API call to create VM fails when specifying an IP address #3302

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adam · 2025-12-29T18:27:33+01:00

adam commented

2025-12-29 18:27:33 +01:00

Originally created by @sngx13 on GitHub (Feb 10, 2020).

#3639 Environment

Python version: 3.6.9
NetBox version: 2.7.4

Add Virtual Machine Fails when "primary_ipv4" address is specified using an ID e.g "primary_ip4": 3752. IP object was created in advance.

API Call:

{
"name": "testvm0001",
"status": "active",
"role": {"id": 29},
"cluster": 9,
"vcpus": 1,
"tenant": {"id": 67},
"memory": 2048,
"disk": 60,
"primary_ip4": 3752,
"custom_fields":
{
"vm_os_type": "linux",
"vm_os_version": "Ubuntu 16.04",
"vm_power_state": "on",
"vm_role": "web"
}
}

Observed Behavior

Following response received:

{
"primary_ip4": [
"The specified IP address (99.0.0.1/32) is not assigned to this VM."
]
}

IP Object:

{
"id": 3752,
"family": {
"value": 4,
"label": "IPv4"
},
"address": "99.0.0.1/32",
"vrf": null,
"tenant": {
"id": 67,
"url": "https://ipam.abc.net/api/tenancy/tenants/67/",
"name": "INFRASTRUCTURE",
"slug": "infrastructure"
},
"status": {
"value": "active",
"label": "Active",
"id": 1
},
"role": null,
"interface": null,
"nat_inside": null,
"nat_outside": null,
"dns_name": "",
"description": "",
"tags": [],
"custom_fields": {},
"created": "2020-02-10",
"last_updated": "2020-02-10T14:10:52.351730Z"
}
Response headers

Originally created by @sngx13 on GitHub (Feb 10, 2020). #3639 Environment * Python version: 3.6.9 * NetBox version: 2.7.4 Add Virtual Machine Fails when "primary_ipv4" address is specified using an ID e.g "primary_ip4": 3752. IP object was created in advance. API Call: { "name": "testvm0001", "status": "active", "role": {"id": 29}, "cluster": 9, "vcpus": 1, "tenant": {"id": 67}, "memory": 2048, "disk": 60, "primary_ip4": **3752**, "custom_fields": { "vm_os_type": "linux", "vm_os_version": "Ubuntu 16.04", "vm_power_state": "on", "vm_role": "web" } } # Observed Behavior Following response received: { "primary_ip4": [ "The specified IP address (99.0.0.1/32) is not assigned to this VM." ] } # IP Object: { "id": 3752, "family": { "value": 4, "label": "IPv4" }, "address": "99.0.0.1/32", "vrf": null, "tenant": { "id": 67, "url": "https://ipam.abc.net/api/tenancy/tenants/67/", "name": "INFRASTRUCTURE", "slug": "infrastructure" }, "status": { "value": "active", "label": "Active", "id": 1 }, "role": null, "interface": null, "nat_inside": null, "nat_outside": null, "dns_name": "", "description": "", "tags": [], "custom_fields": {}, "created": "2020-02-10", "last_updated": "2020-02-10T14:10:52.351730Z" } Response headers

adam closed this issue

2025-12-29 18:27:34 +01:00

adam commented

2025-12-29 18:27:34 +01:00

@DanSheps commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2020):

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@DanSheps commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2020): Thank you for your interest in NetBox. GitHub issues are intended for reporting reproducible bugs and requesting features, and must be submitted using one of the templates provided [here](https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/issues/new/choose). For general discussion, questions, or assistance with installation issues, please post to our [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/netbox-discuss) instead.

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