[comment]: # translation:outdated [comment]: # ({new-b0d207c5}) # Method reference This section provides an overview of the functions provided by the Zabbix API and will help you find your way around the available classes and methods. [comment]: # ({/new-b0d207c5}) [comment]: # ({new-53edf72e}) ### Monitoring The Zabbix API allows you to access history and other data gathered during monitoring. [comment]: # ({/new-53edf72e}) [comment]: # ({new-ead86ed5}) #### High availability cluster Retrieve a list of server nodes and their status. [High availability cluster API](/manual/api/reference/hanode) [comment]: # ({/new-ead86ed5}) [comment]: # ({new-46aecf9d}) #### History Retrieve historical values gathered by Zabbix monitoring processes for presentation or further processing. [History API](/manual/api/reference/history) [comment]: # ({/new-46aecf9d}) [comment]: # ({new-ce08707b}) #### Trends Retrieve trend values calculated by Zabbix server for presentation or further processing. [Trend API](/manual/api/reference/trend) [comment]: # ({/new-ce08707b}) [comment]: # ({new-4e280d13}) #### Events Retrieve events generated by triggers, network discovery and other Zabbix systems for more flexible situation management or third-party tool integration. [Event API](/manual/api/reference/event) [comment]: # ({/new-4e280d13}) [comment]: # ({new-087f1047}) #### Problems Retrieve problems according to the given parameters. [Problem API](/manual/api/reference/problem) [comment]: # ({/new-087f1047}) [comment]: # ({new-7721012f}) #### Service monitoring Retrieve detailed service layer availability information about any service. [Service SLA calculation](/manual/api/reference/service/getsla) [comment]: # ({/new-7721012f}) [comment]: # ({new-2b35beaa}) #### Service Level Agreement Define Service Level Objectives (SLO), retrieve detailed Service Level Indicators (SLI) information about service performance. [SLA API](/manual/api/reference/sla) [comment]: # ({/new-2b35beaa}) [comment]: # ({new-ea863fe1}) #### Tasks Interact with Zabbix server task manager, creating tasks and retrieving response. [Task API](/manual/api/reference/task) [comment]: # ({/new-ea863fe1}) [comment]: # ({new-467838af}) ### Configuration The Zabbix API allows you to manage the configuration of your monitoring system. [comment]: # ({/new-467838af}) [comment]: # ({new-4fe0de77}) #### Hosts and host groups Manage host groups, hosts and everything related to them, including host interfaces, host macros and maintenance periods. [Host API](/manual/api/reference/host) | [Host group API](/manual/api/reference/hostgroup) | [Host interface API](/manual/api/reference/hostinterface) | [User macro API](/manual/api/reference/usermacro) | [Value map API](/manual/api/reference/valuemap) | [Maintenance API](/manual/api/reference/maintenance) [comment]: # ({/new-4fe0de77}) [comment]: # ({new-29ae0d97}) #### Items Define items to monitor. [Item API](/manual/api/reference/item) [comment]: # ({/new-29ae0d97}) [comment]: # ({new-de0198b3}) #### Triggers Configure triggers to notify you about problems in your system. Manage trigger dependencies. [Trigger API](/manual/api/reference/trigger) [comment]: # ({/new-de0198b3}) [comment]: # ({new-f61b98cf}) #### Graphs Edit graphs or separate graph items for better presentation of the gathered data. [Graph API](/manual/api/reference/graph) | [Graph item API](/manual/api/reference/graphitem) [comment]: # ({/new-f61b98cf}) [comment]: # ({new-7a170077}) #### Templates Manage templates and link them to hosts or other templates. [Template API](/manual/api/reference/template) | [Value map API](/manual/api/reference/valuemap) [comment]: # ({/new-7a170077}) [comment]: # ({new-56f63ece}) #### Export and import Export and import Zabbix configuration data for configuration backups, migration or large-scale configuration updates. [Configuration API](/manual/api/reference/configuration) [comment]: # ({/new-56f63ece}) [comment]: # ({new-61993c62}) #### Low-level discovery Configure low-level discovery rules as well as item, trigger and graph prototypes to monitor dynamic entities. [LLD rule API](/manual/api/reference/discoveryrule) | [Item prototype API](/manual/api/reference/itemprototype) | [Trigger prototype API](/manual/api/reference/triggerprototype) | [Graph