Creating a NetBox connection

Using API Token

To create the connection you need:

  • An API Address
  • An API Token

Obtaining the credentials

  1. Navigate to the API Tokens page under your user profile.

  2. Click the Add a Token button to create your new NetBox API Token.

Creating your connection

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.

  2. Select the NetBox icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.

  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.

  4. Select API Token as the method to create the connection.

  5. Fill in the parameters:

    • The API Address
    • The API Token
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.

  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.