Zabbix

Zabbix is an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution for networks and applications. Zabbix enables real-time monitoring of millions of metrics collected from tens of thousands of servers, virtual machines, and network devices. The Zabbix API provides JSON-RPC 2.0 access for programmatically managing host configurations, collecting monitoring data, and automating operations.

Zabbix publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Actions API, Authentication API, Events API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Monitoring, Infrastructure, Networks, Alerting, and Open Source.

The Zabbix catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Zabbix’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, engineering blog, GitHub presence, and 10 more developer resources.

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45.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

10 APIs 12 Features

MonitoringInfrastructureNetworksAlertingOpen SourceObservability

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Composite quality — 45.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 14.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 2.5 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Zabbix Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Zabbix Finops

FINOPS

Features 12

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Host Monitoring

Network Monitoring

Application Monitoring

Cloud Monitoring

Agent-Based Collection

Agentless Collection (SNMP, IPMI, JMX)

Triggers and Alerting

Dashboards and Visualizations

Historical Data Storage

Scalable Distributed Monitoring

Auto Discovery

API Automation

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Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Zabbix API Rules

11 rules · 7 errors 4 warnings

SPECTRAL

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

AnsibleCollection

AnsibleCollection

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

CommunityTemplates

CommunityTemplates

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Twitter

Twitter

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Docker

Docker

Download

Download

Source (apis.yml)

aid: zabbix
name: Zabbix
description: Zabbix is an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution for networks and applications. Zabbix
  enables real-time monitoring of millions of metrics collected from tens of thousands of servers, virtual machines, and network
  devices. The Zabbix API provides JSON-RPC 2.0 access for programmatically managing host configurations, collecting monitoring
  data, and automating operations.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.zabbix.com/assets/img/logo/zabbix_logo.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zabbix/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Monitoring
- Infrastructure
- Networks
- Alerting
- Open Source
- Observability
apis:
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-actions-api
  name: Zabbix Actions API
  description: Action configuration for alerting and automation
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Actions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-actions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-authentication-api
  name: Zabbix Authentication API
  description: User login and session management
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-events-api
  name: Zabbix Events API
  description: Event retrieval and acknowledgement
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-history-api
  name: Zabbix History API
  description: Historical monitoring data
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - History
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-history-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-host-groups-api
  name: Zabbix Host Groups API
  description: Host group management
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Host Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-host-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-hosts-api
  name: Zabbix Hosts API
  description: Host configuration and management
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Hosts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-hosts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-items-api
  name: Zabbix Items API
  description: Monitoring item configuration
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Items
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-items-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-problems-api
  name: Zabbix Problems API
  description: Active problem retrieval
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Problems
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-problems-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-triggers-api
  name: Zabbix Triggers API
  description: Trigger configuration and management
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Triggers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-triggers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
- aid: zabbix:zabbix-users-api
  name: Zabbix Users API
  description: User account management
  humanURL: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  baseURL: https://{host}/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php
  tags:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/zabbix-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/quickstart
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/user/login
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/introduction/whatsnew
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/zabbix-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/zabbix-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/zabbix-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.zabbix.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.zabbix.com
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/zabbix
- type: Docker
  url: https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix-docker
- type: AnsibleCollection
  url: https://github.com/zabbix/ansible-collection
- type: CommunityTemplates
  url: https://github.com/zabbix/community-templates
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/zabbix
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.zabbix.com/privacy_policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.zabbix.com/terms_of_use
- type: Download
  url: https://www.zabbix.com/download
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Ansible Collection
  - name: Docker / Kubernetes
  - name: Grafana Plugin
  - name: Slack Notifications
  - name: PagerDuty Integration
  - name: Jira Integration
  - name: ServiceNow Integration
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Host Monitoring
  - name: Network Monitoring
  - name: Application Monitoring
  - name: Cloud Monitoring
  - name: Agent-Based Collection
  - name: Agentless Collection (SNMP, IPMI, JMX)
  - name: Triggers and Alerting
  - name: Dashboards and Visualizations
  - name: Historical Data Storage
  - name: Scalable Distributed Monitoring
  - name: Auto Discovery
  - name: API Automation
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.zabbix.com/integrations
integrations:
- name: 3com
- name: 3CX
- name: Acronis
- name: actidata
- name: Active Directory
- name: ActiveMQ
- name: Adaptec
- name: ADVA
- name: Airco Airco
- name: IBM AIX
- name: AKCP
- name: Alcatel Lucent
- name: Alerta Alerta
- name: All Quiet
- name: ALVAO
- name: Alvarion
- name: AMD
- name: Android
- name: Ansible
- name: Antivirus
- name: Apache HTTP Server
- name: APC
- name: Aranet
- name: Arbor
- name: arcserve
- name: Arduino
- name: Arista
- name: Arrow Arrow
- name: Aruba
- name: IBM AS/400
- name: AsGa AsGa
- name: Asigra
- name: Asterisk
- name: ASUS
- name: ASUSTOR
- name: Audemat Audemat
- name: Avaya
- name: Avid
- name: AVTECH
- name: AWS
- name: AWS EC2
- name: AWS ECS
- name: AWS ELB
- name: AWS RDS
- name: AWS S3
- name: Axigen
- name: AXIS
- name: Microsoft Azure
- name: BackupPC
- name: Backup
- name: Bacula
- name: balabit
- name: Bigpanda
- name: Blue Coat
- name: Brevis.one
- name: Brocade
- name: Brother
- name: Brrr Brrr
- name: Buffalo
- name: Calix
- name: Canon
- name: Cassandra
- name: Centos
- name: Ceph
- name: Check Point
- name: Chef
- name: Chrome
- name: chrony chrony
- name: Ciena
- name: Cisco
- name: Citrix
- name: Clickhouse
- name: ClickSend
- name: Cloudflare
- name: Cloud Foundry
- name: Cloudstack
- name: CloudThinker
- name: AWS CloudWatch
- name: ClusterControl ClusterControl
- name: CockroachDB
- name: Confluence
- name: BMC Control-M
- name: CoreOS
- name: Couchbase
- name: Cradlepoint
- name: CTC Union
- name: Cyberpower Cyberpower
- name: D-Link
- name: Dahua
- name: Datacom
- name: DB2
- name: DCM
- name: Debian
- name: Dell
- name: Delta
- name: DEVA
- name: DHCP DHCP
- name: DIGISOL
- name: Digital Devices
- name: Discord
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com