netbox-console 0.0.2

API-first NetBox CLI + Textual TUI

NetBox CLI and TUI

netbox-cli is a terminal client for NetBox with two ways to work:

• fast command-line operations such as nbx dcim devices get --id 1
• interactive terminal apps such as nbx tui and nbx dev tui

Quick Start with the Demo Instance

Install (official PyPI):

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y curl
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emersonfelipesp/netbox-cli/main/install.sh | bash

Reload your shell:

source ~/.bashrc   # bash
source ~/.zshrc    # zsh

Authenticate against the public demo instance:

nbx demo init

Try a few commands:

nbx demo dcim devices list
nbx demo ipam prefixes list
nbx demo tui
nbx demo dev tui

Install

Install from official PyPI:

pip install netbox-console

or with uv:

uv tool install --force netbox-console

Install from a local checkout (developer workflow):

cd <path-to-netbox-cli>
uv tool install --force .

If nbx is not available after install, make sure ~/.local/bin is in your PATH.

Configure

Set up your normal profile:

nbx init

Set up the demo profile:

nbx demo init

You can also pass credentials directly when needed:

nbx demo init --username <your-demo-user> --password <your-demo-password>

Common Commands

List and inspect resources:

nbx dcim devices list
nbx dcim devices get --id 1
nbx ipam prefixes list

Create or update objects:

nbx ipam ip-addresses create --body-json '{"address":"192.0.2.10/24","status":"active"}'
nbx dcim devices patch --id 1 --body-json '{"name":"edge-sw01"}'

Send direct HTTP requests:

nbx call GET /api/status/
nbx call POST /api/ipam/ip-addresses/ --body-file ./payload.json

Explore available groups, resources, and operations:

nbx groups
nbx resources dcim
nbx ops dcim devices

TUI Modes

Main TUI:

nbx tui
nbx demo tui

Developer workbench:

nbx dev tui
nbx demo dev tui

Log viewer:

nbx logs

Themes

List available themes:

nbx tui --theme

Start with a specific theme:

nbx tui --theme dracula
nbx tui --theme netbox-light
nbx dev tui --theme netbox-dark

You can also change themes live from the top-left theme selector in the TUI.

Useful TUI Keys

• / focus search
• g focus navigation
• s focus results
• r refresh current resource
• f open filters
• d switch to details
• q quit

Custom Themes

Built-in themes include:

• netbox-dark
• dracula
• netbox-light

You can add your own theme by placing a JSON theme file in netbox_cli/themes/.

Tips

• nbx demo ... uses a separate demo profile from your normal nbx ... profile.
• If a command works in the CLI, there is usually a matching flow in the TUI.
• The Dev TUI is useful for exploring endpoints, request timing, and raw JSON responses.