GraphQL: Add device_type as a filter for device_list / device #6588

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adam · 2025-12-29T19:42:40+01:00

adam commented

2025-12-29 19:42:40 +01:00

Originally created by @ryanmerolle on GitHub (Jun 22, 2022).

Originally assigned to: @arthanson on GitHub.

NetBox version

v3.2.5

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

Currently, you can only filter device_type_id in the graphql filters. It would be good to filter on either the slug or the name of device_type. It actually looks like this function is missing from the normal rest api also.

Current way to filter on device_type:

{
  device_list(device_type_id: "11") {
    id
    name
    device_type {
      id
    }
  }
}

Requested approach:

{
  device_list(device_type: "<insert slug OR model>") {
    id
    name
    device_type {
      id
    }
  }
}

Use case

Often individuals do not know the id, so its hard to pass said value if you do not know it.

Frankly this just further sets graphql API standardization since this is already supported for device_role (you can filter on it like below):

{
  device_list(role: "patch-panel") {
    id
    name
    device_type {
      id
      model
      slug
    }
    device_role {
      id
      slug
    }
  }
}

Database changes

N/A

External dependencies

N/A

Originally created by @ryanmerolle on GitHub (Jun 22, 2022). Originally assigned to: @arthanson on GitHub. ### NetBox version v3.2.5 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality Currently, you can only filter device_type_id in the graphql filters. It would be good to filter on either the slug or the name of device_type. It actually looks like this function is missing from the normal rest api also. Current way to filter on device_type: ``` { device_list(device_type_id: "11") { id name device_type { id } } } ``` Requested approach: ``` { device_list(device_type: "<insert slug OR model>") { id name device_type { id } } } ``` ### Use case Often individuals do not know the id, so its hard to pass said value if you do not know it. Frankly this just further sets graphql API standardization since this is already supported for device_role (you can filter on it like below): ``` { device_list(role: "patch-panel") { id name device_type { id model slug } device_role { id slug } } } ``` ### Database changes N/A ### External dependencies N/A

adam added the status: accepted type: feature labels 2025-12-29 19:42:40 +01:00

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adam commented

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adam commented

2025-12-29 19:42:41 +01:00

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022):

Blocked by #9856

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2022): Blocked by #9856

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