Data Extraction API

[sync32]

Hi,

I'm wondering if there is an API of any sort built in to Cacti. I'd like to have a PHP script running on another server which can query the Cacti server, ideally over HTTP, and retrieve some of the data on a specific host.

For example, I would use a link like this:-

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https://cacti.mynetwork.com/cacti/api.php?hostid=34

and get a result like this:-

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<CACTI>
  <DEVICE>
     <NAME="SERVER01">
     <HOSTNAME="192.168.0.23">
     <CURRENT="44.6">
     <AVAILABILITY="98.3">
  </DEVICE>
</CACTI>

Is anything like this already built in to Cacti? The output doesn't have to be XML, so long as I can deal with it from within another PHP script. I've searched the documentation but not had any success. If nothing already exists I'm going to attempt to implement something myself, I assume the best way to do this is through the plug-in architecture? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Thomas

[Howie]

Check out phalek's NMID plugins. I think one is a web API for his Android app.