Value should be a json object

[avkopylov]

Hi Ike,

Trying to configure zaws plugin in zabbix 3.4, but get 'Value should be a json object' on 'Discovery rules' page. Could you help to find and solve the root cause? Thanks!

[navrik]

Zabbix 4.0 and I have the same issue.

[lminan]

Same problem here.
Have anyone solve this?.

[ike-dai]

Sorry for late reply.
In my Zabbix 4.0 environment, zaws script has be executed correctly.

Please check the zaws output by executing zaws command directly.

zaws ec2 list -r <your region name> -k <your aws access key id> -s <your aws secret key>

Possible cause:

• invalid region name or access key id or secret key id
• AWS API network connection error
• Time synchronization error in Zabbix server

[navrik]

Checked again.
ubuntu@ip-10-10-10-187:/usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts$ zabbix_server --version
zabbix_server (Zabbix) 4.0.1
Revision 86073 29 October 2018, compilation time: Oct 29 2018 17:49:36

This script is working properly from console:
ubuntu@ip-10-10-10-187:/usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts$ sudo ./zaws-linux-amd64 "ec2" "list" "-r=us-east-1" "-k=mykey" "-s=mysecretkey"
So the result is a big output in console with right aws names, IP addresses etc, like this (this is just a part part):
{
"data": [{
"{#INSTANCE.NAME}": "AWS Instance Name",
"{#INSTANCE.TYPE}": "t2.micro",
"{#INSTANCE.ID}": "i-AWSID",
"{#INSTANCE.PRIVATE.ADDR}": "10.10.10.59"
}, {
"{#INSTANCE.NAME}": "AWS Instance Name 2",
"{#INSTANCE.TYPE}": "t2.large",
"{#INSTANCE.ID}": "i-AWSID",
"{#INSTANCE.PRIVATE.ADDR}": "10.100.102.47"
}]
}
When I'm checking this output with any online JSON validator, for example https://jsonlint.com/ - I'm getting "Valid JSON" result.
But issue as mentioned before that I'm getting 'Value should be a JSON object' on 'Discovery rules' page.
There is no AWS API connection errors.

Thanks.

[ike-dai]

Thanks!
I checked your response json.
I think your json format is valid.
This command can be executed by Zabbix process user?