Create Front_port
netbox_create_front_portCreate a new front port on a NetBox device by specifying device, name, type, and rear port mapping.
Instructions
Create a new front_port in NetBox.
This adds a new row to NetBox. Ask before calling if the user wanted a dry-run.
Returns: Markdown summary of the newly created object (default) or JSON with the full NetBox response.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Yes | Front port name (required). | |
| tags | No | Optional array of tag slugs to apply to the object. | |
| type | Yes | Port type slug, e.g. '8p8c', 'lc', 'lc-pc', 'sc', 'st', 'mpo', 'fc', 'splice'. (required). | |
| color | No | ||
| label | No | ||
| device_id | Yes | Device id (required). Exposed as device_id (not device) for the remote-devices bridge; mapped to the API field device on write. | |
| rear_port | Yes | Rear port id this front port maps to (required). | |
| description | No | ||
| custom_fields | No | Optional object of custom-field slugs -> values. Only include fields defined on your NetBox instance. | |
| mark_connected | No | ||
| response_format | No | Output format: 'markdown' (default, human-readable) or 'json' (full structured payload). Use 'json' when chaining follow-up tool calls. | markdown |
| rear_port_position | No | Position on the rear port (default 1). |