Where to find examples of using API to update objects?

[lonelyadmin]

I need to update massive amounts of front_ports. If the import CSV would do updates for existing objects I'd be good, but it looks like I need to use the API for this. Are there any examples around of scripts that do this?

And yes, I did RTFM...I just need some examples to go by. Is pynetbox the way to go on this?

[markkuleinio]

I haven't worked with ports with pynetbox but here are some examples of using it anyway:

https://majornetwork.net/2020/06/using-pynetbox/

[MrPaulAR]

This is a snippit from the code I use to deploy ports. Granted, I'm lazilly doing this one port at a time and, at least for me, pynetbox seems to be the way to go.

nb_device = nb.dcim.devices.get(name__ic=HOSTNAME)
nb.dcim.interfaces.create(
        device=nb_device.id,
        name="ge-0/0/0",
        type="10gbase-x-sfpp",
    )

[DCAuto]

pynetbox is for sure the way to go for updating. It's quick and easy.

1. Query the object you want to update

        nb_interface = nb.dcim.interfaces.get(
            name=interface,
            device_id=nb_device.id
        )

2. Update fields you want to (I think there's an easier way to do this part but this works so I never looked)

            new_vlan_id = 10
           # add existing vlans and new vlan to a list
           for vlan in nb_interface.tagged_vlans:
                tagged_vlans.append(vlan.id)
           tagged_vlans.append(new_vlan_id)
            nb_interface.tagged_vlans = tagged_vlans

3. Save the object
   nb_interface.save()