prototype API](/manual/api/reference/graphprototype) | [Host prototype API](/manual/api/reference/hostprototype) [comment]: # ({/new-61993c62}) [comment]: # ({new-63c25731}) #### Event correlation Create custom event correlation rules. [Correlation API](/manual/api/reference/correlation) [comment]: # ({/new-63c25731}) [comment]: # ({new-3ea1b33b}) #### Actions and alerts Define actions and operations to notify users about certain events or automatically execute remote commands. Gain access to information about generated alerts and their receivers. [Action API](/manual/api/reference/action) | [Alert API](/manual/api/reference/alert) [comment]: # ({/new-3ea1b33b}) [comment]: # ({new-891cbcad}) #### Services Manage services for service-level monitoring and retrieve detailed SLA information about any service. [Service API](/manual/api/reference/service) [comment]: # ({/new-891cbcad}) [comment]: # ({new-1a3dcbcf}) #### Dashboards Manage dashboards and make scheduled reports based on them. [Dashboard API](/manual/api/reference/dashboard) | [Template dashboard API](/manual/api/reference/templatedashboard) | [Report API](/manual/api/reference/report) [comment]: # ({/new-1a3dcbcf}) [comment]: # ({new-29b6c9a4}) #### Maps Configure maps to create detailed dynamic representations of your IT infrastructure. [Map API](/manual/api/reference/map) [comment]: # ({/new-29b6c9a4}) [comment]: # ({new-e083e0e0}) #### Web monitoring Configure web scenarios to monitor your web applications and services. [Web scenario API](/manual/api/reference/httptest) [comment]: # ({/new-e083e0e0}) [comment]: # ({new-91788676}) #### Network discovery Manage network-level discovery rules to automatically find and monitor new hosts. Gain full access to information about discovered services and hosts. [Discovery rule API](/manual/api/reference/drule) | [Discovery check API](/manual/api/reference/dcheck) | [Discovered host API](/manual/api/reference/dhost) | [Discovered service API](/manual/api/reference/dservice) [comment]: # ({/new-91788676}) [comment]: # ({new-ad3cb7b9}) ### Administration With the Zabbix API you can change administration settings of your monitoring system. [comment]: # ({/new-ad3cb7b9}) [comment]: # ({new-c2d096e3}) #### Users Add users that will have access to Zabbix, assign them to user groups and grant permissions. Make roles for granular management of user rights. Track configuration changes each user has done. Configure media types and multiple ways users will receive alerts. [User API](/manual/api/reference/user) | [User group API](/manual/api/reference/usergroup) | [User role API](/manual/api/reference/role) | [Media type API](/manual/api/reference/mediatype) | [Audit log API](/manual/api/reference/auditlog) [comment]: # ({/new-c2d096e3}) [comment]: # ({new-925840a1}) #### General Change certain global configuration options. [Autoregistration API](/manual/api/reference/autoregistration) | [Icon map API](/manual/api/reference/iconmap) | [Image API](/manual/api/reference/image) | [User macro API](/manual/api/reference/usermacro) | [Settings API](/manual/api/reference/settings) | [Housekeeping API](/manual/api/reference/housekeeping) [comment]: # ({/new-925840a1}) [comment]: # ({new-d764f069}) #### Regular expressions Manage global regular expressions. [Regular expression API](/manual/api/reference/regexp) [comment]: # ({/new-d764f069}) [comment]: # ({new-feb914d9}) #### Proxies Manage the proxies used in your distributed monitoring setup. [Proxy API](/manual/api/reference/proxy) [comment]: # ({/new-feb914d9}) [comment]: # ({new-a1c36c8e}) #### Authentication Change authentication configuration options. [Authentication API](/manual/api/reference/authentication) [comment]: # ({/new-a1c36c8e}) [comment]: # ({new-4050de56}) #### API Tokens Manage authorization tokens. [Token API](/manual/api/reference/token) [comment]: # ({/new-4050de56}) [comment]: # ({new-4e5421dd}) #### Scripts Configure and execute scripts to help you with your daily tasks. [Script API](/manual/api/reference/script) [comment]: # ({/new-4e5421dd}) [comment]: # ({new-3b3700b0}) ### API information Retrieve the version of the Zabbix API so that your application could use version-specific features. [API info API](/manual/api/reference/apiinfo) [comment]: # ({/new-3b3700b0})