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# hostinterface.create

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### Description

`object hostinterface.create(object/array hostInterfaces)`

This method allows to create new host interfaces.

::: noteclassic
This method is only available to *Admin* and *Super admin*
user types. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role
settings. See [User
roles](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/administration/user_roles)
for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

`(object/array)` Host interfaces to create. The method accepts host
interfaces with the [standard host interface
properties](object#host_interface).

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### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the created host
interfaces under the `interfaceids` property. The order of the returned
IDs matches the order of the passed host interfaces.

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### Examples

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#### Create a new interface

Create a secondary IP agent interface on host "30052."

Request:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "hostinterface.create",
    "params": {
        "hostid": "30052",
        "main": "0",
        "type": "1",
        "useip": "1",
        "ip": "127.0.0.1",
        "dns": "",
        "port": "10050"
    },
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "interfaceids": [
            "30062"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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#### Create an interface with SNMP details

Request:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "hostinterface.create",
    "params": {
        "hostid": "10456",
        "main": "0",
        "type": "2",
        "useip": "1",
        "ip": "127.0.0.1",
        "dns": "",
        "port": "1601",
        "details": {
            "version": "2",
            "bulk": "1",
            "community": "{$SNMP_COMMUNITY}"
        }
    },
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "interfaceids": [
            "30063"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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### See also

-   [hostinterface.massadd](massadd)
-   [host.massadd](/manual/api/reference/host/massadd)

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### Source

CHostInterface::create() in
*ui/include/classes/api/services/CHostInterface.php*.

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