[comment]: # translation:outdated [comment]: # ({dbb7dd13-dbb7dd13}) # > Item prototype object The following objects are directly related to the `itemprototype` API. [comment]: # ({/dbb7dd13-dbb7dd13}) [comment]: # ({3137b51c-36a2631c}) ### Item prototype The item prototype object has the following properties. |Property|Type|Description| |--------|----|-----------| |itemid|string|*(readonly)* ID of the item prototype.| |**delay**
(required)|string|Update interval of the item prototype. Accepts seconds or time unit with suffix and with or without one or more [custom intervals](/fr/manual/config/items/item/custom_intervals) that consist of either flexible intervals and scheduling intervals as serialized strings. Also accepts user macros and LLD macros. Flexible intervals could be written as two macros separated by a forward slash. Intervals are separated by a semicolon.

Optional for Zabbix trapper or Dependent item.| |**hostid**
(required)|string|ID of the host that the item prototype belongs to.

For update operations this field is *readonly*.| |**ruleid**
(required)|string|ID of the LLD rule that the item belongs to.

For update operations this field is *readonly*.| |**interfaceid**
(required)|string|ID of the item prototype's host interface. Used only for host item prototypes.

Optional for Zabbix agent (active), Zabbix internal, Zabbix trapper, Dependent item, Zabbix aggregate, database monitor and calculated item prototypes.| |**key\_**
(required)|string|Item prototype key.| |**name**
(required)|string|Name of the item prototype.| |**type**
(required)|integer|Type of the item prototype.

Possible values:
0 - Zabbix agent;
1 - SNMPv1 agent;
2 - Zabbix trapper;
3 - simple check;
4 - SNMPv2 agent;
5 - Zabbix internal;
6 - SNMPv3 agent;
7 - Zabbix agent (active);
8 - Zabbix aggregate;
10 - external check;
11 - database monitor;
12 - IPMI agent;
13 - SSH agent;
14 - TELNET agent;
15 - calculated;
16 - JMX agent;
17 - SNMP trap;
18 - Dependent item;
19 - HTTP agent;
| |**url**
(required)|string|URL string required only for HTTP agent item prototypes. Supports LLD macros, user macros, {HOST.IP}, {HOST.CONN}, {HOST.DNS}, {HOST.HOST}, {HOST.NAME}, {ITEM.ID}, {ITEM.KEY}.| |**value\_type**
(required)|integer|Type of information of the item prototype.

Possible values:
0 - numeric float;
1 - character;
2 - log;
3 - numeric unsigned;
4 - text.| |allow\_traps|integer|HTTP agent item prototype field. Allow to populate value as in trapper item type also.

0 - *(default)* Do not allow to accept incoming data.
1 - Allow to accept incoming data.| |authtype|integer|Used only by SSH agent item prototypes or HTTP agent item prototypes.

SSH agent authentication method possible values:
0 - *(default)* password;
1 - public key.

HTTP agent authentication method possible values:
0 - *(default)* none
1 - basic
2 - NTLM| |description|string|Description of the item prototype.| |follow\_redirects|integer|HTTP agent item prototype field. Follow respose redirects while pooling data.

0 - Do not follow redirects.
1 - *(default)* Follow redirects.| |headers|object|HTTP agent item prototype field. Object with HTTP(S) request headers, where header name is used as key and header value as value.

Example:
{ "User-Agent": "Zabbix" }| |history|string|A time unit of how long the history data should be stored. Also accepts user macro and LLD macro.

Default: 90d.| |http\_proxy|string|HTTP agent item prototype field. HTTP(S) proxy connection string.| |ipmi\_sensor|string|IPMI sensor. Used only by IPMI item prototypes.| |jmx\_endpoint|string|JMX agent custom connection string.

Default value:
service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://{HOST.CONN}:{HOST.PORT}/jmxrmi| |logtimefmt|string|Format of the time in log entries. Used only by log item prototypes.| |master\_itemid|integer|Master item ID.
Recursion up to 3 dependent item prototypes and maximum count of dependent item prototypes equal to 999 are allowed.

Required by Dependent items.| |output\_format|integer|HTTP agent item prototype field. Should response converted to JSON.

