arp_table
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Lists hosts observed on the local LAN(s) via the ARP table — the 'what devices have we seen recently?' question. Wraps POST /api/getArpTable, which collapses arptable + _dns into one row per IP with hostname + monitored-device id resolution attached.
Distinct from arp_lookup (single-IP MAC resolution at the current moment): this is the historical view over the last N hours. Use it for 'who's on the LAN today' / 'is there a new device' / 'where did this IP last appear' questions.
Each row: {id, ip, mac, timestamp, hostname, device_id}. device_id is non-null when the IP corresponds to a monitored Netmon device; hostname comes from _dns (PTR + custom overrides). Rows are deduped by IP — only the latest seen entry per IP within the window is returned.
Permission: devices. Tag-scoping is NOT applied here — ARP is subnet-level, not device-level, so it doesn't have a tag anchor. Operators see the whole LAN regardless of tag scope.
Examples:
arp_table({}) // last 24h, no filter
arp_table({hours: 1, search: "10.0.0"})
arp_table({search: "laptop"})
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hours | integer | no | Lookback hours (1-168). Default 24. |
| search | string | no | Substring (server-side ILIKE) on ip / mac / hostname. Empty matches all. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"hours": {
"description": "Lookback hours (1-168). Default 24.",
"maximum": 168,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"search": {
"description": "Substring (server-side ILIKE) on ip / mac / hostname. Empty matches all.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
}