netbox_interface module: Failed to establish connection to Netbox API"

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Hi,

I am quite desparate already. I want to use the netbox_interface module in ansible, but it fails. To check it, I use the uri module:

  • name: URI
    uri::
    url: https://127.0.0.1/api/
    method: GET
    header:
    Accept: application/json
    Authorization: Token XXXX
    validate_certs: false

This works without a problem.

Now the play

  • name: netbox interface
    netbox_interface:
    netbox_url: https://127.0.0.1/
    netbox_token: XXXX
    data:
    device: switch01
    name: GigabitEthernet1
    state: present
    validate_certs: false

Results in the error: “Failed to establish connection to Netbox API”

pynetbox is installed and works.

Ideas?

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did you get it resolved ?

3

Yes. But I don’t remember how

4

If you can scratch your head little bit then I’ll be appreciated… I’ve wasted couple of hours for these but no luck and im out of ideas…

Thank you …!!

5

I would start debugging from this line -

https://github.com/netbox-community/ansible_modules/blob/8ef1932f2a40d1d913429e939d8da0abcd927c9d/plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py#L695

replacing -

except Exception:
self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to establish connection to NetBox API")

with

except Exception as e:
self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to establish connection to NetBox API %s" % str(e))

This will atleast give a correct error and then onwards we can debug more.