API Updates for 25.2.0

Release Date: February 13, 2025

We’re excited to announce the latest updates to the Forward Networks API as part of release 25.2.0.

For more on what’s new, see the full Forward Enterprise 25.2.0 Release Notes.

Scheduled Breaking Changes

None.

Model Updates

DeviceSource & DeviceSourcePatch

New device source types added:

• Added support for bluecat_v2_http and bluecat_v2_https.
• Introduced dell_os6_switch_telnet type.
• Introduced dell_os9_switch_telnet type.
• Introduced dell_os10_switch_telnet type.

Affected API Endpoints:

• GET /api/networks/{networkId}/deviceSources
• POST /api/networks/{networkId}/deviceSources
• GET /api/networks/{networkId}/deviceSources/{deviceSourceName}
• PUT /api/networks/{networkId}/deviceSources/{deviceSourceName}
• PATCH /api/networks/{networkId}/deviceSources/{deviceSourceName}

MissingDevice

Updated type values to support Dell OS switch models:

• Added dell_os6_switch_telnet to type and possibleTypes fields.
• Added dell_os9_switch_telnet to type and possibleTypes fields.
• Added dell_os10_switch_telnet to type and possibleTypes fields.

Affected API Endpoint:

• GET /api/snapshots/{snapshotId}/missingDevices

NqeQueryRunRequestOptions

• Created NqeQueryRunRequestOptions by copying NqeQueryOptions.
  • No behavior changes introduced.

Affected API Endpoint:

• POST /api/nqe

NqeRunResult

• Added a new property: totalNumItems.
  • This property provides additional insight into query results.

Affected API Endpoint:

• POST /api/nqe

NqeSimpleValue → NqeCellValue

• Renamed NqeSimpleValue to NqeCellValue.
  • No behavior changes introduced.

Affected API Endpoint:

• POST /api/nqe