zabbix-utils 2.0.4
A library with modules for working with Zabbix (Zabbix API, Zabbix sender, Zabbix get)
Requires Python: >=3.8
Keywords: monitoring zabbix api sender get utils tools

# Zabbix utils library

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**zabbix_utils** is a Python library for working with [Zabbix API](https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/api/reference) as well as with [Zabbix sender](https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manpages/zabbix_sender) and [Zabbix get](https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manpages/zabbix_get) protocols.

## Requirements

Supported versions:

* Zabbix 6.0+
* Python 3.8+

Tested on:

* Zabbix 6.0, 7.0, 7.2 and 7.4
* Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13

Dependencies:

* [aiohttp](https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp) (in case of async use)

## Installation

### Installation from PyPI

Install **zabbix_utils** library using pip:

```bash
$ pip install zabbix_utils
```

To install the library with dependencies for asynchronous work use the following way:

```bash
$ pip install zabbix_utils[async]
```

### Installation from Zabbix repository

First of all, you need to install Zabbix repository. Official Zabbix packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and derivatives, as well as for Debian and derivatives are available on [Zabbix website](https://www.zabbix.com/download).

**Red Hat Enterprise Linux and derivatives**

Install **zabbix_utils** library from Zabbix repository:

```bash
# dnf install python3-zabbix-utils
```

To install additional dependencies such as aiohttp for asynchronous work use the following way:
```bash
# dnf install epel-release
# dnf install python3-aiohttp
```

**Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives**

Install **zabbix_utils** library from Zabbix repository:

```bash
# apt install python3-zabbix-utils
```

To install additional dependencies such as aiohttp for asynchronous work use the following way:
```bash
# apt install python3-aiohttp
```

### Installation from GitHub

Clone the **zabbix_utils** repository:

```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/zabbix/python-zabbix-utils
```

Install **zabbix_utils** library using setup.py:

```bash
$ cd python-zabbix-utils/
$ python3 setup.py install
```

To install dependencies use one of the ways above.

## Documentation

### Use cases

##### To work with Zabbix API

To work with Zabbix API via synchronous I/O you can import and use **zabbix_utils** library as follows:

```python
from zabbix_utils import ZabbixAPI

api = ZabbixAPI(url="127.0.0.1")
api.login(user="User", password="zabbix")

users = api.user.get(
    output=['userid','name']
)

for user in users:
    print(user['name'])

api.logout()
```

To work with Zabbix API via asynchronous I/O you can use the following way:

```python
import asyncio
from zabbix_utils import AsyncZabbixAPI

async def main():
    api = AsyncZabbixAPI(url="127.0.0.1")
    await api.login(user="User", password="zabbix")

    users = await api.user.get(
        output=['userid','name']
    )

    for user in users:
        print(user['name'])

    await api.logout()

asyncio.run(main())
```

You can also authenticate using an API token (supported since Zabbix 5.4):

```python
api = ZabbixAPI(url="127.0.0.1")
api.login(token="xxxxxxxx")
```

```python
api = AsyncZabbixAPI(url="127.0.0.1")
await api.login(token="xxxxxxxx")
```

When token is used, calling `api.logout()` is not necessary.

It is possible to specify authentication fields by the following environment variables:
`ZABBIX_URL`, `ZABBIX_TOKEN`, `ZABBIX_USER`, `ZABBIX_PASSWORD`

You can compare Zabbix API version with strings and numbers, for example:

```python
# Method to get version
ver = api.api_version()
print(type(ver).__name__, ver) # APIVersion 7.0.0

# ZabbixAPI prototype with version
ver = api.version
print(type(ver).__name__, ver) # APIVersion 7.0.0

# Comparing versions
print(ver > 6.0)      # True
print(ver != 7.0)     # False
print(ver != "7.0.0") # False

# Version additional methods
print(ver.major)    # 7.0
print(ver.minor)    # 0
print(ver.is_lts()) # True
```

In case the API object or method name matches one of Python keywords, you can use the suffix `_` in their name to execute correctly, for example:
```python
from zabbix_utils import ZabbixAPI

api = ZabbixAPI(url="127.0.0.1")
api.login(token="xxxxxxxx")

template_source = ''
with open('template_example.xml', mode='r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    template_source = f.read()

response = api.configuration.import_(
    source=template_source,
    format="xml",
    rules={...}
)

if response:
    print("Template imported successfully")
```

> Please, refer to the [Zabbix API Documentation](https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/api/reference) and the [using examples](https://github.com/zabbix/python-zabbix-utils/tree/main/examples/api) for more information.

