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# > Icon map object

The following objects are directly related to the `iconmap` API.

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### Icon map

The icon map object has the following properties.

|Property|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data_types)|Description|
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|iconmapid|string|*(readonly)* ID of the icon map.|
|**default\_iconid**<br>(reqiured)|string|ID of the default icon.|
|**name**<br>(required)|string|Name of the icon map.|

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### Icon mapping

The icon mapping object defines a specific icon to be used for hosts
with a certain inventory field value. It has the following properties.

|Property|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data_types)|Description|
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|iconmappingid|string|*(readonly)* ID of the icon map.|
|**iconid**<br>(required)|string|ID of the icon used by the icon mapping.|
|**expression**<br>(required)|string|Expression to match the inventory field against.|
|**inventory\_link**<br>(required)|integer|ID of the host inventory field.<br><br>Refer to the [host inventory object](/manual/api/reference/host/object#host_inventory) for a list of supported inventory fields.|
|iconmapid|string|*(readonly)* ID of the icon map that the icon mapping belongs to.|
|sortorder|integer|*(readonly)* Position of the icon mapping in the icon map.|

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