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Get-NBUser

Since

v1.3.3

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves users from Netbox.

SYNTAX

Query (Default)

Get-NBUser [-All] [-PageSize <Int32>] [-Brief] [-Fields <String[]>] [-Omit <String[]>] [-Username <String>] [-First_Name <String>] [-Last_Name <String>] [-Email <String>] [-Is_Staff <Boolean>] [-Is_Active <Boolean>] [-Is_Superuser <Boolean>] [-Group_Id <UInt64>] [-Query <String>] [-Limit <UInt16>] [-Offset <UInt16>] [-Raw] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

ById

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

DESCRIPTION

Retrieves users from Netbox Users module.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-NBUser

EXAMPLE 2

Get-NBUser -Username "admin"

PARAMETERS

-All

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

```yaml 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.

```yaml 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.

```yaml 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').

```yaml 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.

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

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

-Id

Database ID of the user.

```yaml Type: UInt64[] Parameter Sets: ById Aliases:

Required: False Position: Named Default value: None Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName) Accept wildcard characters: False ```

-Username

Filter by username.

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-First_Name

Filter by first name.

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-Last_Name

Filter by last name.

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-Email

Filter by email.

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-Is_Staff

Filter by staff status.

```yaml Type: Boolean Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-Is_Active

Filter by active status.

```yaml Type: Boolean Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-Is_Superuser

Filter by superuser status.

```yaml Type: Boolean Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-Group_Id

Filter by group ID.

```yaml Type: UInt64 Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-Query

Search query.

```yaml Type: String Parameter Sets: Query Aliases:

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

-Limit

Number of results to return.

```yaml Type: UInt16 Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

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

-Offset

Result offset for pagination.

```yaml Type: UInt16 Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases:

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

-Raw

Return the raw API response.

```yaml 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 }}

```yaml 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: v1.3.3 The -Brief, -Fields, and -Omit parameters are mutually exclusive.

Common parameters

common request params
common pagination params

https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/rest-api/overview/