# Mediatype

### Methods

Class containing methods for operations with Media types.

|Methods|Description|
|-------|-----------|
|[get()](/api/mediatype/get)|Get media type details|
|[create()](/api/mediatype/create)|Create media types|
|[update()](/api/mediatype/update)|Update media type details|
|[delete()](/api/mediatype/delete)|Delete media types|

### Object details

#### Media\_type

The table contains complete list of Media types attributes.

|Parameter|Type|Description|Details|
|---------|----|-----------|-------|
|**mediatypeid**|*integer*|Media type ID|<|
|**description**|*string*|Name|<|
|**type**|*integer*|Media type|0 - Email, 1 - External script, 2 - SMS, 3 - Jabber, 100 - EzTexting|
|**smtp\_server**|*string*|SMTP server name|<|
|**smtp\_helo**|*string*|HELO value for SMTP server|<|
|**smtp\_email**|*string*|Email address of Zabbix server|<|
|**exec\_path**|*string*|Name of external script|<|
|**gsm\_modem**|*string*|Serial device name of GSM modem|<|
|**username**|*string*|User name|Jabber user name used by Zabbix server|
|**passwd**|*string*|User password|Jabber password used by Zabbix server|

### Common tasks

The table contains list of common user-related tasks and possible
implementation using Zabbix API

|Task|HOWTO|
|----|-----|
|Add a media type|Use method **mediatype.create**|
|Add a bunch of new media types|Use method **mediatype.create** with array of User group objects|
|Update media type|Use method **mediatype.update** with media type IDs|
|Retrieve media type details by Group IDs|Use method **mediatype.get** with parameter **mediatypeids**|
|Retrieve media type details by User group name|Use method **mediatype.get** with parameter **filter**, specify **"description":"<your mediatype>"**|