How to Import NetBox Device Types Into Infrahub With an AI Skill

Infrahub’s NetBox Device Type Converter Skill helps teams reuse existing NetBox device and module definitions by converting them into Infrahub manufacturers, device types, module types, and reusable Object Templates rather than requiring manual recreation of ports and components. Because NetBox has a fixed data model while Infrahub schemas are customizable, the process uses explicit YAML mapping profiles to connect source fields and component lists to the target schema, with AI assistants helping interpret schemas and Python scripts performing consistent large-scale generation. The converter includes safeguards against overwritten shared relationships, ambiguous field conflicts, and unsupported data, producing coverage reports that identify unmapped fields and components for review. It can accommodate template-enabled schemas, generic component relationships, and module-dependent interface names resolved through Infrahub Generators. Users are encouraged to validate mappings with a small representative set of devices, review generated YAML and coverage reports, load data into an Infrahub branch in dependency order, and test resulting device structures before merging changes. The tool creates a one-time snapshot rather than a continuous NetBox-to-Infrahub synchronization.

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