Creating host with hostgroups using Nagios XI REST api

[WillemDH]

Hello,

We have a need to add and synchronize hostgroups to hosts dynamically in Nagios XI, but we noticed this still isn't possible using the Nagios XI REST api? With an continuously changing environment, it's important that we can synchronize role hostgroups etc with our cmdb.

When would adding hosts with hostgroups be possible with the Nagios XI REST api?

Grtz

Willem

[cdienger]

Tested on 5.5.8, adding a host with hostgroups:

curl -XPOST "http://nagios_xi/nagiosxi/api/v1/config/host?apikey=api_key&pretty=1" -d "host_name=testapihost&address=127.0.0.1&check_command=check_ping\!3000,80%\!5000,100%&max_check_attempts=2&check_period=24x7&contacts=nagiosadmin&notification_interval=5&notification_period=24x7&applyconfig=1&hostgroups=group1%2Cgroup2"

%2C is a URL encoded comma and only needed if adding the host to multiple groups.

[WillemDH]

Haa Thanks, that seems to work indeed. Is it also possible to get all the hostgroups a host belongs to with the REST api?

[cdienger]

There is:

curl -XGET "http://nagios_xi/nagiosxi/api/v1/objects/hostgroupmembers?apikey=api_key&pretty=1&host_name=hostname"