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The comprehensive PowerShell module for the Netbox REST API with 100% coverage.
Fully compatible with Netbox 4.5.8 (supports 4.3+).

Acknowledgements

This project is a fork of the original NetboxPS created by Ben Claussen.

We extend our sincere thanks to Ben and all original contributors for building the foundation of this module. Their work made PowerNetbox possible.
Original Author Ben Claussen
Original Repository benclaussen/NetboxPS
License MIT (preserved from original)

Features

  • 100% API Coverage - Full support for all Netbox 4.x API endpoints
  • Cross-Platform - Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS
  • 524 Functions - Complete CRUD operations for all resources
  • Pipeline Support - Full PowerShell pipeline integration
  • Performance Optimized - Brief mode, field selection, config_context exclusion
  • Secure - Token-based authentication (v2 nbt_ Bearer) with TLS 1.2/1.3
  • Well Tested - ~2166 unit tests + 137 integration tests (94 main + 43 branching)
  • Tab Completion - Argument completers for common parameters
  • Verbose Logging - Write-Verbose in all functions for debugging

Supported Modules

Module Endpoints Functions Status
DCIM 43 180 ✅ Full
IPAM 18 73 ✅ Full
Virtualization 4 20 ✅ Full
Circuits 11 44 ✅ Full
Tenancy 5 20 ✅ Full
VPN 10 40 ✅ Full
Wireless 3 12 ✅ Full
Extras 12 46 ✅ Full
Core 5 8 ✅ Full
Users 6 24 ✅ Full
Branching* 4 15 ✅ Full

* Requires netbox-branching plugin

Installation

From PowerShell Gallery (Recommended)

# Install for current user
Install-Module -Name PowerNetbox -Scope CurrentUser

# Install system-wide (requires admin/root)
Install-Module -Name PowerNetbox -Scope AllUsers

Platform-Specific Instructions

Windows

# PowerShell 5.1 (Windows PowerShell)
Install-Module -Name PowerNetbox -Scope CurrentUser

# PowerShell 7+ (recommended)
pwsh -Command "Install-Module -Name PowerNetbox -Scope CurrentUser"

macOS

# Install PowerShell 7 via Homebrew
brew install powershell/tap/powershell

# Install PowerNetbox
pwsh -Command "Install-Module -Name PowerNetbox -Scope CurrentUser"

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

# Install PowerShell 7
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget apt-transport-https software-properties-common
wget -q "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(lsb_release -rs)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb"
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y powershell

# Install PowerNetbox
pwsh -Command "Install-Module -Name PowerNetbox -Scope CurrentUser"

Manual Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ctrl-alt-automate/PowerNetbox.git
cd PowerNetbox

# Build the module
./deploy.ps1 -Environment prod -SkipVersion

# Import the module
Import-Module ./PowerNetbox/PowerNetbox.psd1

Quick Start

Connect to Netbox

# Import the module
Import-Module PowerNetbox

# Connect with API token
$credential = Get-Credential -UserName 'api' -Message 'Enter your Netbox API token'
Connect-NBAPI -Hostname 'netbox.example.com' -Credential $credential

# Or connect with self-signed certificate
Connect-NBAPI -Hostname 'netbox.local' -Credential $credential -SkipCertificateCheck

Basic Examples

# Get all devices (config_context excluded by default for performance)
Get-NBDCIMDevice

# Get a specific device by name
Get-NBDCIMDevice -Name 'server01'

# Create a new IP address
New-NBIPAMAddress -Address '10.0.0.1/24' -Description 'Web Server'

# Update a device
Set-NBDCIMDevice -Id 1 -Description 'Updated description'

# Delete a device (with confirmation)
Remove-NBDCIMDevice -Id 1

# Pipeline support
Get-NBDCIMDevice -Name 'server*' | Set-NBDCIMDevice -Status 'active'

Performance Optimization

PowerNetbox implements NetBox REST API best practices for optimal performance:

# Brief mode - minimal response (~90% smaller payload)
# Returns only: id, url, display, name
Get-NBDCIMDevice -Brief

# Field selection - request only the fields you need
Get-NBDCIMDevice -Fields 'id','name','status','site.name'

# Config context is excluded by default (10-100x faster)
# Include it explicitly when needed:
Get-NBDCIMDevice -IncludeConfigContext

# Combine with filters for best performance
Get-NBDCIMDevice -Site_Id 1 -Status 'active' -Brief
Parameter Effect Use Case
-Brief ~90% smaller response Dropdowns, reference lists
-Fields Custom field selection Reports, specific data needs
-IncludeConfigContext Include config_context When you need rendered config

Note: The -Query parameter performs a broad search and can be slow on large datasets. Use specific filters like -Name, -Site_Id, etc. for better performance.

