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# action.get

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### Description

`integer/array action.get(object parameters)`

The method allows to retrieve actions according to the given parameters.

::: noteclassic
This method is available to users of any type. Permissions
to call the method can be revoked in user role settings. See [User
roles](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/users/user_roles)
for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

`(object)` Parameters defining the desired output.

The method supports the following parameters.

|Parameter|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data_types)|Description|
|--|--|------|
|actionids|ID/array|Return only actions with the given IDs.|
|groupids|ID/array|Return only actions that use the given host groups in action conditions.|
|hostids|ID/array|Return only actions that use the given hosts in action conditions.|
|triggerids|ID/array|Return only actions that use the given triggers in action conditions.|
|mediatypeids|ID/array|Return only actions that use the given media types to send messages.|
|usrgrpids|ID/array|Return only actions that are configured to send messages to the given user groups.|
|userids|ID/array|Return only actions that are configured to send messages to the given users.|
|scriptids|ID/array|Return only actions that are configured to run the given scripts.|
|selectFilter|query|Return a [`filter`](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action_filter) property with the action condition filter.|
|selectOperations|query|Return an [`operations`](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action_operation) property with action operations.|
|selectRecoveryOperations|query|Return a [`recovery_operations`](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action_recovery_operation) property with action recovery operations.|
|selectUpdateOperations|query|Return an [`update_operations`](/manual/api/reference/action/object#action_update_operation) property with action update operations.|
|sortfield|string/array|Sort the result by the given properties.<br><br>Possible values: `actionid`, `name`, `status`.|
|countOutput|boolean|These parameters are described in the [reference commentary](/manual/api/reference_commentary#common_get_method_parameters).|
|excludeSearch|boolean|^|
|filter|object|^|
|limit|integer|^|
|output|query|^|
|preservekeys|boolean|^|
|search|object|^|
|searchByAny|boolean|^|
|searchWildcardsEnabled|boolean|^|
|sortorder|string/array|^|
|startSearch|boolean|^|

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### Return values

`(integer/array)` Returns either:

-   an array of objects;
-   the count of retrieved objects, if the `countOutput` parameter has
    been used.

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### Examples

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#### Retrieve trigger actions

Retrieve all configured trigger actions together with action conditions
and operations.

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "action.get",
    "params": {
        "output": "extend",
        "selectOperations": "extend",
        "selectRecoveryOperations": "extend",
        "selectUpdateOperations": "extend",
        "selectFilter": "extend",
        "filter": {
            "eventsource": 0
        }
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": [
        {
            "actionid": "3",
            "name": "Report problems to Zabbix administrators",
            "eventsource": "0",
            "status": "1",
            "esc_period": "1h",
            "pause_suppressed": "1",
            "filter": {
                "evaltype": "0",
                "formula": "",
                "conditions": [],
                "eval_formula": ""
            },
            "operations": [
                {
                    "operationid": "3",
                    "actionid": "3",
                    "operationtype": "0",
                    "esc_period": "0",
                    "esc_step_from": "1",
                    "esc_step_to": "1",
                    "evaltype": "0",
                    "opconditions": [],
                    "opmessage": [
                        {
                            "default_msg": "1",
                            "subject": "",
                            "message": "",
                            "mediatypeid" => "0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "opmessage_grp": [
                        {
                            "usrgrpid": "7"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "recovery_operations": [
                {
                    "operationid": "7",
                    "actionid": "3",
                    "operationtype": "11",
                    "evaltype": "0",
                    "opconditions": [],
                    "opmessage": {
                        "default_msg": "0",
                        "subject": "{TRIGGER.STATUS}: {TRIGGER.NAME}",
                        "message": "Trigger: {TRIGGER.NAME}\r\nTrigger status: {TRIGGER.STATUS}\r\nTrigger severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}\r\nTrigger URL: {TRIGGER.URL}\r\n\r\nItem values:\r\n\r\n1. {ITEM.NAME1} ({HOST.NAME1}:{ITEM.KEY1}): {ITEM.VALUE1}\r\n2. {ITEM.NAME2} ({HOST.NAME2}:{ITEM.KEY2}): {ITEM.VALUE2}\r\n3. {ITEM.NAME3} ({HOST.NAME3}:{ITEM.KEY3}): {ITEM.VALUE3}\r\n\r\nOriginal event ID: {EVENT.ID}",
                        "mediatypeid": "0"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "update_operations": [
                {
                    "operationid": "31",
                    "operationtype": "12",
                    "evaltype": "0",
                    "opmessage": {
                        "default_msg": "1",
                        "subject": "",
                        "message": "",
                        "mediatypeid": "0"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "operationid": "32",
                    "operationtype": "0",
                    "evaltype": "0",
                    "opmessage": {
                        "default_msg": "0",
                        "subject": "Updated: {TRIGGER.NAME}",
                        "message": "{USER.FULLNAME} updated problem at {EVENT.UPDATE.DATE} {EVENT.UPDATE.TIME} with the following message:\r\n{EVENT.UPDATE.MESSAGE}\r\n\r\nCurrent problem status is {EVENT.STATUS}",
                        "mediatypeid": "1"
                    },
                    "opmessage_grp": [
                        {
                            "usrgrpid": "7"
                        }
                    ],
                    "opmessage_usr": []
                },
                {
                    "operationid": "33",
                    "operationtype": "1",
                    "evaltype": "0",
                    "opcommand": {
                        "scriptid": "3"
                    },
                    "opcommand_hst": [
                        {
                            "hostid": "10084"
                        }
                    ],
                    "opcommand_grp": []
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "id": 1
}
```

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#### Retrieve discovery actions

Retrieve all configured discovery actions together with action
conditions and operations. The filter uses the "and" evaluation type, so
the `formula` property is empty and `eval_formula` is generated
automatically.

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "action.get",
    "params": {
        "output": "extend",
        "selectOperations": "extend",
        "selectFilter": "extend",
        "filter": {
            "eventsource": 1
        }
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": [
        {
            "actionid": "2",
            "name": "Auto discovery. Linux servers.",
            "eventsource": "1",
            "status": "1",
            "esc_period": "0s",
            "pause_suppressed": "1",
            "filter": {
                "evaltype": "0",
                "formula": "",
                "conditions": [
                    {
                        "conditiontype": "10",
                        "operator": "0",
                        "value": "0",
                        "value2": "",
                        "formulaid": "B"
                    },
                    {
                        "conditiontype": "8",
                        "operator": "0",
                        "value": "9",
                        "value2": "",
                        "formulaid": "C"
                    },
                    {
                        "conditiontype": "12",
                        "operator": "2",
                        "value": "Linux",
                        "value2": "",
                        "formulaid": "A"
                    }
                ],
                "eval_formula": "A and B and C"
            },
            "operations": [
                {
                    "operationid": "1",
                    "actionid": "2",
                    "operationtype": "6",
                    "esc_period": "0s",
                    "esc_step_from": "1",
                    "esc_step_to": "1",
                    "evaltype": "0",
                    "opconditions": [],
                    "optemplate": [
                        {
                            "templateid": "10001"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "operationid": "2",
                    "actionid": "2",
                    "operationtype": "4",
                    "esc_period": "0s",
                    "esc_step_from": "1",
                    "esc_step_to": "1",
                    "evaltype": "0",
                    "opconditions": [],
                    "opgroup": [
                        {
                            "groupid": "2"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "id": 1
}
```

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### See also

-   [Action filter](object#action_filter)
-   [Action operation](object#action_operation)

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### Source

CAction::get() in *ui/include/classes/api/services/CAction.php*.

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