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community.zabbix.zabbix_action – Create/Delete/Update Zabbix actions

Note

This plugin is part of the community.zabbix collection (version 1.5.1).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.zabbix.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.zabbix.zabbix_action.

Synopsis

• This module allows you to create, modify and delete Zabbix actions.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• zabbix-api >= 0.5.4

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
acknowledge_default_message string	Update operation (known as “Acknowledge operation” before Zabbix 4.0) message text. With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module. Works only with >= Zabbix 3.4 and < Zabbix 5.0
acknowledge_default_subject string	Update operation (known as “Acknowledge operation” before Zabbix 4.0) message subject. With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module. Works only with >= Zabbix 3.4 and < Zabbix 5.0
acknowledge_operations aliases: update_operations list / elements=string	List of acknowledge operations. Action acknowledge operations are known as update operations since Zabbix 4.0. Suboptions are the same as for operations. Works only with >= Zabbix 3.4
conditions list / elements=dictionary	List of conditions to use for filtering results. For more information about suboptions of this option please check out Zabbix API documentation https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/5.0/manual/api/reference/action/object#action_filter_condition
formulaid string	Arbitrary unique ID that is used to reference the condition from a custom expression. Can only contain upper-case letters. Required for custom expression filters and ignored otherwise.
operator string	Condition operator. When type is set to time_period, the choices are in, not in. matches, does not match, Yes and No condition operators work only with >= Zabbix 4.0 Choices: = <> like not like in >= <= not in matches does not match Yes No
type string	Type (label) of the condition. Possible values when event_source=trigger: host_group host trigger trigger_name trigger_severity time_period host_template application maintenance_status known in Zabbix 4.0 and above as “Problem is suppressed” event_tag event_tag_value Possible values when event_source=discovery: host_IP discovered_service_type discovered_service_port discovery_status uptime_or_downtime_duration received_value discovery_rule discovery_check proxy discovery_object Possible values when event_source=auto_registration: proxy host_name host_metadata Possible values when event_source=internal: host_group host host_template application event_type
value string	Value to compare with. When type=discovery_status, the choices are: up down discovered lost When type=discovery_object, the choices are: host service When type=event_type, the choices are: item in not supported state item in normal state LLD rule in not supported state LLD rule in normal state trigger in unknown state trigger in normal state When type=trigger_severity, the choices are (case-insensitive): not classified information warning average high disaster Irrespective of user-visible names being changed in Zabbix. Defaults to not classified if omitted. Besides the above options, this is usually either the name of the object or a string to compare with.
value2 string	Secondary value to compare with. Required for trigger actions when condition type=event_tag_value.
default_message string	Problem message default text. With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module. Works only with < Zabbix 5.0
default_subject string	Problem message default subject. With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module. Works only with < Zabbix 5.0
esc_period string	Default operation step duration. Must be greater than 60 seconds. Accepts only seconds in int for <= Zabbix 3.2 Accepts seconds, time unit with suffix and user macro since => Zabbix 3.4 Required when state=present.
eval_type string	Filter condition evaluation method. Defaults to andor if conditions are less then 2 or if formula is not specified. Defaults to custom_expression when formula is specified. Choices: andor and or custom_expression
event_source string	Type of events that the action will handle. Required when state=present. Choices: trigger discovery auto_registration internal
formula string	User-defined expression to be used for evaluating conditions with a custom expression. The expression must contain IDs that reference each condition by its formulaid. The IDs used in the expression must exactly match the ones defined in the conditions. No condition can remain unused or omitted. Required when eval_type=custom_expression. Use sequential IDs that start at “A”. If non-sequential IDs are used, Zabbix re-indexes them. This makes each module run notice the difference in IDs and update the action.
http_login_password string	Basic Auth password
http_login_user string	Basic Auth login
login_password string / required	Zabbix user password. If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_PASSWORD will be used.
login_user string / required	Zabbix user name. If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_USERNAME will be used.
name string / required	Name of the action
operations list / elements=string	List of action operations
command string	Command to run. Required when type=remote_command and command_type!=global_script.
command_type string	Type of operation command. Required when type=remote_command. Choices: custom_script ipmi ssh telnet global_script
esc_period string	Duration of an escalation step in seconds. Must be greater than 60 seconds. Accepts only seconds in int for <= Zabbix 3.2 Accepts seconds, time unit with suffix and user macro since => Zabbix 3.4 If set to 0 or 0s, the default action escalation period will be used. Default: “0s”
esc_step_from string	Step to start escalation from. Default: 1
esc_step_to string	Step to end escalation at. Specify 0 for infinitely. Default: 1
execute_on string	Target on which the custom script operation command will be executed. Required when type=remote_command and command_type=custom_script. Choices: agent server proxy
host_groups list / elements=string	List of host groups host should be added to. Required when type=add_to_host_group or type=remove_from_host_group.
inventory string	Host inventory mode. Required when type=set_host_inventory_mode. Choices: manual automatic
media_type string	Media type that will be used to send the message. Can be used with type=send_message or type=notify_all_involved inside acknowledge_operations. Set to all for all media types Default: “all”
message string	Operation message text. Will check the ‘default message’ and use the text from default_message if this and default_subject are not specified
operation_condition string	The action operation condition object defines a condition that must be met to perform the current operation. Choices: acknowledged not_acknowledged
password string	Password used for authentication. Required when ssh_auth_type=password or command_type=telnet. Can be used when type=remote_command.
port string	Port number used for authentication. Can be used when command_type in [ssh, telnet] and type=remote_command.
run_on_groups string	Host groups to run remote commands on. Required when type=remote_command and run_on_hosts is not set.
run_on_hosts string	Hosts to run remote commands on. Required when type=remote_command and run_on_groups is not set. If set to 0 the command will be run on the current host.
script_name string	The name of script used for global script commands. Required when command_type=global_script. Can be used when type=remote_command.
send_to_groups list / elements=string	User groups to send messages to.
send_to_users list / elements=string	Users (usernames or aliases) to send messages to.
ssh_auth_type string	Authentication method used for SSH commands. Required when type=remote_command and command_type=ssh. Choices: password public_key
ssh_privatekey_file string	Name of the private key file used for SSH commands with public key authentication. Required when ssh_auth_type=public_key. Can be used when type=remote_command.
ssh_publickey_file string	Name of the public key file used for SSH commands with public key authentication. Required when ssh_auth_type=public_key. Can be used when type=remote_command.
subject string	Operation message subject. Will check the ‘default message’ and use the text from default_subject if this and default_subject are not specified
templates list / elements=string	List of templates host should be linked to. Required when type=link_to_template or type=unlink_from_template.
type string	Type of operation. Valid choices when setting type for recovery_operations and acknowledge_operations: send_message remote_command notify_all_involved Choice notify_all_involved only supported in recovery_operations and acknowledge_operations. Choices: send_message remote_command add_host remove_host add_to_host_group remove_from_host_group link_to_template unlink_from_template enable_host disable_host set_host_inventory_mode notify_all_involved
username string	User name used for authentication. Required when ssh_auth_type in [public_key, password] or command_type=telnet. Can be used when type=remote_command.
pause_in_maintenance boolean	Whether to pause escalation during maintenance periods or not. Can be used when event_source=trigger. Choices: no yes ← (default)
recovery_default_message string	Recovery message text. With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module. Works only with >= Zabbix 3.2 and < Zabbix 5.0
recovery_default_subject string	Recovery message subject. With >= Zabbix 5.0 this field is removed from the API and is dropped silently by module. Works only with >= Zabbix 3.2 and < Zabbix 5.0
recovery_operations list / elements=string	List of recovery operations. Suboptions are the same as for operations. Works only with >= Zabbix 3.2
server_url aliases: url string / required	URL of Zabbix server, with protocol (http or https). url is an alias for server_url. If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_SERVER will be used.
state string	State of the action. On present, it will create an action if it does not exist or update the action if the associated data is different. On absent, it will remove the action if it exists. Choices: present ← (default) absent
status string	Status of the action. Choices: enabled ← (default) disabled
timeout integer	The timeout of API request (seconds). Default: 10
validate_certs boolean	If set to False, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates. If not set the environment variable ZABBIX_VALIDATE_CERTS will be used. Choices: no yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