Advanced Examples

# Create a VM with interface and IP
$vm = New-NBVirtualMachine -Name 'web-server-01' -Cluster 1 -Status 'active'
$interface = New-NBVirtualMachineInterface -Name 'eth0' -Virtual_Machine $vm.id
$ip = New-NBIPAMAddress -Address '192.168.1.100/24'
Set-NBIPAMAddress -Id $ip.id -Assigned_Object_Type 'virtualization.vminterface' -Assigned_Object_Id $interface.id

# Bulk operations with pipeline
Import-Csv devices.csv | ForEach-Object {
    New-NBDCIMDevice -Name $_.Name -Device_Type $_.Type -Site $_.Site
}

# Query with filters
Get-NBIPAMAddress -Status 'active' -Tenant 1 -Limit 100

Branching Support (Plugin Required)

PowerNetbox supports the netbox-branching plugin for staging changes:

# Check if branching is available
Test-NBBranchingAvailable

# Create a new branch
New-NBBranch -Name "feature/new-datacenter" -Description "Planning new DC"

# Enter branch context - all subsequent operations work in this branch
Enter-NBBranch -Name "feature/new-datacenter"
    New-NBDCIMSite -Name "DC-New" -Slug "dc-new"
    New-NBDCIMDevice -Name "server01" -Role 1 -Device_Type 1 -Site 1
Exit-NBBranch

# Or use Invoke-NBInBranch for exception-safe execution
Invoke-NBInBranch -Branch "staging" -ScriptBlock {
    Set-NBDCIMDevice -Id 1 -Status "planned"
    New-NBIPAMAddress -Address "10.0.0.1/24"
}

# Review changes in a branch
Get-NBChangeDiff -Branch_Id 1

# Sync branch with latest main
Sync-NBBranch -Id 1

# Merge changes to main
Merge-NBBranch -Id 1

# Revert a merge if needed
Undo-NBBranchMerge -Id 1

Migrating from NetboxPS / NetboxPSv4

If you're migrating from the original NetboxPS or NetboxPSv4 module:

# Remove old module
Remove-Module NetboxPS, NetboxPSv4 -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Uninstall-Module NetboxPS, NetboxPSv4 -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Install PowerNetbox
Install-Module -Name PowerNetbox -Scope CurrentUser

# Import new module
Import-Module PowerNetbox

All function names remain the same (Get-NBDCIMDevice, New-NBIPAMAddress, etc.), so your existing scripts should work without modification.

Documentation

Guides

Guide Description
Getting Started Installation and first steps
Common Workflows Bulk import, VMware sync, reporting
Bulk Operations High-performance batch processing
DCIM Examples Sites, devices, racks, cables
IPAM Examples IP addresses, prefixes, VLANs
Branching Stage changes with branching plugin
Compatibility Netbox version support matrix
Troubleshooting Common issues and solutions

Architecture

Document Description
Architecture Overview Module structure and design
Functions by Module Complete function reference
Helper Functions Internal utilities

Requirements

Platform Minimum Version
PowerShell Desktop 5.1
PowerShell Core 7.0+
Netbox 4.3+ (tested with 4.3.7, 4.4.10, 4.5.8)

Version Compatibility: See the Compatibility Guide for detailed information about supported Netbox versions and API differences.

Platform Support

OS PowerShell 5.1 PowerShell 7+
Windows 10/11 ✅ ✅
Windows Server ✅ ✅
macOS N/A ✅
Linux N/A ✅

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these guidelines:

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch from dev
  3. Follow PowerShell Practice and Style Guidelines
  4. Submit a pull request against the dev branch

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Original copyright (c) 2018 Ben Claussen. Fork maintained by ctrl-alt-automate.

