def host_create(host, groups, interfaces, **kwargs):
    '''
    .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0

    Create new host

    .. note::
        This function accepts all standard host properties: keyword argument
        names differ depending on your zabbix version, see here__.

        .. __: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.4/manual/api/reference/host/object#host

    :param host: technical name of the host
    :param groups: groupids of host groups to add the host to
    :param interfaces: interfaces to be created for the host
    :param _connection_user: Optional - zabbix user (can also be set in opts or pillar, see module's docstring)
    :param _connection_password: Optional - zabbix password (can also be set in opts or pillar, see module's docstring)
    :param _connection_url: Optional - url of zabbix frontend (can also be set in opts, pillar, see module's docstring)
    :param visible_name: string with visible name of the host, use
        'visible_name' instead of 'name' parameter to not mess with value
        supplied from Salt sls file.

    return: ID of the created host.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' zabbix.host_create technicalname 4
        interfaces='{type: 1, main: 1, useip: 1, ip: "192.168.3.1", dns: "", port: 10050}'
        visible_name='Host Visible Name' inventory_mode=0 inventory='{"alias": "something"}'
    '''
    conn_args = _login(**kwargs)
    ret = {}
    try:
        if conn_args:
            method = 'host.create'
            params = {"host": host}
            # Groups
            if not isinstance(groups, list):
                groups = [groups]
            grps = []
            for group in groups:
                grps.append({"groupid": group})
            params['groups'] = grps
            # Interfaces
            if not isinstance(interfaces, list):
                interfaces = [interfaces]
            params['interfaces'] = interfaces
            params = _params_extend(params, _ignore_name=True, **kwargs)
            ret = _query(method, params, conn_args['url'], conn_args['auth'])
            return ret['result']['hostids']
        else:
            raise KeyError
    except KeyError:
        return ret