##### To work via Zabbix sender protocol

To send item values to a Zabbix server or a Zabbix proxy you can import and use the library as follows:

```python
from zabbix_utils import Sender

sender = Sender(server='127.0.0.1', port=10051)
response = sender.send_value('host', 'item.key', 'value', 1695713666)

print(response)
# {"processed": 1, "failed": 0, "total": 1, "time": "0.000338", "chunk": 1}
```

The asynchronous way:

```python
import asyncio
from zabbix_utils import AsyncSender

async def main():
    sender = AsyncSender(server='127.0.0.1', port=10051)
    response = await sender.send_value('host', 'item.key', 'value', 1695713666)

    print(response)
    # {"processed": 1, "failed": 0, "total": 1, "time": "0.000338", "chunk": 1}

asyncio.run(main())
```

You can also prepare a list of item values and send all at once:

```python
from zabbix_utils import ItemValue, Sender

items = [
    ItemValue('host1', 'item.key1', 10),
    ItemValue('host1', 'item.key2', 'test message'),
    ItemValue('host2', 'item.key1', -1, 1695713666),
    ItemValue('host3', 'item.key1', '{"msg":"test message"}'),
    ItemValue('host2', 'item.key1', 0, 1695713666, 100)
]

sender = Sender(server='127.0.0.1', port=10051)
response = sender.send(items)

print(response)
# {"processed": 5, "failed": 0, "total": 5, "time": "0.001661", "chunk": 1}
```

If you need to send values to several Zabbix clusters at once, you can do this by passing a list of Zabbix clusters:

```python
from zabbix_utils import Sender

zabbix_clusters = [
    ['zabbix.cluster1.node1', 'zabbix.cluster1.node2:10051'],
    ['zabbix.cluster2.node1:10051', 'zabbix.cluster2.node2:20051', 'zabbix.cluster2.node3']
]

sender = Sender(clusters=zabbix_clusters)
response = sender.send_value('host', 'item.key', 'value', 1695713666)

print(response)
# {"processed": 2, "failed": 0, "total": 2, "time": "0.000103", "chunk": 2}

print(response.details)
# {
#     zabbix.cluster1.node1:10051: [{"processed": 1, "failed": 0, "total": 1, "time": "0.000050", "chunk": 1}],
#     zabbix.cluster2.node2:20051: [{"processed": 1, "failed": 0, "total": 1, "time": "0.000053", "chunk": 1}]
# }
```

In such case, the value will be sent to the first available node of each cluster.

> Please, refer to the [Zabbix sender protocol](https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/appendix/protocols/zabbix_sender) and the [using examples](https://github.com/zabbix/python-zabbix-utils/tree/main/examples/sender) for more information.

##### To work via Zabbix get protocol

To get a value by item key from a Zabbix agent or agent 2 via synchronous I/O the library can be imported and used as follows:

```python
from zabbix_utils import Getter

agent = Getter(host='127.0.0.1', port=10050)
resp = agent.get('system.uname')

print(resp.value)
# Linux test_server 5.15.0-3.60.5.1.el9uek.x86_64
```

The library can be used via asynchronous I/O, as in the following example:

```python
import asyncio
from zabbix_utils import AsyncGetter

async def main():
    agent = AsyncGetter(host='127.0.0.1', port=10050)
    resp = await agent.get('system.uname')

    print(resp.value)
    # Linux test_server 5.15.0-3.60.5.1.el9uek.x86_64

asyncio.run(main())
```

> Please, refer to the [Zabbix agent protocol](https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/manual/appendix/protocols/zabbix_agent) and the [using examples](https://github.com/zabbix/python-zabbix-utils/tree/main/examples/get) for more information.

### Enabling debug log

If it needed to debug some issue with Zabbix API, sender or get you can enable the output of logging. The **zabbix_utils** library uses the default python logging module, but it doesn't log by default. You can define logging handler to see records from the library, for example:

```python
import logging
from zabbix_utils import Getter

logging.basicConfig(
    format=u'[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s %(message)s',
    level=logging.DEBUG
)

agent = Getter(host='127.0.0.1', port=10050)
resp = agent.get('system.uname')

print(resp.value)
```

And then you can see records like the following:

```
[2023-10-01 12:00:01,587] DEBUG Content of the packet: b'ZBXD\x01\x0c\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00system.uname'
[2023-10-01 12:00:01,722] DEBUG Zabbix response header: b'ZBXD\x01C\x00\x00\x00C\x00\x00\x00'
[2023-10-01 12:00:01,723] DEBUG Zabbix response body: Linux test_server 5.15.0-3.60.5.1.el9uek.x86_64
[2023-10-01 12:00:01,724] DEBUG Response from [127.0.0.1:10050]: Linux test_server 5.15.0-3.60.5.1.el9uek.x86_64
Linux test_server 5.15.0-3.60.5.1.el9uek.x86_64

```

## License
**zabbix_utils** is distributed under MIT License.