Changelog

Full release notes live on GitHub Releases. Only the latest versions are detailed below; older versions are summarised for quick lookup.

v4.5.8.1 (2026-04-17)

  • ValidateSet drift tooling - scripts/Verify-ValidateSetParity.ps1 detects drift between PowerNetbox [ValidateSet] decorators and NetBox choices.py (weighted scoring, CI-gatable via -FailOnMismatch)
  • Full Brief/Fields/Omit mutex rollout - AssertNBMutualExclusiveParam now enforced on all 122 Get functions (completes PR #397 pilot)

v4.5.8.0 (2026-04-17)

  • Netbox 4.5.8 compatibility - no API schema changes; CI matrix updated; pure maintenance release upstream
  • 22 new Interface parameters on New-NBDCIMInterface / 21 on Set-NBDCIMInterface (#394) - full NetBox Interface API coverage: label, parent, bridge, speed, duplex, mark_connected, wwn, vdcs, poe_mode, poe_type, vlan_group, qinq_svlan, vrf, rf_role, rf_channel, rf_channel_frequency, rf_channel_width, tx_power, primary_mac_address, owner, changelog_message, tags
  • Q-in-Q Mode support (NetBox 4.2+) with backward-compat translations for existing Access/Tagged/Tagged All and legacy numeric codes
  • Brief/Fields/Omit mutual exclusion (#397) - Get-NBDCIMDevice, Get-NBIPAMAddress, Get-NBVPNTunnel now throw a clear ParameterBindingException when these flags are combined instead of silently picking one. Breaking change for scripts that combined them
  • Get-NBDCIMInterface -Type ValidateSet drift fix - 104 previously-missing interface types now filterable (100/200/400/800GBASE, 1.6TbE, InfiniBand NDR/XDR, IEEE802.11be)
  • Reimplementation of community PR #396 by @mkarel with Co-Authored-By credit

v4.5.7.0 (2026-04-10)

  • Netbox 4.5.7 compatibility - maintenance release, no schema changes
  • New cmdlet Wait-NBBranch (#383) - blocks until branch reaches target status (default ready); supports merged/archived targets; pipeline input from New-NBBranch. Solves the 'HttpResponseBadRequest' object has no attribute 'schema_name' race when using a branch before provisioning completes
  • Bug fix: Cable_Profile ValidateSet broken since v4.5.0 (#389) - all 24 values were missing their single- / trunk- / breakout- prefix; replaced with all 25 real values including new breakout-1c2p-2c1p. Breaking change but old values were rejected by Netbox anyway
  • Bug fix: Get-NBBranch -Status ValidateSet (#385) - replaced non-existent conflict value with all 11 real BranchStatusChoices
  • Diagnostics - 401/403 errors now surface active branch context with troubleshooting hints

Older releases

Version Date Summary
v4.5.6.0 2026-04-02 NetBox 4.5.6 compat — 8 new 1.6TE interface types
v4.5.4.2 2026-03-27 IPAM AddressRange fixes + security hardening (token redaction, workflow permissions, MaxItems cap, SecureString)
v4.5.4.1 2026-03-17 -Label / -Parent query filters; [object[]]$Tags rolled out to 146 New/Set functions
v4.5.4.0 2026-03-17 NetBox 4.5.4 compat — 119→208 interface types
v4.5.3.2 2026-03-16 DeviceBay depopulation via [Nullable[uint64]] on Installed_Device
v4.5.3.1 2026-03-05 Interface -Mode sends API strings; -Untagged_VLAN/-Tagged_VLANs → [uint64] IDs
v4.5.3.0 2026-03-01 NetBox 4.5.3 compat — -Owner on CircuitType
v4.5.2.2 2026-02-28 IPAM Prefix scope_type/scope_id replaces -Site (NetBox 4.2+ schema)
v4.5.2.0 2026-02-04 NetBox 4.5.2 + netbox-docker 4.0.0 (Granian/PG18/Valkey9); -Omit on all 123 Get functions; New-NBImageAttachment added

v4.5.0.3

  • VPN/Wireless Pagination - Added -All and -PageSize parameters to 12 VPN and Wireless Get- functions for automatic pagination (#250)
    • VPN: Get-NBVPNTunnel, Get-NBVPNTunnelGroup, Get-NBVPNTunnelTermination, Get-NBVPNIKEPolicy, Get-NBVPNIKEProposal, Get-NBVPNIPSecPolicy, Get-NBVPNIPSecProfile, Get-NBVPNIPSecProposal, Get-NBVPNL2VPN, Get-NBVPNL2VPNTermination
    • Wireless: Get-NBWirelessLAN, Get-NBWirelessLANGroup, Get-NBWirelessLink
  • Removed Form_Factor Parameter - Removed obsolete Form_Factor parameter from interface functions (#252)
    • Removed from Get-NBDCIMInterface, New-NBDCIMInterface, Set-NBDCIMInterface
    • Use -Type parameter instead (e.g., 1000base-t, virtual, lag)
  • Strong Parameter Typing - Added ValidateSet attributes for stricter parameter validation (#248)
  • Input Validation - Added URL segment validation in BuildNewURI helper (#247)
  • Security Fixes - Verbose logging redacts sensitive fields, SecureString for webhook secrets (#234)

