Are Free (Custom) Variables via the REST API supported?

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Re: Are Free (Custom) Variables via the REST API supported?

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MrWoodward wrote:Are you guys talking about communicating directly with the Nagios Database?
No, all through the API. If you can add any free variable and retrieve it at will you can use the variables to store all kinds of information. Configurations, community strings, etc...
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Re: Are Free (Custom) Variables via the REST API supported?

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If you can add any free variable and retrieve it at will
Wait. So how do I retrieve the free variables thru the API?
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Re: Are Free (Custom) Variables via the REST API supported?

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I've been able to add free variables to things like Hosts and Services via the API, but not sure how to get those free variables back out via the API. Suggestions?
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Re: Are Free (Custom) Variables via the REST API supported?

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Feature request #12420 was created for this. Right now the api will not return free variables.
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Re: Are Free (Custom) Variables via the REST API supported?

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Where can I track this request? I can't seem to find your feature/bug database.
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Re: Are Free (Custom) Variables via the REST API supported?

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There isn't a customer facing database but you can always PM one of us if you need an update.
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