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Get diff between two versions

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GET
https://host.com/v1/config/:device_uuid/:filename/diff
GET
/v1/config/:device_uuid/:filename/diff
$curl -G https://host.com/v1/config/device_uuid/filename/diff \
>     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>     -d from_version=12 \
>     -d to_version=15 \
>     -d file_type=intended
1{
2  "device_uuid": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
3  "diff": "--- router-config.txt v12\n+++ router-config.txt v15\n@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@\n interface GigabitEthernet0/1\n- ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0\n+ ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0\n+ description Updated IP address\n",
4  "diff_stats": {
5    "lines_added": 2,
6    "lines_removed": 1,
7    "files_changed": 1
8  },
9  "filename": "router-config.txt",
10  "from_version": 12,
11  "new_content": "interface GigabitEthernet0/1\n ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0\n description Updated IP address\n!",
12  "old_content": "interface GigabitEthernet0/1\n ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0\n!",
13  "to_version": 15,
14  "device": {
15    "name": "CoreRouter01",
16    "site": "Data Center 1",
17    "last_updated": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
18    "nautobot_url": "https://nautobot.example.com/devices/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
19    "platform": "Cisco IOS XE",
20    "primary_ip4": "192.168.1.1",
21    "rack": "Rack-22B",
22    "role": "Core Router"
23  }
24}
Generate a diff between two versions of a configuration file.
Previous

Create or update a config file

Next

List all versions of a config file

Path parameters

device_uuidstringRequiredformat: "uuid"
filenamestringRequired

Query parameters

from_versionintegerRequired
to_versionintegerRequired
file_typeenumOptional
Enum for config file types.
Allowed values:

Response

Successful Response
device_uuidstringformat: "uuid"
Device UUID
diffstring
Unified diff output
diff_statsmap from strings to integers
Statistics about the diff
filenamestring
File name
from_versioninteger
Source version
new_contentstring
Content of target version
old_contentstring
Content of source version
to_versioninteger
Target version
deviceobject or null
Device metadata from Nautobot

Errors

422
Unprocessable Entity Error