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Getting Started with the App

A step-by-step tutorial on how to get the App going and how to use it.

Install the App

To install the App, please follow the instructions detailed in the Administrator Guide.

Built-in Commands

Each command can be invoked with help sub-command to display all sub-commands with the description.

/clear Command

Scroll the chat history out of view. This command has no sub-commands.

/nautobot Command

Interact with Nautobot by utilizing the following sub-commands:

Command Arguments Description
about Provide a link for more information on Nautobot Apps.
change-device-status [device-name] [status] Set the status of a device in Nautobot.
get-circuit-connections [provider-slug] [circuit-id] For a given circuit, find the objects the circuit connects to.
get-circuit-providers Get a list of circuit providers.
get-circuits [filter-type] [filter-value] Get a filtered list of circuits from Nautobot.
get-device-facts [device-name] Get detailed facts about a device from Nautobot in YAML format.
get-device-status [device-name] Get the status of a device in Nautobot.
get-devices [filter-type] [filter-value] Get a filtered list of devices from Nautobot.
get-interface-connections [filter-type] [filter-value-1] [filter-value-2] Return a filtered list of interface connections based on filter type, filter_value_1 and/or filter_value_2.
get-manufacturer-summary Provides a summary of each manufacturer and how many devices have that manufacturer.
get-rack [site-slug] [rack-id] Get information about a specific rack from Nautobot.
get-vlans [filter-type] [filter-value-1] Return a filtered list of VLANs based on filter type and/or filter_value_1.

Note

All sub-commands are intended to be used with the nautobot prefix. For example, to retrieve a filtered list of VLANs, use the command /nautobot get-vlans.

Integrations Commands

The nautobot-chatops package includes multiple integrations. Each integration adds chat commands described here: