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In this manual, we will show you the different options of for fetching metrics from Checkmk to push this data to a 3rd party tool.

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Syntax

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Columns: rrddata:var1:metric1.max:start:end:step rrddata:var2:metric2.max:start:end:step

or

Columns: rrddata:m1:fs_used.max,1,*:1614839543:1614929543:1

With "1,*" you can rescale high values. This is only needed for high values like MB. 
You can rescale such values with "1024,*" or "1024,/"

Example

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OMD[dailymysite]:~$ lq "GET services\nFilter: host_name = localhost2\nFilter: service_description = Filesystem /\nColumns: host_name\nColumns: service_description\nColumns: rrddata:m1:fs_used.max,1024,/:1614839543:1614929543:30\nOutputFormat: python"

[[u"localhost2",u"Filesystem /",[1614839400,1614931200,1800,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,333.982,334.178,334.465,334.638,334.773,334.923,335.082,335.249,335.361,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,None,336.493,336.673]]]

-> With this example, you will receive all perfdata for a specific service/host. You can use livestatus for that

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Custom graph
Warning

With Checkmk 2.1, announced by Werk #13640, the Web API was deprecated. This release now (Checkmk 2.2) removes the Web API.

We recommend migrating all existing scripts that use the Web API to the REST API.

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Custom graph

With this example, you can query the metrics of a custom graph in Checkmk

root@klappanas
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root@linux:~# curl -k "https://
klappanas
mylinuxhost/
daily
mysite/check_mk/webapi.py?action=get_graph&_username=automation&_secret=
ROQAKYYIDYDOELRRLVVH
mysecret&request_format=python&output_format=python" -d 'request={"specification":["custom","custom_graph_1"],"data_range":{"time_range":[1615627389,1616062956]}}'

{'result_code': 0, 'result': {'start_time': 1615626000, 'end_time': 1616063400, 'step': 1800, 'curves': [{'line_type': 'area', 'color': '#00b2ff', 'title': 'Service Costs per Day', 'rrddata': [None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None]}]}}
->


Forecast graph

With this example, you can query the metrics of a

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forecast graph in Checkmk

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root@linux:~# curl -k "https://
klappanas
mylinuxhost/
daily
mysite/check_mk/webapi.py?action=get_graph&_username=automation&_secret=
ROQAKYYIDYDOELRRLVVH
mysecret&request_format=python&output_format=python" -d 'request={"specification":["forecast","forecast_graph_4"],"data_range":{"time_range":[1616062956,1616513102]}}'

{'result_code': 0, 'result': {'start_time': 1616504400, 'end_time': 1616527800, 'step': 1800, 'curves': [{'line_type': 'area', 'color': '#FFFFFF', 'title': 'CPU utilization - lower edge', 'rrddata': [33.345051190851265, 37.67683226938787, 44.50125333428577, 53.2724501059588, 60.44537606761632, 66.75387999685792, 72.64393851155472, 78.29311232060269, 83.75780489204897, 89.06739515972093, 94.1829539622409, 99.15563480780335, 104.09381440605844]}, {'line_type': 'stacked', 'color': '#F4E750', 'title': 'CPU utilization - confidence interval', 'rrddata': [11.100249458703228, 10.146064241405181, 10.102262795192633, 11.3949147901306, 16.27542796258677, 22.884785199874802, 30.331033266252426, 38.25905074392767, 46.55603069680629, 55.163215257233624, 64.15846274796492, 73.43946615261119, 82.78947205187224]}, {'line_type': 'line', 'color': '#0000FF', 'title': 'CPU utilization - original', 'rrddata': [42.2174, 40.4999, 47.7736, 60.8701, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None]}, {'line_type': 'line', 'color': '#FF0000', 'title': 'CPU utilization - fit & forecast', 'rrddata': [38.89517592020288, 42.749864390090465, 49.552384731882086, 58.969907501024096, 68.58309004890971, 78.19627259679532, 87.80945514468094, 97.42263769256652, 107.03582024045211, 116.64900278833774, 126.26218533622335, 135.87536788410895, 145.48855043199455]}]}}
->



Builtin graph

With this example, you can query the metrics of a

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built-in graph in Checkmk

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Builtin graph

. You will receive the data for all lines of a specific line.

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root@klappanas
root@linux:~# curl -k "https://
klappanas
mylinuxhost/
daily
mysite/check_mk/webapi.py?action=get_graph&_username=automation&_secret=
ROQAKYYIDYDOELRRLVVH
mysecret&request_format=python&output_format=python" -d 'request={"specification":["template",{"service_description":"Filesystem /","site":"daily","graph_index":0,"host_name":"localhost2"}],"data_range":{"time_range":[1615627389, 1616062956]}}'
{'result_code': 0, 'result': {'start_time': 1615626000, 'end_time': 1616063400, 'step': 1800, 'curves': [{'line_type': 'area', 'color': '#00ffc6', 'title': 'Used filesystem space', 'rrddata': [None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None]}, {'line_type': 'stack', 'color': '#e3fff9', 'title': 'Free space', 'rrddata': [None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None]}, {'line_type': 'line', 'color': '#006040', 'title': 'Filesystem size', 'rrddata': [None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None]}]}}root@klappanas:~# 
-> With example you can query the metrics of a builtin graph in Checkmk. You will  receive the data for all lines of a specific line.


RRDcached

If you want the values unfiltered, you can access these from the rrd journal.log directly:

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OMD[
daily
mysite]:~/var/rrdcached$ ls -ltr
total 8744
-rw-r----- 1 daily daily 2435087 Mar 23 15:45 rrd.journal.1616503549.911643
-rw-r----- 1 daily daily 1720320 Mar 23 17:07 rrd.journal.1616510749.911407
-rw-r--r-- 1 daily daily 2456557 Mar 24 09:13 rrd.journal.1616566388.199299
-rw-r--r-- 1 daily daily 2322432 Mar 24 10:49 rrd.journal.1616573588.199726


OMD[
daily
mysite]:~/var/rrdcached$ tail -f rrd.journal.1616573588.199726 
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/OMD_daily_apache.rrd 1616579503:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0.08098:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0.002154:19.176001:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/OMD_daily_performance.rrd 1616579503:559:25:0:0.000009:0:364608.943527:0:0:0.583053:0:0.000008:0.000038:0:0.259135:3.09749:3.611691:5.571399:0.015021
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/OMD_dashboard_Notification_Spooler.rrd 1616579503:0:2560278
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/OMD_nagnis_master_Notification_Spooler.rrd 1616579503:0:63841:U:U
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/OMD_nagnis_master_backup_test.rrd 1616579503:3377776640:128932341.39868:49.073688
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/OMD_nagvis_master_backup_test.rrd 1616579503:3377776640:128932341.39868:49.073688
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/Process_chrome.rrd 1616579503:3264916:543481580:7.288174:23
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/Site_daily_statistics.rrd 1616579503:13:42:18:1:119:366:3:0:1:21
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localhost/Systemd_Timesyncd_Time.rrd 1616579503:0.000024:0.000463
update /opt/omd/sites/daily/var/check_mk/rrd/localho^C



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titleSources

https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/livestatus.html

https://docs.checkmk.com/1.6.0/de/web_api_references.html

https://docs.checkmk.com/1.6.0/de/graphing.html

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