HTTP Agent Zabbix 4.x

[abel5405]

Greetings All,
I am trying to understand what the difference is between using HTTP Agent in Zabbix and the Web Scenario. In reading the documentation, both checks are done from either the Zabbix server or the proxy:

This item type allows data polling using the HTTP/HTTPS protocol. Trapping is also possible using Zabbix sender or Zabbix sender protocol.
HTTP item check is executed by Zabbix server. However, when hosts are monitored by a Zabbix proxy, HTTP item checks are executed by the proxy.
HTTP item checks do not require any agent running on a host being monitored.

So what is the difference between the two? I thought HTTP Agent would allow the check to be done from the Zabbix Active agent, this is not so correct?

v/r
Chris

[abel5405]

Bump for a little help.

[Atsushi]

There is a big difference between calling either one request or calling multiple requests in succession. HTTP agents are useful when calling web services. Web monitoring is useful when checking whether a web application is operating normally with multiple screen transitions.

[abel5405]

But they are still both done from the Zabbix server or Proxy correct?

[Atsushi]

HTTP item check is executed by Zabbix server.

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/4.0/manual/config/items/itemtypes/http

The steps are periodically executed by Zabbix server in a pre-defined order. If a host is monitored by proxy, the steps are executed by the proxy.

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/4.0/manual/web_monitoring