# triggerprototype.create

### Description

`object triggerprototype.create(object/array triggerPrototypes)`

This method allows to create new trigger prototypes.

### Parameters

`(object/array)` Trigger prototypes to create.

Additionally to the [standard trigger prototype
properties](object#trigger_prototype) the method accepts the following
parameters.

|Parameter|Type|Description|
|---------|----|-----------|
|dependencies|array|Triggers and trigger prototypes that the trigger prototype is dependent on.<br><br>The triggers must have the `triggerid` property defined.|
|tags|array|Trigger prototype tags.|

::: noteimportant
The trigger expression has to be given in its
expanded form and must contain at least one item prototype.
:::

### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the created trigger
prototypes under the `triggerids` property. The order of the returned
IDs matches the order of the passed trigger prototypes.

### Examples

#### Creating a trigger prototype

Create a trigger prototype to detect when a file system has less than
20% free disk space.

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "triggerprototype.create",
    "params": {
        "description": "Free disk space is less than 20% on volume {#FSNAME}",
        "expression": "{Zabbix server:vfs.fs.size[{#FSNAME},pfree].last()}<20",
        "tags": [
            {
                "tag": "volume",
                "value": "{#FSNAME}"
            },
            {
                "tag": "type",
                "value": "{#FSTYPE}"
            }
        ]
    },
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "triggerids": [
            "17372"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

### Source

CTriggerPrototype::create() in
*frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CTriggerPrototype.php*.