Can we manipulate Zabbix data through Zabbix API?

Normally, you have only one way, to manipulate, configure and create objects in Zabbix – through it’s PHP frontend. It allows you to create, update and fetch Zabbix objects (like hosts, items, graphs and others) through JSON RPC protocol and do whatever you like (if you have an account authorized for that, of course).

What is the meaning of Zabbix?

Zabbix is an open-source monitoring software tool for diverse IT components, including networks, servers, virtual machines (VMs) and cloud services. Zabbix provides monitoring metrics, among others network utilization, CPU load and disk space consumption.

How do I call Zabbix API?

Tutorial Zabbix – API Quickstart Guide

1. On the Zabbix server install the required packages.
2. List the Zabbix version installed on the local server using the Zabbix API.
3. Here is the command output:
4. In order to insert, delete or request information from the Zabbix database, you need to authenticate your Zabbix API session.

How do I get Zabbix data?

Using the JSON-RPC API is the standard way to get data from Zabbix. Almost all third party software for Zabbix I know are using the API with a generic JSON-RPC library or a open source library dedicated to Zabbix’s API. The JSON-RPC API is included in Zabbix’s frontend.

Is there an API for the Zabbix server?

The Zabbix Server also has an application programming interface (API). This allows you to programmatically configure and retrieve data from the Zabbix Server.

What do hosts and host groups do in Zabbix?

The Zabbix API allows you to manage the configuration of your monitoring system. Hosts and host groups Manage host groups, hosts and everything related to them, including host interfaces, host macros and maintenance periods. Host API | Host group API | Host interface API | User macro API | Maintenance API

What can a simple check do in Zabbix?

A simple check can verify the availability and responsiveness of a standard service, such as notifications, or HTTP. Java management extensions (JMX), web monitoring and other methods are also alternatives to using agents. In Zabbix, JMX can be used to monitor Java-based applications.

Are there any alternatives to agent in Zabbix?

Zabbix offers several monitoring options beyond agents. A simple check can verify the availability and responsiveness of a standard service, such as notifications, or HTTP. Java management extensions ( JMX ), web monitoring and other methods are also alternatives to using agents. In Zabbix, JMX can be used to monitor Java-based applications.