Zabbix SMTP Alert script for gmail

zabbix-alert-smtp.sh

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Zabbix SMTP Alert script for gmail.
"""

import sys
import smtplib
from email.MIMEText import MIMEText
from email.Header import Header
from email.Utils import formatdate

# Mail Account
MAIL_ACCOUNT = '[email protected]'
MAIL_PASSWORD = 'your mail password'

# Sender Name
SENDER_NAME = u'Zabbix Alert'

# Mail Server
SMTP_SERVER = 'smtp.gmail.com'
SMTP_PORT = 587
# TLS
SMTP_TLS = True

def send_mail(recipient, subject, body, encoding='utf-8'):
    session = None
    msg = MIMEText(body, 'plain', encoding)
    msg['Subject'] = Header(subject, encoding)
    msg['From'] = Header(SENDER_NAME, encoding)
    msg['To'] = recipient
    msg['Date'] = formatdate()
    try:
        session = smtplib.SMTP(SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT)
        if SMTP_TLS:
            session.ehlo()
            session.starttls()
            session.ehlo()
            session.login(MAIL_ACCOUNT, MAIL_PASSWORD)
        session.sendmail(MAIL_ACCOUNT, recipient, msg.as_string())
    except Exception as e:
        raise e
    finally:
        # close session
        if session:
            session.quit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    """
    recipient = sys.argv[1]
    subject = sys.argv[2]
    body = sys.argv[3]
    """
    if len(sys.argv) == 4:
        send_mail(
            recipient=sys.argv[1],
            subject=sys.argv[2],
            body=sys.argv[3])
    else:
        print u"""requires 3 parameters (recipient, subject, body)
\t$ zabbix-gmail.sh recipient subject body
"""

can you post script for zabbix 3.0.2...

because it is working only till version only...

Hi,
Thanks for the script.
I have been tried this script and in Actions log status is "Sent" but I don't receive the message in the email. I run this command from terminal and I receive emails: "python zabbix-alert-smtp.py [email protected] 'Subiect: Test Mail' 'Message: Ahoy!'"
Please someone can help me?

I have the same issue as costelolteanu on Zabbix version 3.0.3. Any help is appreciated.

@bhboots and @costelolteanu, You would need to provide the following "Script parameters" - {ALERT.SENDTO}, {ALERT.SUBJECT} and {ALERT.MESSAGE}, while configuring the Media Type as "Script". It has been clearly documented on the Zabbix website under "Zabbix Documentation 3.0". Just follow it and you'll start receiving the Zabbix Alert mails as soon as it's done.

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/config/notifications/media/script

Thanks,
Franklin Bennet Raja

That is what i need.
Thank @bennetraja.

The script is written in python, but named as .sh
Is this right?

And my python script isnt being executed after adding it into media types.
Audit says 'Sent'

I am getting bellow error in my /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log after adding zabbix-alert-smtp.sh script to Media Types.

22037:20160914:052835.445 watchdog: no recipients found for database down messages

Please help.

what is suitable version for both zabbix and centos to this script

Zabbix says it "done" but never get an email I've tried .sh .py - nothing. But when I test manually I get emails without issue

Hi brinkdogg,

Same problem:
"Zabbix says it "done" but never get an email I've tried .sh .py - nothing. But when I test manually I get emails without issue"

I just set this up on Zabbix 3.2.6 built from source running on Ubuntu 16.04 using https://www.jc.me.uk/2016/06/19/installing-zabbix-3-0-on-ubuntu-16-04.

• I downloaded the script to /usr/local/share/zabbix/alertscripts and changed extension to .py
• chmod +x *.py
• chown -R zabbix:zabbix /usr/local/share/zabbix
• nano zabbix-alert-smtp.py and change MAIL_ACCOUNT, MAIL_PASSWORD and SENDER_NAME
• In UI go to Administration, Media types, Create media type and enter Type Script, Name Gmail, Script name zabbix-alert-smtp.py, add Script parameters:
  {ALERT.SENDTO}
  {ALERT.SUBJECT}
  {ALERT.MESSAGE}
  and click Add. This is important otherwise the parameters are not passed to the script.
• In UI add the GMail media type to your user and set up action.

If it doesn't work then change Zabbix DebugLevel=4 and restart Zabbix server and test again. Then look in log /tmp/zabbix_server.log for zabbix-alert-smtp.py and after that you should see the return code and error message.

Works fine with Ubnt + Zabbbix 3.2.1 ))
Thanks to @bennetraja and others!
Don't forget to add "Script parameters" !!!

@sgjava
I followed those steps and it worked for Office365. Make sure that each script parameter is on its own line. I accidentally tried copying and pasting all of them into one parameter line which doesn't work.

I was also been experiencing the issue of not receive the alert mail.
I have done two things which solved the problem.

I have added the script parameters as suggested by @bennetraja
I have also set the media type name just as Script. not as the actual script name.

I have just created the account to share my findings here.
I am more than happy to help for those who still couldn't crack it after seeing this post.

It works!!! =D
Don't forget to add the script parameters as pointed about above!!! (follow sgjava's comment)

OK folks, my Zabbix server sharted, so I had to rebuild it. A little different this time with ODROID XU4, mainline kernel, Ubuntu 18.04, Zabbix Server 3.4.11 and Python 3 (Python 2 not installed by default). Hopefully my loss is your gain :) Since the original script doesn't work on Python 3 you'll need to edit that. I was too lazy to do a PR :)

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from email.header import Header
from email.utils import formatdate

print(u'requires 3 parameters (recipient, subject, body) \t$ zabbix-gmail.sh recipient subject body')

The rest of the stuff in my previous post is still relevant.

Test with:
sudo -H -u zabbix python3 /usr/local/share/zabbix/alertscripts/zabbix-alert-smtp.py [email protected] test testbody

Great job. This script works fine with Zabbix 4.0.5 running on Centos 7.6.1810

Any solution form this problem:
https://www.zabbix.com/forum/zabbix-troubleshooting-and-problems/415786-not-being-aboe-to-use-smtp-gmail-com-within-zabbix ?