0 - *(default)* Store raw.
1 - Convert to JSON.| |params|string|Additional parameters depending on the type of the item prototype:
- executed script for SSH and Telnet item prototypes;
- SQL query for database monitor item prototypes;
- formula for calculated item prototypes.| |password|string|Password for authentication. Used by simple check, SSH, Telnet, database monitor, JMX and HTTP agent item prototypes.| |port|string|Port monitored by the item prototype. Used only by SNMP items prototype.| |post\_type|integer|HTTP agent item prototype field. Type of post data body stored in posts property.

0 - *(default)* Raw data.
2 - JSON data.
3 - XML data.| |posts|string|HTTP agent item prototype field. HTTP(S) request body data. Used with post\_type.| |privatekey|string|Name of the private key file.| |publickey|string|Name of the public key file.| |query\_fields|array|HTTP agent item prototype field. Query parameters. Array of objects with 'key':'value' pairs, where value can be empty string.| |request\_method|integer|HTTP agent item prototype field. Type of request method.

0 - GET
1 - *(default)* POST
2 - PUT
3 - HEAD| |retrieve\_mode|integer|HTTP agent item prototype field. What part of response should be stored.

0 - *(default)* Body.
1 - Headers.
2 - Both body and headers will be stored.

For request\_method HEAD only 1 is allowed value.| |snmp\_community|string|SNMP community.

Used only by SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 item prototypes.| |snmp\_oid|string|SNMP OID.| |snmpv3\_authpassphrase|string|SNMPv3 auth passphrase. Used only by SNMPv3 item prototypes.| |snmpv3\_authprotocol|integer|SNMPv3 authentication protocol. Used only by SNMPv3 items.

Possible values:
0 - *(default)* MD5;
1 - SHA.| |snmpv3\_contextname|string|SNMPv3 context name. Used only by SNMPv3 item prototypes.| |snmpv3\_privpassphrase|string|SNMPv3 priv passphrase. Used only by SNMPv3 item prototypes.| |snmpv3\_privprotocol|integer|SNMPv3 privacy protocol. Used only by SNMPv3 items.

Possible values:
0 - *(default)* DES;
1 - AES.| |snmpv3\_securitylevel|integer|SNMPv3 security level. Used only by SNMPv3 item prototypes.

Possible values:
0 - noAuthNoPriv;
1 - authNoPriv;
2 - authPriv.| |snmpv3\_securityname|string|SNMPv3 security name. Used only by SNMPv3 item prototypes.| |ssl\_cert\_file|string|HTTP agent item prototype field. Public SSL Key file path.| |ssl\_key\_file|string|HTTP agent item prototype field. Private SSL Key file path.| |ssl\_key\_password|string|HTTP agent item prototype field. Password for SSL Key file.| |status|integer|Status of the item prototype.

Possible values:
0 - *(default)* enabled item prototype;
1 - disabled item prototype;
3 - unsupported item prototype.| |status\_codes|string|HTTP agent item prototype field. Ranges of required HTTP status codes separated by commas. Also supports user macros or LLD macros as part of comma separated list.

Example: 200,200-{$M},{$M},200-400| |templateid|string|(readonly) ID of the parent template item prototype.| |timeout|string|HTTP agent item prototype field. Item data polling request timeout. Support user macros and LLD macros.

default: 3s
maximum value: 60s| |trapper\_hosts|string|Allowed hosts. Used by trapper item prototypes or HTTP item prototypes.| |trends|string|A time unit of how long the trends data should be stored. Also accepts user macro and LLD macro.

Default: 365d.| |units|string|Value units.| |username|string|Username for authentication. Used by simple check, SSH, Telnet, database monitor, JMX and HTTP agent item prototypes.

Required by SSH and Telnet item prototypes.| |valuemapid|string|ID of the associated value map.| |verify\_host|integer|HTTP agent item prototype field. Validate host name in URL is in Common Name field or a Subject Alternate Name field of host certificate.

0 - *(default)* Do not validate.
1 - Validate.
| |verify\_peer|integer|HTTP agent item prototype field. Validate is host certificate authentic.

