parameters.
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
groups | object/array | Host groups to replace the current host groups the host belongs to. All host groups that are not listed in the request will be unlinked. The host groups must have only the groupid property defined. |
interfaces | object/array | Host interfaces to replace the current host interfaces. All interfaces that are not listed in the request will be removed. |
tags | object/array | Host tags to replace the current host tags. All tags that are not listed in the request will be removed. |
inventory | object | Host inventory properties. |
macros | object/array | User macros to replace the current user macros. All macros that are not listed in the request will be removed. |
templates | object/array | Templates to replace the currently linked templates. All templates that are not listed in the request will be only unlinked. The templates must have only the templateid property defined. |
templates_clear | object/array | Templates to unlink and clear from the host. The templates must have only the templateid property defined. |
As opposed to the Zabbix frontend, when name
(visible host name) is the same as host
(technical host name), updating host
via API will not automatically update name
. Both properties need to be updated explicitly.
(object)
Returns an object containing the IDs of the updated hosts under the hostids
property.
Enable host monitoring, that is, set its status to "0".
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.update",
"params": {
"hostid": "10126",
"status": 0
},
"id": 1
}
Response:
Unlink and clear two templates from host.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.update",
"params": {
"hostid": "10126",
"templates_clear": [
{
"templateid": "10124"
},
{
"templateid": "10125"
}
]
},
"id": 1
}
Response:
Replace all host macros with two new ones.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.update",
"params": {
"hostid": "10126",
"macros": [
{
"macro": "{$PASS}",
"value": "password"
},
{
"macro": "{$DISC}",
"value": "sda",
"description": "Updated description"
}
]
},
"id": 1
}
Response:
Change inventory mode and add location
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.update",
"params": {
"hostid": "10387",
"inventory_mode": 0,
"inventory": {
"location": "Latvia, Riga"
}
},
"id": 1
}
Response:
Replace all host tags with a new one.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.update",
"params": {
"hostid": "10387",
"tags": {
"tag": "OS",
"value": "RHEL 7"
}
},
"id": 1
}
Response:
Convert discovery rule created "automatic" macro to "manual" and change its value to "new-value".
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.update",
"params": {
"hostid": "10387",
"macros": {
"hostmacroid": "5541",
"value": "new-value",
"automatic": "0"
}
},
"id": 1
}
Response:
Update the host "10590" to use PSK encryption only for connections from host to Zabbix server, and change the PSK identity and PSK key. Note that the host has to be pre-configured to use PSK.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "host.update",
"params": {
"hostid": "10590",
"tls_connect": 1,
"tls_accept": 2,
"tls_psk_identity": "PSK 002",
"tls_psk": "e560cb0d918d26d31b4f642181f5f570ad89a390931102e5391d08327ba434e9"
},
"id": 1
}
Response:
CHost::update() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CHost.php.