unable to create a mac-address linked to a virtual machine interface via api

[leelists]

Deployment Type

Self-hosted

Triage priority

N/A

NetBox Version

v4.1.7

Python Version

3.12

Steps to Reproduce

POST to http://netbox:8000/api//dcim/mac-addresses/
with body :
{
"assigned_object_id" : 9,
"assigned_object_type" : "virtualization.vminterface",
"mac_address" : "BC:24:11:10:2E:1F"
}

returns {"assigned_object_id":["This field cannot be null."]}

the same action via the gui works :

tags: []
comments: ""
description: ""
mac_address: "BC:24:11:10:2E:1F"
custom_fields: {}
assigned_object_id: 9
assigned_object_type: 127

Expected Behavior

linking mac adresse to virtual interface should work via api

Observed Behavior

{"assigned_object_id":["This field cannot be null."]}

[bctiemann]

@leelists This will likely change behavior in v4.2 as MAC addresses are now handled as discrete objects in the schema rather than fields on interfaces. Could you please revisit this after 4.2 is available (or in the beta)?