zabbixctl is a tool for working with the Zabbix server API using the command line interface, it provides an effective way for operating on trigger status, latest host data and groups of users.

ℹ️ State of the project

2023-07-13

It would appear that the original project is dead, so I decided to clone it and will bring it up to date & add a lot of new features. Suggestions are most welcome, please create an issue and describe what you'd like to see added or changed.

2023-07-23

• Support for Zabbix v5.0 and above (support for <5.0 has been dropped).
• Item type names are now correctly reported.
• Support natural language date & times (examples).
• Override password config setting with env ZABBIXCTL_USERPASS.
• Allow insecure HTTPS using "insecure" config setting.
• Documentation is a work in progress.

Installation

Binaries are published on the release page.

If you prefer to install from source and have Go installed, it's as simple as

go get github.com/lasseoe/zabbixctl

afterwards the executable will be available at $GOPATH/bin/zabbixctl

Configuration

zabbixctl reads its configuration from ~/.config/zabbixctl.conf and must be written using the following syntax:

[server]
  address  = "https://zabbix.local"
  username = "admin"
  password = "password"
  insecure = "false"

[session]
  path = "~/.cache/zabbixctl.session"

zabbixctl will authorize against 'zabbix.local' using given user credentials and save a Zabbix session to a file ~/.cache/zabbixctl.session and at second run will use saved session instead of re-authorizing. Zabbix sessions have a default TTL of 15 minutes, so if the saved Zabbix session is outdated, zabbixctl will repeat authorization and rewrite the session file. The password setting is now optional and zabbixctl will use the password found in environment variable ZABBIXCTL_USERPASS, if present.

Usage

-T --triggers

Search on zabbix triggers statuses. Triggers could be filtered using / argument, for example, search and acknowledge all triggers in a problem state and match the word 'cache':

  zabbixctl -Tp /cache

-y --only-nack

Show only not acknowledged triggers.

-x --severity

Specify minimum trigger severity. Once for information, twice for warning, three for disaster, four for high, five for disaster.

-p --problem

Show triggers that have a problem state.

-r --recent

Show triggers that have recently been in a problem state.

-s --since

Show triggers that have changed their state after the given time, default: 7 days ago

-u --until

Show triggers that have changed their state before the given time.

-m --maintenance

Show hosts in maintenance.

-i --sort

Show triggers sorted by specified fields, default: lastchange,priority.

-o --order

Show triggers in specified order, default: DESC.

-n --limit

Show specified amount of triggers.

-k --acknowledge

Acknowledge all retrieved triggers.

-f --noconfirm

Do not prompt acknowledge confirmation dialog.

-L --latest-data

Search and show latest data for specified host(s). Hosts can be searched using wildcard character '*'. Latest data can be filtered using / argument, for example retrieve latest data for database nodes and search information about replication:

zabbixctl -L dbnode* /replication

-g --graph

Show links on graph pages.

-G --groups

Search and operate on configuration of users groups.

-l --list

Show list users in specified users group.

-a --add

Add specified to specified users group.

-r --remove

Remove specified from speicifed users group.

-f --noconfirm

Do not prompt confirmation dialog.

-w --stacked | -b --normal

Returns single link which points to the stacked or normal graph for matched items.

-M --maintenances

Search and operate on configuration of maintenance. Maintenance could be filtered using / argument, for example, search maintenance match the word 'update-kernel':

zabbixctl -M dbnode-* /update-kernel

-a --add

Add new specified with timeperiod type once.

-r --remove

Remove specified .

-H --hosts

Search and operate with host.

zabbixctl -H dbnode-*

-r --remove

Remove specified .

Examples

Listing triggers in a problem state

zabbixctl -Tp

Listing triggers that have recenty been in a problem state

zabbixctl -Tr

Listing and filtering triggers that contain a word mysql

zabbixctl -T /mysql

Listing and acknowledging triggers that severity level is DISASTER

zabbixctl -T -xxxxx -k

Listing latest data for db nodes and filtering for information about replication lag

zabbixctl -L dbnode* /lag

Opening stacked graph for CPU quote use of selected containers

zabbixctl -L 'container-*' /cpu quota --stacked

Listing users groups that starts with 'HTTP_'

zabbixctl -G HTTP_*

Listing users groups that contain user admin

zabbixctl -G /admin

Adding user admin to groups that contain user guest

zabbixctl -G /guest -a admin

Listing maintenances period

zabbixctl -M

Listing maintenances period with hostname like 'dbnode*'

zabbixctl -M dbnode*

Listing maintenances period with hostname like 'dbnode*' with filter

maintenance name update-kernel

zabbixctl -M dbnode* /update-kernel

Add maintenance period name update-kernel with hostname like 'dbnode*'

zabbixctl -M dbnode* -a update-kernel

Add maintenance period name update-kernel with host from stdin (must be flag -f)

axfr is a tool of your choice for retrieving domain information from your infrastructure DNS.

axfr | grep phpnode | zabbixctl -M -z -a update-kernel -f

Add maintenance period name update-kernel with hostname like 'dbnode*' and read additional

host from stdin (must be flag -f)

axfr is a tool of your choice for retrieving domain information from your infrastructure DNS.

axfr | grep phpnode | zabbixctl -M -z dbnode* -a update-kernel -f

Remove maintenance period name update-kernel

zabbixctl -M -r update-kernel

Search host with hostname like 'dbnode*'

zabbixctl -H dbnode*

Remove host with hostname 'dbnode1' (full uniq name)

zabbixctl -H -r dbnode1

License

MIT.