Opsview 6.9.x End of Support

Opsview versions 6.9.x reached their End of Support (EOS) status at the end of January 2026, in accordance with our Support policy. As of this date, these versions no longer receive code fixes, security updates, maintenance releases, or backported changes.

The documentation for version 6.9.7 and earlier releases will remain accessible for reference, but it will no longer be updated or maintained. We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest supported version of Opsview to ensure continued support and access to the latest features and security enhancements.

Config endpoints examples

Updating multiple Service Checks Copied

The restapi can be used to update multiple servicechecks in one go:

1. Obtain the list of check to be modified and store in a file, i.e. all service checks with ‘foo’ in the name.

   opsview_rest --username=USER --password=PASS --pretty --data-format=json GET 'config/servicecheck?json_filter={"name":{"-like":"%25foo%25"}}' > checks.json
   

2. Edit the checks.json file as necessary.

3. Import the contents of the file back into Opsview.

   opsview_rest --username=USER --password=PASS --pretty --data-format=json --content-file=checks.json --pretty PUT config/servicecheck
   

Note

The ID’s within the checks.json file must be left unchanged else new checks will be created, not current checks updated. Amending service check names could lose historical (graphing) information.

Determining if a Host exists Copied

To see if the host foo already exists:

This will return ”{’exists’ ⇒ ‘0’}” if the host does not exist, ”{’exists’ ⇒ ‘1’}” if it does.

Fetching information for a specific contact Copied

To fetch contact information without fetching the ID first

Create a new user Copied

This shows creating a new user with the minimum fields specified while the changelog is enabled:

Amend a users role Copied