• Only Zabbix >= 3.0 is supported.

• If you use login_password=zabbix, the word “zabbix” is replaced by “****” in all module output, because login_password uses no_log. See this FAQ for more information.

Examples

# Trigger action with only one condition
- name: Deploy trigger action
  community.zabbix.zabbix_action:
    server_url: "http://zabbix.example.com/zabbix/"
    login_user: Admin
    login_password: secret
    name: "Send alerts to Admin"
    event_source: 'trigger'
    state: present
    status: enabled
    esc_period: 60
    conditions:
      - type: 'trigger_severity'
        operator: '>='
        value: 'Information'
    operations:
      - type: send_message
        subject: "Something bad is happening"
        message: "Come on, guys do something"
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'

# Trigger action with multiple conditions and operations
- name: Deploy trigger action
  community.zabbix.zabbix_action:
    server_url: "http://zabbix.example.com/zabbix/"
    login_user: Admin
    login_password: secret
    name: "Send alerts to Admin"
    event_source: 'trigger'
    state: present
    status: enabled
    esc_period: 1m
    conditions:
      - type: 'trigger_name'
        operator: 'like'
        value: 'Zabbix agent is unreachable'
        formulaid: A
      - type: 'trigger_severity'
        operator: '>='
        value: 'disaster'
        formulaid: B
    formula: A or B
    operations:
      - type: send_message
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'
      - type: remote_command
        command: 'systemctl restart zabbix-agent'
        command_type: custom_script
        execute_on: server
        run_on_hosts:
          - 0

# Trigger action with recovery and acknowledge operations
- name: Deploy trigger action
  community.zabbix.zabbix_action:
    server_url: "http://zabbix.example.com/zabbix/"
    login_user: Admin
    login_password: secret
    name: "Send alerts to Admin"
    event_source: 'trigger'
    state: present
    status: enabled
    esc_period: 1h
    conditions:
      - type: 'trigger_severity'
        operator: '>='
        value: 'Information'
    operations:
      - type: send_message
        subject: "Something bad is happening"
        message: "Come on, guys do something"
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'
    recovery_operations:
      - type: send_message
        subject: "Host is down"
        message: "Come on, guys do something"
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'
    acknowledge_operations:
      - type: send_message
        media_type: 'Email'
        send_to_users:
          - 'Admin'

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
msg string	The result of the operation Returned: success Sample: “Action Deleted: Register webservers, ID: 0001”

Authors

• Ruben Tsirunyan (@rubentsirunyan)

• Ruben Harutyunov (@K-DOT)