Auvik Networks and Interfaces

A network in Auvik is an IP scope - typically a subnet that Auvik has discovered devices on. An interface is a port on a device. Both are distinct entity types with their own list endpoints. This skill clarifies the data model and the relationships.

Tools

Network Entity

Fields you'll see:

• networkName - usually the subnet in CIDR form
• networkType - private, internet, unknown
• scanStatus - whether discovery scans for this network are healthy
• gatewayIp, dhcpEnabled
• description - free-form, often blank

Networks are not VLANs in the Auvik model - VLAN information lives on interface records and switch configurations. A single VLAN typically maps to a single network, but the network entity is keyed on subnet, not VLAN ID.

Interface Entity

Fields you'll see:

• interfaceName - e.g. GigabitEthernet1/0/24
• interfaceType - ethernet, wireless, virtual, loopback, tunnel, etc.
• adminStatus - up or down - operator-set
• operStatus - up or down - actual current state
• linkSpeed - in bps
• parentDeviceId - the device that owns the interface
• description - administrator-set port description (when populated)

adminStatus vs operStatus

A flapping interface will move between up and down on operStatus while adminStatus stays up. Capacity and statistics tools only return useful data for up/up interfaces.

Relationships

• Interface -> Device via parentDeviceId -> auvik_devices_get
• Device -> Networks via the device's IP addresses (in auvik_devices_get_details)
• Network -> Devices via the address scope - a device with an IP in the network's range belongs to that network

There is no direct "list devices in this network" call - you list devices, list networks, and join on IP membership client-side.

Common Workflows

Network footprint of a tenant

1. auvik_networks_list - count, list IP ranges.
2. Note scanStatus for each - any in error state is a discovery problem.

Find flapping interfaces

1. auvik_interfaces_list for the tenant.
2. Filter adminStatus = up, operStatus = down.
3. Resolve owning device via parentDeviceId.
4. Pull auvik_statistics_interface over a short window to see flap frequency.

Cross-reference an alert to an interface and device

1. Alert references entityId with entityType = interface.
2. The interface record has parentDeviceId.
3. auvik_devices_get on the parent for the human-readable context.

Edge Cases

• Virtual interfaces (SVIs, port-channels, tunnels) appear in auvik_interfaces_list alongside physical ones. Their interfaceType distinguishes them. For capacity reporting, exclude interfaceType in {loopback, tunnel, virtual} unless the question is specifically about them.
• Some devices expose hundreds of interfaces (large modular switches) - paginate aggressively.
• linkSpeed is 0 for down interfaces on some platforms - guard against divide-by-zero in utilization math.

Related Skills

• devices
• alerts
• api-patterns