Added NAPALM documentation

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# NAPALM
NetBox supports integration with the [NAPALM automation](https://napalm-automation.net/) library. NAPALM allows NetBox to fetch live data from devices and return it to a requester via its REST API.
!!! info
To enable the integration, the NAPALM library must be installed. See [installation steps](../../installation/2-netbox/#napalm-automation-optional) for more information.
```
GET /api/dcim/devices/1/napalm/?method=get_environment
{
"get_environment": {
...
}
}
```
## Authentication
By default, the [`NAPALM_USERNAME`](../../configuration/optional-settings/#napalm_username) and [`NAPALM_PASSWORD`](../../configuration/optional-settings/#napalm_password) are used for NAPALM authentication. They can be overridden for an individual API call through the `NAPALM-Username` and `NAPALM-Password` headers.
```
$ curl "http://localhost/api/dcim/devices/1/napalm/?method=get_environment" \
-H "Authorization: Token f4b378553dacfcfd44c5a0b9ae49b57e29c552b5" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" \
-H "NAPALM-Username: foo" \
-H "NAPALM-Password: bar"
```
## Method Support
The list of supported NAPALM methods depends on the [NAPALM driver](https://napalm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/support/index.html#general-support-matrix) configured for the platform of a device. NetBox only supports [get](https://napalm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/support/index.html#getters-support-matrix) methods.
## Multiple Methods
More than one method in an API call can be invoked by adding multiple `method` parameters. For example:
```
GET /api/dcim/devices/1/napalm/?method=get_ntp_servers&method=get_ntp_peers
{
"get_ntp_servers": {
...
},
"get_ntp_peers": {
...
}
}
```
## Optional Arguments
The behavior of NAPALM drivers can be adjusted according to the [optional arguments](https://napalm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/support/index.html#optional-arguments). NetBox exposes those arguments using headers prefixed with `NAPALM-`.
For instance, the SSH port is changed to 2222 in this API call:
```
$ curl "http://localhost/api/dcim/devices/1/napalm/?method=get_environment" \
-H "Authorization: Token f4b378553dacfcfd44c5a0b9ae49b57e29c552b5" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" \
-H "NAPALM-port: 2222"
```

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- Custom Scripts: 'additional-features/custom-scripts.md'
- Export Templates: 'additional-features/export-templates.md'
- Graphs: 'additional-features/graphs.md'
- NAPALM: 'additional-features/napalm.md'
- Prometheus Metrics: 'additional-features/prometheus-metrics.md'
- Reports: 'additional-features/reports.md'
- Tags: 'additional-features/tags.md'