CLI API Question

Jason Kopacko

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Aug 29, 2017, 10:03:52 PM8/29/17

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I am wanting to do a bulk update on devices but I cannot seem to get the command correct. I get this error:

{
    "device_role": [
        "This field is required."
    ],
    "site": [
        "This field is required."
    ],
    "device_type": [
        "This field is required."
    ]
}

So I know my ignorance to what I am doing is playing a big part but I cannot seem to pass all the required fields correctly.

For example, the site is #21, the device_role is #1, and the device_type is #1 as well. Any advice or examples that give a full set of required options would be really nice.

My base command looks like this:

curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: Token ####" -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" http://####/api/dcim/devices/424/ --data

For example, I'm trying to update the serial numbers.

'{"serial": "####"}'

Thanks in advance.

Jeremy Stretch

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Aug 30, 2017, 9:19:37 AM8/30/17

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Use PATCH instead of PUT. PUT requires defining all required fields; PATCH updates an object in place.

Jeremy

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Jason Kopacko

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Aug 30, 2017, 9:53:45 AM8/30/17

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Ok so I can use patch and just, for example, update the serial number of a device?

I will try it here momentarily.

On Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 8:19:37 AM UTC-5, Jeremy Stretch wrote:

Use PATCH instead of PUT. PUT requires defining all required fields; PATCH updates an object in place.

Jeremy

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:03 PM, Jason Kopacko <ja...@kopacko.com> wrote:

I am wanting to do a bulk update on devices but I cannot seem to get the command correct. I get this error:

{ "device_role": [ "This field is required." ], "site": [ "This field is required." ], "device_type": [ "This field is required." ] }

So I know my ignorance to what I am doing is playing a big part but I cannot seem to pass all the required fields correctly.

For example, the site is #21, the device_role is #1, and the device_type is #1 as well. Any advice or examples that give a full set of required options would be really nice.

My base command looks like this:

curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: Token ####" -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" http://####/api/dcim/devices/424/ --data

For example, I'm trying to update the serial numbers.

'{"serial": "####"}'

Thanks in advance.

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Jason Kopacko

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Aug 30, 2017, 10:09:54 AM8/30/17

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Ok so I do not get an error but the serial field does not get updated.

curl -X PATCH -H "Authorization: Token ####" -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" http://####/api/dcim/devices/424/ --data '{ "serial": "####" }'

Is the exact command I used.

Jason Kopacko

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Aug 30, 2017, 6:02:39 PM8/30/17

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Jeremy or any one else?

Jason Kopacko

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Aug 31, 2017, 10:48:45 AM8/31/17

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I think I managed to hack my way to something that worked for updating specific fields.

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