trigger.create
Description
object trigger.create(object/array triggers)
This method allows to create new triggers.
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.
Parameters
(object/array) Triggers to create.
Additionally to the standard trigger properties the method accepts the following parameters.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dependencies | array | Triggers that the trigger is dependent on. The triggers must have only the triggerid property defined. |
| tags | array | Trigger tags. |
Return values
(object) Returns an object containing the IDs of the created triggers
under the triggerids property. The order of the returned IDs matches
the order of the passed triggers.
Examples
Creating a trigger
Create two triggers, each depending on one other trigger.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "trigger.create",
"params": [
{
"description": "Processor load is too high on {HOST.NAME}",
"expression": "last(/Linux server/system.cpu.load[percpu,avg1])>5",
"dependencies": [
{
"triggerid": "17367"
}
]
},
{
"description": "Service has stopped",
"expression": "length(last(/Linux server/log[/var/log/system,Service .* has stopped]))<>0",
"dependencies": [
{
"triggerid": "17368"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"tag": "service",
"value": "{{ITEM.VALUE}.regsub(\"Service (.*) has stopped\", \"\\1\")}"
},
{
"tag": "error",
"value": ""
}
]
}
],
"id": 1
}Response:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"triggerids": [
"17369",
"17370"
]
},
"id": 1
}Source
CTrigger::create() in ui/include/classes/api/services/CTrigger.php.