Get problem description in Python and Zabbix API

Question

I use trigger.get method to get all problems in my Zabbix monitoring:

trigger = zapi.trigger.get (triggerids=problem['objectid'], selectHosts='extend')

and it works propertly. But I get response for example:

'description': '{HOST.NAME} ( {ITEM.VALUE1} ) Lack of free swap space'

or

'description': 'DBM {HOST.NAME} ORA_ERR_DETAILS: {ITEM.VALUE1}'

and now I would like to get value "ITEM.VALUE1"

What method should he use and how?

In a more descriptive way:

My program return value:

'{HOST.NAME} ( {ITEM.VALUE1} ) Lack of free swap space'

I can get the '{HOST.NAME}', but I can't get the '{ITEM.VALUE1}'.

I would like to have:

Host005.domain.com ( 42.52 % ) Lack of free swap space

Please note that `trigger.get` retrieves the *configured* triggers, not the current problems. However, if you want a value you have to use `history.get` — Simone Zabberoni, Aug 03 '20 at 15:31
I implement the method history.get. I'm still working on it. — Karol, Aug 05 '20 at 11:07
Check my answer on a similar question here on SO https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55350024/zabbix-api-get-value-of-item-24-hours-ago-from-current-time — Simone Zabberoni, Aug 05 '20 at 15:15
@Simone Zabberoni: Thank you so much. Your post solves the problem! — Karol, Aug 07 '20 at 11:48

Karol · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-07T12:03:57.470

Thanks to the hint from Simone, the problem is resolved!

A well-functioning code:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

"""
Get history values for specific items in a time range:

# ./getItemHistoryByName.py -H some-host  -I "ICMP response time" -f "26/6/2018 16:00" -t "27/6/2018 23:59"
ItemID: 77013 - Item: ICMP response time - Key: icmppingsec
1530021641 26/06/2018 16:00:41 Value: 0.1042
1530021701 26/06/2018 16:01:41 Value: 0.0993
1530021762 26/06/2018 16:02:42 Value: 0.1024
1530021822 26/06/2018 16:03:42 Value: 0.0966
[cut]
"""

from zabbix.api import ZabbixAPI
import sys, argparse
import time
import datetime


zabbixServer    = 'http://yourserver/zabbix/'
zabbixUser      = 'someuser'
zabbixPass      = 'somepass'


def main(argv):
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-H', required=True, metavar='Hostname')
    parser.add_argument('-I', required=True, metavar='Item Name')
    parser.add_argument('-f', required=True, metavar='From Timestamp')
    parser.add_argument('-t', required=True, metavar='Till Timestamp')

    args = parser.parse_args()


    zapi = ZabbixAPI(url=zabbixServer, user=zabbixUser, password=zabbixPass)

    fromTimestamp = time.mktime(datetime.datetime.strptime(args.f, "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M").timetuple())
    tillTimestamp = time.mktime(datetime.datetime.strptime(args.t, "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M").timetuple())


    f  = {  'name' : args.I  }
    items = zapi.item.get(filter=f, host=args.H, output='extend' )

    for item in items:
        print "ItemID: {} - Item: {} - Key: {}".format(item['itemid'], item['name'], item['key_'])

        values = zapi.history.get(itemids=item['itemid'], time_from=fromTimestamp, time_till=tillTimestamp, history=item['value_type'])

        for historyValue in values:
            currentDate = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(historyValue['clock'])).strftime('%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S')

            print "{} {} Value: {}".format(historyValue['clock'], currentDate, historyValue['value'])

if __name__ == "__main__":
   main(sys.argv[1:])

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 03 '20 at 11:01

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You can just specify the field you need like this

answer = z.do_request('apiinfo.version')

Reply In JSON:

{u'jsonrpc': u'2.0', u'result': u'3.0.2', u'id': u'1'}

Reply by python script:

print "Version:",answer['result']
Version: 3.0.2

answered Aug 03 '20 at 11:01

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But what method should he use to have a value ITEM.VALUE1? – Karol Aug 03 '20 at 11:25
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@Karol you don't have to specify any method except print. Just print(answer['result']) – Andrew 76868 Aug 03 '20 at 11:29
I don't think we understand each other. My program return value: '{HOST.NAME} ( {ITEM.VALUE1} ) Lack of free swap space' I can get the '{HOST.NAME}', but I can't get the '{ITEM.VALUE1}'. I would like to have: Host005.domain.com ( 42.52 % ) Lack of free swap space – Karol Aug 03 '20 at 12:15
@Karol did you find solution? – pharask Aug 05 '20 at 06:35
I implement the method history.get. I'm still working on it – Karol Aug 05 '20 at 12:07

Get problem description in Python and Zabbix API

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