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Infoblox DHCP API

Operations for managing DHCP ranges, fixed addresses, leases, and DHCP option configurations.

Infoblox DHCP API is one of 21 APIs that Infoblox publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include DHCP. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, a changelog, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 5 operations across 3 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.12.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{grid-master}/wapi/v2.12.

5 operations 3 paths 6 schemas 3 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.12
Base URL
https://{grid-master}/wapi/v2.12
Authentication
HTTP Basic, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Infoblox DHCP API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). An API key is passed in the cookie as ibapauth (cookieAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicAuth — HTTP Basic Authentication using NIOS admin credentials.
  • cookieAuth — Session cookie returned after successful authentication. Pass the ibapauth cookie with subsequent requests to maintain an authenticated session.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 3 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

DHCP 5

Operations for managing DHCP ranges, fixed addresses, leases, and DHCP option configurations.

GET
/range
Infoblox List DHCP ranges
listDHCPRanges 6 params → 200400401
POST
/range
Infoblox Create a DHCP range
createDHCPRange body → 201400401
GET
/fixedaddress
Infoblox List DHCP fixed addresses
listFixedAddresses 5 params → 200400401
POST
/fixedaddress
Infoblox Create a DHCP fixed address
createFixedAddress body → 201400401
GET
/lease
Infoblox List DHCP leases
listDHCPLeases 4 params → 200400401

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DHCPLease (8 properties), DHCPRange (7 properties), FixedAddress (6 properties), DHCPRangeCreate (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

FixedAddress
object
6 properties
DHCPRangeCreate
object
5 properties 2 required
DHCPRange
object
7 properties
Error
object
3 properties
DHCPLease
object
8 properties
FixedAddressCreate
object
4 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

infoblox-dhcp-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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