install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install zabbix-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install zabbix-cli

Debian stable package indexes · zabbix-cli · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#zabbix-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/za/zabbix-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

CLI tool for interacting with Zabbix monitoring system

Project links

Commands and aliases

zabbix-cli
zabbix-cli-bulk-execution
zabbix-cli-init

history

Project history and usage

Zabbix CLI is a Python terminal client for administering Zabbix through the Zabbix API, with interactive, single-command, and batch modes.

Project history

The project is developed and tested by the University Center for Information Technology at the University of Oslo. Its README describes it as a command-line interface for common Zabbix administrative tasks over the Zabbix API.

Version 3 was rewritten from the ground up, leaving the older 2.3.2 implementation available on a branch. The newer CLI emphasizes a richer terminal interface, JSON output, configuration files, authentication helpers, and cross-platform binaries built with PyInstaller.

Adoption history

zabbix-cli fills a gap around Zabbix administration: Zabbix exposes a JSON-RPC API, but many operators want a packaged terminal client for host, group, proxy, and inventory workflows instead of writing one-off curl or Python snippets.

The README documents installation through the `zabbix-cli-uio` PyPI mirror, Homebrew, and release binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows. That adoption pattern is practical rather than glamorous: it is a workstation/sysadmin helper around an existing monitoring installation.

How it is used

Users start `zabbix-cli` as a REPL, run `zabbix-cli COMMAND` for a single operation, or pass a file for batch execution. It prompts for the Zabbix frontend URL and credentials, stores a session token, and can render either terminal tables or machine-readable JSON.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, zabbix-cli is interesting as a third-party operational companion to a major monitoring stack: it packages API administration into a normal CLI with completions, config files, auth state, JSON output, and distro-friendly release artifacts.

It also demonstrates a common ecosystem pattern around large server products: the core project ships an API, while site operators and universities build smaller command tools to make daily administration scriptable.

Timeline

2.3.2: Last old-line version kept as the historical branch referenced by the README.
2024-10-01: zabbix-cli-uio 3.1.1 appeared on PyPI, early in the rewritten v3 line.
2026-06-17: zabbix-cli-uio 3.7.0 was uploaded to PyPI.

Related projects

Related projects include Zabbix itself, the Zabbix API, PyZabbix, zabbix_sender, zabbix_get, and other site-local automation around monitoring inventories.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: ./zabbix-cli.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zabbix-cli/zabbix-cli.toml$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/zabbix-cli/zabbix-cli.toml
macOS: ./zabbix-cli.toml~/Library/Application Support/zabbix-cli/zabbix-cli.toml~/Library/Preferences/zabbix-cli/zabbix-cli.toml
Windows: .\zabbix-cli.toml%LOCALAPPDATA%\zabbix-cli\zabbix-cli.toml%APPDATA%\zabbix-cli\zabbix-cli.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.zabbix-cli_auth

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`zabbix-cli`	cli	global executable
`zabbix-cli-bulk-execution`	cli	global executable
`zabbix-cli-init`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version3.7.0

manager updated2026-06-18

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://unioslo.github.io/zabbix-cli/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://unioslo.github.io/zabbix-cli/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:zabbix-cli
Version	3.7.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zabbix-cli
Homepage	https://unioslo.github.io/zabbix-cli/
Repository	https://github.com/unioslo/zabbix-cli
Upstream docs	https://github.com/unioslo/zabbix-cli#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1d/a6/8e6d8fbf6842f2a363807bce5f59ccc7cd97c64b79c282e38af7b5384958/zabbix_cli_uio-3.7.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-18T17:28:06Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, pydantic, python@3.14
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	zabbix-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

zabbix-cli 3.5.1-1

Command-line interface for Zabbix

https://github.com/unioslo/zabbix-cli

sudo apt install zabbix-cli

Section: utils
Architecture: all
13 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Zabbix Cli

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: zabbix-cli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

zabbix-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#zabbix-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Zabbix Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/za/zabbix-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/zabbix-cli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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