[comment]: # ({b0d207c5-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]: # ({/b0d207c5-b0d207c5}) [comment]: # ({53edf72e-53edf72e}) ### Monitoring The Zabbix API allows you to access history and other data gathered during monitoring. [comment]: # ({/53edf72e-53edf72e}) [comment]: # ({46aecf9d-46aecf9d}) #### History Retrieve historical values gathered by Zabbix monitoring processes for presentation or further processing. [History API](/manual/api/reference/history) [comment]: # ({/46aecf9d-46aecf9d}) [comment]: # ({ce08707b-ce08707b}) #### Trends Retrieve trend values calculated by Zabbix server for presentation or further processing. [Trend API](/manual/api/reference/trend) [comment]: # ({/ce08707b-ce08707b}) [comment]: # ({4e280d13-4e280d13}) #### 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]: # ({/4e280d13-4e280d13}) [comment]: # ({087f1047-087f1047}) #### Problems Retrieve problems according to the given parameters. [Problem API](/manual/api/reference/problem) [comment]: # ({/087f1047-087f1047}) [comment]: # ({decddc0e-decddc0e}) #### Service monitoring Retrieve detailed service layer availability information about any service. [Service SLA calculation](/manual/api/reference/service/getsla) [comment]: # ({/decddc0e-decddc0e}) [comment]: # ({0452d3f9-ea863fe1}) #### Tasks Task manager allows to check items or low-level discovery rules without config reload. [Task API](/manual/api/reference/task) [comment]: # ({/0452d3f9-ea863fe1}) [comment]: # ({467838af-467838af}) ### Configuration The Zabbix API allows you to manage the configuration of your monitoring system. [comment]: # ({/467838af-467838af}) [comment]: # ({bfa32049-4fe0de77}) #### 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) | [Maintenance API](/manual/api/reference/maintenance) [comment]: # ({/bfa32049-4fe0de77}) [comment]: # ({359fd341-29ae0d97}) #### Items and applications Define items to monitor. Create or remove applications and assign items to them. [Item API](/manual/api/reference/item) | [Application API](/manual/api/reference/application) [comment]: # ({/359fd341-29ae0d97}) [comment]: # ({de0198b3-de0198b3}) #### Triggers Configure triggers to notify you about problems in your system. Manage trigger dependencies. [Trigger API](/manual/api/reference/trigger) [comment]: # ({/de0198b3-de0198b3}) [comment]: # ({f61b98cf-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]: # ({/f61b98cf-f61b98cf}) [comment]: # ({d505cde1-7a170077}) #### Templates Manage templates and link them to hosts or other templates. [Template API](/manual/api/reference/template) [comment]: # ({/d505cde1-7a170077}) [comment]: # ({56f63ece-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]: # ({/56f63ece-56f63ece}) [comment]: # ({c10c5976-61993c62}) #### 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 protototype API](/manual/api/reference/triggerprototype) | [Graph prototype API](/manual/api/reference/graphprototype) | [Host prototype API](/manual/api/reference/hostprototype) [comment]: # ({/c10c5976-61993c62}) [comment]: # ({63c25731-63c25731}) #### Event correlation Create custom event correlation rules. [Correlation API](/manual/api/reference/correlation) [comment]: # ({/63c25731-63c25731}) [comment]: # ({3ea1b33b-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]: # ({/3ea1b33b-3ea1b33b}) [comment]: # ({891cbcad-891cbcad}) #### Services Manage services for service-level monitoring and retrieve detailed SLA information about any service. [Service API](/manual/api/reference/service) [comment]: # ({/891cbcad-891cbcad}) [comment]: # ({61df3006-1a3dcbcf}) #### Dashboards Manage dashboards. [Dashboard API](/manual/api/reference/dashboard) [comment]: # ({/61df3006-1a3dcbcf}) [comment]: # ({85427e7e-29b6c9a4}) #### Screens Edit global and template-level screens or each screen item individually. [Screen API](/manual/api/reference/screen) | [Screen item API](/manual/api/reference/screenitem) | [Template screen API](/manual/api/reference/templatescreen) | [Template screen item API](/manual/api/reference/templatescreenitem) [comment]: # ({/85427e7e-29b6c9a4}) [comment]: # ({29b6c9a4-e083e0e0}) #### Maps Configure maps to create detailed dynamic representations of your IT infrastructure. [Map API](/manual/api/reference/map) [comment]: # ({/29b6c9a4-e083e0e0}) [comment]: # ({e083e0e0-91788676}) #### Web monitoring Configure web scenarios to monitor your web applications and services. [Web scenario API](/manual/api/reference/httptest) [comment]: # ({/e083e0e0-91788676}) [comment]: # ({fe229677-ad3cb7b9}) #### 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) | [Discovery host API](/manual/api/reference/dhost) | [Discovery service API](/manual/api/reference/dservice) [comment]: # ({/fe229677-ad3cb7b9}) [comment]: # ({ad3cb7b9-c2d096e3}) ### Administration With the Zabbix API you can change administration settings of your monitoring system. [comment]: # ({/ad3cb7b9-c2d096e3}) [comment]: # ({a1d2e27f-925840a1}) #### Users Add users that will have access to Zabbix, assign them to user groups and grant permissions. Configure media types and the ways users will receive alerts. [User API](/manual/api/reference/user) | [User group API](/manual/api/reference/usergroup) | [Media type API](/manual/api/reference/mediatype) [comment]: # ({/a1d2e27f-925840a1}) [comment]: # ({5669a155-feb914d9}) #### General Change certain global configuration options. [Icon map API](/manual/api/reference/iconmap) | [Image API](/manual/api/reference/image) | [User macro API](/manual/api/reference/usermacro) [comment]: # ({/5669a155-feb914d9}) [comment]: # ({feb914d9-a1c36c8e}) #### Proxies Manage the proxies used in your distributed monitoring setup. [Proxy API](/manual/api/reference/proxy) [comment]: # ({/feb914d9-a1c36c8e}) [comment]: # ({4e5421dd-4050de56}) #### Scripts Configure and execute scripts to help you with your daily tasks. [Script API](/manual/api/reference/script) [comment]: # ({/4e5421dd-4050de56}) [comment]: # ({3b3700b0-4e5421dd}) ### 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]: # ({/3b3700b0-4e5421dd}) [comment]: # ({3b3700b0-3b3700b0}) ### 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]: # ({/3b3700b0-3b3700b0})