v4.5.0.2

  • Bug Fix: PowerShell Core 7.x Error Messages - Fixed issue where API error messages were not displayed correctly in PowerShell Core 7.x (#164)
    • Error details now correctly extracted from ErrorDetails.Message
    • Fallback to Exception.Response for Windows PowerShell 5.1 compatibility
    • Improved JSON/HTML error parsing logic

v4.5.0.1

  • Performance Optimization - Implements NetBox REST API best practices
    • -Brief switch on all GET functions (~90% smaller responses)
    • -Fields parameter for custom field selection
    • config_context excluded by default (10-100x faster for device/VM queries)
    • -IncludeConfigContext switch to opt-in when needed
    • Warning when using -Query parameter (slow on large datasets)
  • VPN Function Improvements - Fixed verbose messages and code formatting
  • 524 public functions with 100% API coverage
  • 1436 unit tests, 98 integration tests

v4.5.0.0

  • Full Netbox 4.5.0 compatibility - Tested with official 4.5.0 release
  • Token v2 Bearer authentication - Support for new nbt_<KEY>.<TOKEN> format
  • Cable Profiles - Cable_Profile parameter on cable functions
  • Object Ownership - New Get/New/Set/Remove-NBOwner and *-NBOwnerGroup functions
  • Test-NBAuthentication - New function for auth verification
  • Port Mappings - Bidirectional rear_ports/front_ports support
  • New fields - start_on_boot, enabled, color on various endpoints
  • Is_Staff deprecation - Automatically handled for User functions
  • 506 public functions with 100% API coverage
  • 952 unit tests, 94 integration tests

v4.4.10.0

  • Full Netbox 4.4.10 compatibility - Tested with latest stable release
  • New bridge_interfaces field - Interface API now returns reverse bridge relationships (read-only)
  • 498 public functions with 100% API coverage

v4.4.9.3

  • Bulk operations resilience - Automatic fallback to sequential requests on 500 errors
  • PowerShell 7.4+ compatibility - Fixed redirect handling in Connect-NBAPI
  • Pipeline binding fix - Set-NBIPAMAddress now accepts Status/Description from pipeline
  • Scenario test suite - Comprehensive tests for bulk operations, workflows, and filters

v4.4.9.2

  • Argument completers - Tab completion for common parameters (#115, #117)
  • Verbose logging - Write-Verbose added to all 448 functions (#121)
  • Documentation cleanup - Removed placeholder documentation (#116)
  • Test suite improvements - Comprehensive integration tests for Circuits, VPN, Wireless, Extras (#128)
  • Bug fixes - Bulk mode parameter binding, parameter naming standardization (#118, #120)
  • Code quality - PSScriptAnalyzer compliance, quality audit fixes (#126)

v4.4.9.1

  • Cross-platform error handling - Fixed type casting error on PowerShell Core 7.x (#100)
  • Central version parsing - New ConvertTo-NetboxVersion helper for consistent version detection (#111)
  • Improved compatibility - Handles Docker-suffixed versions like 4.2.9-Docker-3.2.1
  • 952 unit tests - Added tests for version parsing and error handling

v4.4.9.0

  • Full Netbox 4.4.9 compatibility - Tested with latest stable release
  • Docker-based integration testing - 79 live API tests against real Netbox
  • 946 unit tests across all platforms
  • 494 public functions with 100% API coverage

v4.4.8.2

  • Docker-based CI/CD integration testing
  • Documentation updates

v4.4.8.1

  • New versioning: Major.Minor.Patch.ModulePatch (first 3 digits = Netbox version)
  • PowerShell 5.1 compatibility fix for Remove-NBDCIMSite
  • SecureString support for password parameters in User functions
  • Code quality improvements (OutputType, ValidateNotNullOrEmpty)

v4.4.8

  • Initial PowerNetbox release (fork of NetboxPS)
  • 100% API coverage for Netbox 4.4.8
  • 478 public functions across all modules
  • 613 unit tests for quality assurance
  • Cross-platform support - Windows, Linux, macOS
  • New modules: VPN, Wireless, Core, Users
  • All function names unchanged for backwards compatibility

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