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# regexp.get

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### Description

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

The method allows to retrieve global regular expressions according to
the given parameters.

::: noteclassic
This method is available only to *Super Admin*. 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|
|--|--|------|
|regexpids|ID/array|Return only regular expressions with the given IDs.|
|selectExpressions|query|Return an [`expressions`](/manual/api/reference/regexp/object#expressions) property.|
|sortfield|string/array|Sort the result by the given properties.<br><br>Possible values: `regexpid`, `name`.|
|countOutput|boolean|These parameters are described in the [reference commentary](/manual/api/reference_commentary#common-get-method-parameters).|
|editable|boolean|^|
|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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#### Retrieving global regular expressions.

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

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "regexp.get",
    "params": {
        "output": ["regexpid", "name"],
        "selectExpressions": ["expression", "expression_type"],
        "regexpids": [1, 2],
        "preservekeys": true
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "1": {
      "regexpid": "1",
      "name": "File systems for discovery",
      "expressions": [
        {
          "expression": "^(btrfs|ext2|ext3|ext4|reiser|xfs|ffs|ufs|jfs|jfs2|vxfs|hfs|apfs|refs|ntfs|fat32|zfs)$",
          "expression_type": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    "2": {
      "regexpid": "2",
      "name": "Network interfaces for discovery",
      "expressions": [
        {
          "expression": "^Software Loopback Interface",
          "expression_type": "4"
        },
        {
          "expression": "^(In)?[Ll]oop[Bb]ack[0-9._]*$",
          "expression_type": "4"
        },
        {
          "expression": "^NULL[0-9.]*$",
          "expression_type": "4"
        },
        {
          "expression": "^[Ll]o[0-9.]*$",
          "expression_type": "4"
        },
        {
          "expression": "^[Ss]ystem$",
          "expression_type": "4"
        },
        {
          "expression": "^Nu[0-9.]*$",
          "expression_type": "4"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

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### Source

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

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