netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item module – Creates or removes inventory items from NetBox

Note

This module is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.9.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_inventory_item.

New in netbox.netbox 0.1.0

Synopsis

  • Creates or removes inventory items from NetBox

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

cert

any

Certificate path

data

dictionary / required

Defines the inventory item configuration

asset_tag

string

The asset tag of the inventory item

custom_fields

dictionary

added in netbox.netbox 3.4.0

must exist in Netbox

description

string

The description of the inventory item

device

any

Name of the device the inventory item belongs to

discovered

boolean

Set the discovery flag for the inventory item

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

label

string

added in netbox.netbox 3.4.0

The physical label of the inventory item

manufacturer

any

The manufacturer of the inventory item

name

string / required

Name of the inventory item to be created

parent_inventory_item

any

added in netbox.netbox 3.5.0

The parent inventory item the inventory item will be associated with

part_id

string

The part ID of the inventory item

serial

string

The serial number of the inventory item

tags

list / elements=any

Any tags that the device may need to be associated with

netbox_token

string / required

The NetBox API token.

netbox_url

string / required

The URL of the NetBox instance.

Must be accessible by the Ansible control host.

query_params

list / elements=string

This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that are defined

in plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make

an object unique in their environment.

state

string

The state of the object.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

validate_certs

any

If no, SSL certificates will not be validated.

This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates.

Default: true

Notes

Note

  • Tags should be defined as a YAML list

  • This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test NetBox inventory_item module"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create inventory item within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
        state: present

    - name: Update inventory item
      netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
          manufacturer: "Cisco"
          part_id: "10G-SFP+"
          serial: "1234"
          asset_tag: "1234"
          description: "New SFP"
        state: present

    - name: Create inventory item with parent
      netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          parent_inventory_item:
            name: "Line Card 1"
            device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
          device: test100
        state: present

    - name: Delete inventory item within netbox
      netbox_inventory_item:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          device: test100
          name: "10G-SFP+"
        state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

inventory_item

dictionary

Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Returned: on creation

msg

string

Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved

Returned: always

Authors

  • Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)