0 - *(default)* Do not validate.
1 - Validate.| [comment]: # ({/3137b51c-36a2631c}) [comment]: # ({66f440ed-66f440ed}) ### Item prototype tag The item prototype tag object has the following properties. |Property|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data_types)|Description| |--------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------| |**tag**
(required)|string|Item prototype tag name.| |value|string|Item prototype tag value.| [comment]: # ({/66f440ed-66f440ed}) [comment]: # ({40091485-40091485}) ### Item prototype preprocessing The item prototype preprocessing object has the following properties. |Property|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data_types)|Description| |--------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------| |**type**
(required)|integer|The preprocessing option type.

Possible values:
1 - Custom multiplier;
2 - Right trim;
3 - Left trim;
4 - Trim;
5 - Regular expression matching;
6 - Boolean to decimal;
7 - Octal to decimal;
8 - Hexadecimal to decimal;
9 - Simple change;
10 - Change per second;
11 - XML XPath;
12 - JSONPath;
13 - In range;
14 - Matches regular expression;
15 - Does not match regular expression;
16 - Check for error in JSON;
17 - Check for error in XML;
18 - Check for error using regular expression;
19 - Discard unchanged;
20 - Discard unchanged with heartbeat;
21 - JavaScript;
22 - Prometheus pattern;
23 - Prometheus to JSON;
24 - CSV to JSON;
25 - Replace;
26 - Check unsupported;
27 - XML to JSON.| |**params**
(required)|string|Additional parameters used by preprocessing option. Multiple parameters are separated by LF (\\n) character.| |**error\_handler**
(required)|integer|Action type used in case of preprocessing step failure.

Possible values:
0 - Error message is set by Zabbix server;
1 - Discard value;
2 - Set custom value;
3 - Set custom error message.| |**error\_handler\_params**
(required)|string|Error handler parameters. Used with `error_handler`.

Must be empty, if `error_handler` is 0 or 1.
Can be empty if, `error_handler` is 2.
Cannot be empty, if `error_handler` is 3.| The following parameters and error handlers are supported for each preprocessing type. |Preprocessing type|Name|Parameter 1|Parameter 2|Parameter 3|Supported error handlers| |------------------|----|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------| |1|Custom multiplier|number^1,\ 6^|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |2|Right trim|list of characters^2^|<|<|<| |3|Left trim|list of characters^2^|<|<|<| |4|Trim|list of characters^2^|<|<|<| |5|Regular expression|pattern^3^|output^2^|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |6|Boolean to decimal|<|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |7|Octal to decimal|<|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |8|Hexadecimal to decimal|<|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |9|Simple change|<|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |10|Change per second|<|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |11|XML XPath|path^4^|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |12|JSONPath|path^4^|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |13|In range|min^1,\ 6^|max^1,\ 6^|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |14|Matches regular expression|pattern^3^|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |15|Does not match regular expression|pattern^3^|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |16|Check for error in JSON|path^4^|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |17|Check for error in XML|path^4^|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |18|Check for error using regular expression|pattern^3^|output^2^|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |19|Discard unchanged|<|<|<|<| |20|Discard unchanged with heartbeat|seconds^5,\ 6^|<|<|<| |21|JavaScript|script^2^|<|<|<| |22|Prometheus pattern|pattern^6,\ 7^|output^6,\ 8^|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |23|Prometheus to JSON|pattern^6,\ 7^|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| |24|CSV to JSON|character^2^|character^2^|0,1|0, 1, 2, 3| |25|Replace|search string^2^|replacement^2^|<|<| |26|Check unsupported|<|<|<|1, 2, 3| |27|XML to JSON|<|<|<|0, 1, 2, 3| ^1^ integer or floating-point number\ ^2^ string\ ^3^ regular expression\ ^4^ JSONPath or XML XPath\ ^5^ positive integer (with support of time suffixes, e.g. 30s, 1m, 2h, 1d)\ ^6^ user macro, LLD macro\ ^7^ Prometheus pattern following the syntax: `{="", ...} == `. Each Prometheus pattern component (metric, label name, label value and metric value) can be user macro or LLD macro.\ ^8^ Prometheus output following the syntax: ``. [comment]: # ({/40091485-40091485})