netbox-data-flows

v1.4.0

NetBox plugin to document data flows between systems and applications. For more information about how to use this package see README

Latest version published 1 month ago

License: Apache-2.0

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Last Release: 1 month ago
Last Commit: 3 months ago

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Package

Python Versions Compatibility: >=3.10

Age: 3 years
Latest Release: 1 month ago
Dependencies: N/A
Versions: 24
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Wheels: OS Independent

Readme

NetBox Data Flows Plugin

NetBox plugin to document Data Flows between devices and applications.

Features

Document data flows between IP addresses, IP ranges and Prefixes documented in NetBox.
Regroup the data flows into applications and hierarchical groups.

Documenting your data flows can help you design the network architecture, automate your firewall rule definition or reviews, implement security contracts in a software-defined network, or respond to compliance requirements.

Screenshots

Data Flow

Representation of a data flow A data flow for an application, here representing the user access to frontend servers and backend servers over TCP/443.

Targets of a data flow Details of the data flow specifications, displaying all the IP addresses, IP ranges and Prefixes that are involved in that data flow.

Application

All the data flows mapped to one application The application allows you to group all the related data flows. Optionally, you can assign devices or other NetBox objects to an application, using a custom field.

Device tab views

List of data flows involving a VM The plugin adds Tab views to Devices, Virtual Machines, IP addresses, IP ranges and Prefixes to list all the data flows that involve them as a source or destination.

Getting started

Read the Quick Start tutorial to discover how to use the plugin.

Data model

The data model and design's decisions can be found in the documentation.

Installation and configuration

Instructions to install, configure, update or uninstall the plugin can be found in the plugin's documentation.

Supported Versions

netbox version	netbox-data-flows version
>= 4.4.0	>= v1.2.1
>= 4.3.0	>= v1.1.1
>= 4.2.0	>= v1.1.0, < v1.4.0
>= 4.1.0	>= v1.0.4, < v1.2.0
>= 4.0.0	>= v1.0.0, < v1.2.0
< 4.0.0	Not supported

Only the latest version of the plugin is officially supported. The test suite is run on the latest patch version of the current version of NetBox, and the previous one (if no breaking compatibility change).

Dependencies

NetBox
Python 3.10 or higher

Contributions

Contributions are welcomed. This plugin is developped on the free time of its author, so do not expect regular releases.

Please report security vulnerabilities via GitHub security advisory. Do not create a public issue. See also the Security Policy.

Please report bugs and feature requests in GitHub.

GitHub Discussions are opened for general help requests and any other topics you may want to discuss.

Known bugs and limitations

GraphQL API is not implemented

FAQs

What is netbox-data-flows?

NetBox plugin to document data flows between systems and applications. Visit Snyk Advisor to see a full health score report for netbox-data-flows, including popularity, security, maintenance & community analysis.

Is netbox-data-flows popular?

The python package netbox-data-flows receives a total of 138 weekly downloads. As such, netbox-data-flows popularity was classified as limited. Visit the popularity section on Snyk Advisor to see the full health analysis.

Is netbox-data-flows well maintained?

We found that netbox-data-flows demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity. It has a community of 0 open source contributors collaborating on the project. See the full package health analysis to learn more about the package maintenance status.

Is netbox-data-flows safe to use?

The python package netbox-data-flows was scanned for known vulnerabilities and missing license, and no issues were found. Thus the package was deemed as safe to use. See the full health analysis review.

Last updated on 8 December-2025, at 08:07 (UTC).

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