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Get-NBContentType

Since

v1.0.4

SYNOPSIS

Get a content type (object type) definition from Netbox

SYNTAX

Query (Default)

Get-NBContentType [-All] [-PageSize <Int32>] [-Brief] [-Fields <String[]>] [-Omit <String[]>]
 [[-Model] <String>] [-App_Label <String>] [-Query <String>] [-Limit <UInt16>] [-Offset <UInt16>] [-Raw]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

ByID

Get-NBContentType [-All] [-PageSize <Int32>] [-Brief] [-Fields <String[]>] [-Omit <String[]>] [-Id <UInt64[]>]
 [-Limit <UInt16>] [-Offset <UInt16>] [-Raw] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Wrapper for Get-NBObjectType for backward compatibility. Retrieves content type / object type definitions from Netbox. Supports Netbox 4.0+ with automatic endpoint detection.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-NBContentType -App_Label 'dcim'
Get all DCIM content types

EXAMPLE 2

Get-NBContentType -Model 'device'
Get the device content type

PARAMETERS

-All

Automatically fetch all pages of results. Uses the API's pagination to retrieve all items across multiple requests.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PageSize

Number of items per page when using -All. Default: 100. Range: 1-1000.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 100
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Brief

Return a minimal representation of objects (id, url, display, name only). Reduces response size by ~90%. Ideal for dropdowns and reference lists.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Fields

Specify which fields to include in the response. Supports nested field selection (e.g., 'site.name', 'device_type.model').

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Omit

Specify which fields to exclude from the response. Requires Netbox 4.5.0 or later.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Model

Filter by model name (e.g., 'device', 'site')

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Query
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Id

The database ID of the content type

Type: UInt64[]
Parameter Sets: ByID
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-App_Label

Filter by app label (e.g., 'dcim', 'ipam')

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Query
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Query

A standard search query

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Query
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Limit

Limit the number of results

Type: UInt16
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Offset

Start the search at this index

Type: UInt16
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Raw

Return the unparsed data from the HTTP request

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.Management.Automation.PSObject

NOTES

AddedInVersion: v1.0.4 This function delegates to Get-NBObjectType. Backward compatible with Netbox 4.0+ The -Brief, -Fields, and -Omit parameters are mutually exclusive.

Common parameters

common request params
common pagination params