# hostgroup.isreadable

### Description

`boolean hostgroup.isreadable(array hostGroupIds)`

This method checks if the given host groups are available for reading.

::: notewarning
This method is deprecated and will be removed in the
future. Please use [hostgroup.get](get) instead.
:::

### Parameters

`(array)` IDs of the host groups to check.

### Return values

`(boolean)` Returns `true` if the given host groups are available for
reading.

### Examples

#### Check multiple host groups

Check if the two host groups are readable.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "hostgroup.isreadable",
    "params": [
        "5",
        "7"
    ],
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": true,
    "id": 1
}
```

### See also

-   [hostgroup.iswritable](iswritable)

### Source

CHostGroup::isReadable() in
*frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CHostGroup.php*.