item_create

Create new monitoring items in Zabbix by specifying item details such as name, key, host ID, type, value type, and update interval. Returns JSON-formatted creation results for integration with the zabbix-mcp-server.

Instructions

Create a new item in Zabbix.

Args:
    name: Item name
    key_: Item key
    hostid: Host ID
    type: Item type (0=Zabbix agent, 2=Zabbix trapper, etc.)
    value_type: Value type (0=float, 1=character, 3=unsigned int, 4=text)
    delay: Update interval
    units: Value units
    description: Item description
    
Returns:
    str: JSON formatted creation result

Input Schema

Name	Required	Default
`delay`	No	1m
`description`	No
`hostid`	Yes
`key_`	Yes
`name`	Yes
`type`	Yes
`units`	No
`value_type`	Yes

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "delay": {
      "default": "1m",
      "title": "Delay",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "description": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Description"
    },
    "hostid": {
      "title": "Hostid",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "key_": {
      "title": "Key",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "title": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "type": {
      "title": "Type",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "units": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Units"
    },
    "value_type": {
      "title": "Value Type",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "key_",
    "hostid",
    "type",
    "value_type"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

zabbix-mcp-server

item_create

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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