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## Available External Commands

There are numerous external commands. Sometimes you need the number of a specific command, for example in the `command_enabled` or `command_disabled` option.

Nr | Category | Name |
--- | --- | --- | ---
33 | hosts | acknowledge_host_problem | details
33 | hosts | acknowledge_host_problem_expire | details
1 | hosts | add_host_comment | details
154 | hosts | change_host_modattr | details
20 | hosts | del_all_host_comments | details
10 | hosts | delay_host_notification | details
27 | hosts | disable_all_notifications_beyond_host | details
25 | hosts | disable_host_and_child_notifications | details
48 | hosts | disable_host_check | details
44 | hosts | disable_host_event_handler | details
58 | hosts | disable_host_flap_detection | details
29 | hosts | disable_host_notifications | details
16 | hosts | disable_host_svc_checks | details
29 | hosts | disable_host_svc_notifications | details
93 | hosts | disable_passive_host_checks | details
26 | hosts | enable_all_notifications_beyond_host | details
24 | hosts | enable_host_and_child_notifications | details
47 | hosts | enable_host_check | details
43 | hosts | enable_host_event_handler | details
57 | hosts | enable_host_flap_detection | details
28 | hosts | enable_host_notifications | details
15 | hosts | enable_host_svc_checks | details
28 | hosts | enable_host_svc_notifications | details
92 | hosts | enable_passive_host_checks | details
87 | hosts | process_host_check_result | details
51 | hosts | remove_host_acknowledgement | details
55 | hosts | schedule_and_propagate_host_downtime | details
55 | hosts | schedule_and_propagate_triggered_host_downtime | details
96 | hosts | schedule_forced_host_check | details
17 | hosts | schedule_forced_host_svc_checks | details
96 | hosts | schedule_host_check | details
55 | hosts | schedule_host_downtime | details
17 | hosts | schedule_host_svc_checks | details
86 | hosts | schedule_host_svc_downtime | details
159 | hosts | send_custom_host_notification | details
101 | hosts | start_obsessing_over_host | details
102 | hosts | stop_obsessing_over_host | details
34 | services | acknowledge_svc_problem | details
34 | services | acknowledge_svc_problem_expire | details
3 | services | add_svc_comment | details
155 | services | change_svc_modattr | details
21 | services | del_all_svc_comments | details
9 | services | delay_svc_notification | details
40 | services | disable_passive_svc_checks | details
6 | services | disable_svc_check | details
46 | services | disable_svc_event_handler | details
60 | services | disable_svc_flap_detection | details
23 | services | disable_svc_notifications | details
39 | services | enable_passive_svc_checks | details
5 | services | enable_svc_check | details
45 | services | enable_svc_event_handler | details
59 | services | enable_svc_flap_detection | details
22 | services | enable_svc_notifications | details
30 | services | process_service_check_result | details
52 | services | remove_svc_acknowledgement | details
7 | services | schedule_forced_svc_check | details
7 | services | schedule_svc_check | details
56 | services | schedule_svc_downtime | details
160 | services | send_custom_svc_notification | details
99 | services | start_obsessing_over_svc | details
100 | services | stop_obsessing_over_svc | details
2 | all_host_service | del_host_comment | details
78 | all_host_service | del_host_downtime | details
4 | all_host_service | del_svc_comment | details
79 | all_host_service | del_svc_downtime | details
68 | hostgroups | disable_hostgroup_host_checks | details
66 | hostgroups | disable_hostgroup_host_notifications | details
68 | hostgroups | disable_hostgroup_svc_checks | details
64 | hostgroups | disable_hostgroup_svc_notifications | details
67 | hostgroups | enable_hostgroup_host_checks | details
65 | hostgroups | enable_hostgroup_host_notifications | details
67 | hostgroups | enable_hostgroup_svc_checks | details
63 | hostgroups | enable_hostgroup_svc_notifications | details
85 | hostgroups | schedule_hostgroup_host_downtime | details
85 | hostgroups | schedule_hostgroup_svc_downtime | details
114 | servicegroups | disable_servicegroup_host_checks | details
112 | servicegroups | disable_servicegroup_host_notifications | details
114 | servicegroups | disable_servicegroup_svc_checks | details
110 | servicegroups | disable_servicegroup_svc_notifications | details
113 | servicegroups | enable_servicegroup_host_checks | details
111 | servicegroups | enable_servicegroup_host_notifications | details
113 | servicegroups | enable_servicegroup_svc_checks | details
109 | servicegroups | enable_servicegroup_svc_notifications | details
122 | servicegroups | schedule_servicegroup_host_downtime | details
122 | servicegroups | schedule_servicegroup_svc_downtime | details
42 | system | disable_event_handlers | details
62 | system | disable_flap_detection | details
11 | system | disable_notifications | details
83 | system | disable_performance_data | details
41 | system | enable_event_handlers | details
61 | system | enable_flap_detection | details
12 | system | enable_notifications | details
82 | system | enable_performance_data | details
13 | system | restart_process | details
14 | system | shutdown_process | details
90 | system | start_accepting_passive_host_checks | details
37 | system | start_accepting_passive_svc_checks | details
88 | system | start_executing_host_checks | details
35 | system | start_executing_svc_checks | details
94 | system | start_obsessing_over_host_checks | details
49 | system | start_obsessing_over_svc_checks | details
91 | system | stop_accepting_passive_host_checks | details
38 | system | stop_accepting_passive_svc_checks | details
89 | system | stop_executing_host_checks | details
36 | system | stop_executing_svc_checks | details
95 | system | stop_obsessing_over_host_checks | details
50 | system | stop_obsessing_over_svc_checks | details