Getting all Manufacturer Data within a Custom Script

[Luza988]

Hi there,

I would like to get all manufacturer-data in my custom script but I couldn't find any information how to do it without using the api. Is there something like:

from dcim.models import Device
Device.objects.all()

but for manufacturers?

Sorry for such a low level question, but I searched for half a dozen hours and could find anything that works. I would be very happy if someone could give me some pointers.

[chris240189]

did you try using the nb-shell to explore the available models?

if you start nb-shell you can do a lsmodels() and see all available models. Manufacturer is one of them.

You can do a Manufacturer.objects.all() to get all the manufacturers, when you import Manufacturer, just like you do with Device.

[aascedu]

I suggest to double that work with reading the source code of the model you are looking for.

[Luza988]

Thanks for the answer.
I'm fairly new to using Netbox scripts and didn't know about nb-shell, so sorry for the stupid question. I thought Manufacturer.objects.all() didn't exist and because of that my script was not working...

[aascedu]

No problem, 6 months ago, when I started my internship, I had 0 knowledge in Django or Netbox models, you'll get used to it, and don't hesitate to contact me if you need help !