NRPE (Nagios Remote Plugin Executor)

Daemon that runs Nagios plugins on a remote Linux/Unix host on TCP port 5666, returning the plugin's exit code and output to the Nagios server. Binary protocol, not REST.

NRPE (Nagios Remote Plugin Executor) is one of 5 APIs that Nagios publishes on the APIs.io network.

Tagged areas include Monitoring, Active Check, Binary Protocol, and NRPE.

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: nagios:nrpe
name: NRPE (Nagios Remote Plugin Executor)
description: Daemon that runs Nagios plugins on a remote Linux/Unix host on TCP port 5666, returning the
  plugin's exit code and output to the Nagios server. Binary protocol, not REST.
humanURL: https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe
baseURL: tcp://{nrpe-host}:5666
tags:
- Monitoring
- Active Check
- Binary Protocol
- NRPE
properties:
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nrpe