netbox.netbox.netbox_provider – Create, update or delete providers within NetBox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.4.0).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox.

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

New in version 0.1.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

• Creates, updates or removes providers from NetBox

Requirements

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

• pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter		Choices/Defaults	Comments
cert raw			Certificate path
data dictionary / required			Defines the provider configuration
	account string		The account number of the provider
	admin_contact string		The admin contact of the provider
	asn integer		The provider ASN
	comments string		Comments related to the provider
	custom_fields dictionary		must exist in NetBox
	name string		The name of the provider
	noc_contact string		The NOC contact of the provider
	portal_url string		The URL of the provider
	tags list / elements=raw		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		Choices: present ← absent	The state of the object.
validate_certs raw		Default: "yes"	If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using a self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

• Tags should be defined as a YAML list

• This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test NetBox modules"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False

  tasks:
    - name: Create provider within NetBox with only required information
      netbox_provider:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Provider
        state: present

    - name: Update provider with other fields
      netbox_provider:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Provider
          asn: 65001
          account: 200129104
          portal_url: http://provider.net
          noc_contact: noc@provider.net
          admin_contact: admin@provider.net
          comments: "BAD PROVIDER"
        state: present

    - name: Delete provider within netbox
      netbox_provider:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: Test Provider
        state: absent

Return Values

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

Key	Returned	Description
msg string	always	Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved
provider dictionary	success (when state=present)	Serialized object as created or already existent within NetBox

Authors

• Mikhail Yohman (@FragmentedPacket)