hostgroup.get
Description
integer/array hostgroup.get(object **parameters**)
The method allows to retrieve host groups according to the given parameters.
This method is available to users of any type. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role settings. See User roles for more information.
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_graph_prototypes | flag | Return only host groups that contain hosts with graph prototypes. |
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_item_prototypes | flag | Return only host groups that contain hosts with item prototypes. Overrides the with_simple_graph_item_prototypes parameter. |
with_simple_graph_item_prototypes | flag | Return only host groups that contain hosts with item prototypes, which are enabled for creation and have numeric type of information. |
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 a discoveryRule property with the LLD rule that created the host group. |
selectGroupDiscovery | query | Return a groupDiscovery property with the host group discovery object.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 a hosts property with the hosts that belong to the host group.Supports count . |
selectTemplates | query | Return a templates property with the templates that belong to the host group.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 ui/include/classes/api/services/CHostGroup.php.