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title: "infoblox_ipv6_network Data Source"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/ipamdriverterraform/698613830/infoblox_ipv6_network%20Data%20Source"
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The data source for the network object allows you to get the following parameters for an IPv6 network resource:

| **Parameter** | **Description** | **Example** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `network_view` | The network view in which the network exists. | `nondefault_netview` |
| `cidr` | The network block which corresponds to the network, in CIDR notation. | `2002:1f93:0:4::/96` |
| `options` | An array of DHCP option structs that lists the DHCP options associated with the object. | `{`  
`    name = "dhcp-lease-time"`  
`    value = "43200"`  
`    vendor_class = "DHCP"`  
`    num = 51`  
`    use_option = true`  
`  }` |
| `comment` | A description of the network. This is a regular comment. | `Untrusted network` |
| `ext_attrs` | The set of extensible attributes, if any. The content is formatted as a string of JSON map. | `{\"Owner\":\"State Library\",\"Administrator\":\"unknown\"}` |

To retrieve information about IPv6 networks that match the specified filters, use the `filters` argument and specify the parameters mentioned in the below table. These are the searchable parameters of the corresponding object in Infoblox NIOS WAPI. If you do not specify any parameter, the data source retrieves information about all IPv6 networks in the NIOS Grid.

The following table describes the parameters you can define in an `infoblox_ipv6_network` data source block:

| **Parameter** | **Alias*** | **Description** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `network` | `cidr` | Specifies the network block that corresponds to the network, in CIDR notation. Do not use the IPv6 CIDR for an IPv4 network. |
| `network_view` | `network_view` | Specifies the network view in which the network exists.  
If a value is not specified, matching objects are retrieved from all network views in the NIOS Grid. |
| `comment` | `comment` | Describes the network. |
| Extensible Attributes | - | Specifies the extensible attributes specified for the network. You must specify the key/value pair within the `filters` argument.  
Example:  
`filters = {`  
`"*Site" = "some test site"`  
`}` |

*Aliases are the parameter names used in the prior releases of Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for Terraform. Do not use the alias names for parameters in the data source blocks. Using them can result in error scenarios.

## Example of an IPv6 Network Data Source Block

`resource "infoblox_ipv6_network" "ipv6net1" {`  
`    cidr = "2002:1f93:0:4::/96"`  
`    reserve_ipv6 = 10`  
`    gateway = "2002:1f93:0:4::1"`  
`    comment = "let's try IPv6"`  
`    ext_attrs = jsonencode({`  
`      "Site" = "Antarctica"`  
`    })`  
`}`

`data "infoblox_ipv6_network" "readNet1" {`  
`    filters = {`  
`      network = "2002:1f93:0:4::/96"`  
`    }`  
`    depends_on = [infoblox_ipv6_network.ipv6net1]`  
`}`

`data "infoblox_ipv6_network" "readnet2" {`  
`    filters = {`  
`      "*Site" = "Antarctica"`  
`    }`  
`    depends_on = [infoblox_ipv6_network.ipv6net1]`  
`}`

`output "ipv6net_res" {`  
`    value = data.infoblox_ipv6_network.readNet1`  
`}`

`output "ipv6net_res1" {`  
`  value = data.infoblox_ipv6_network.readnet2`  
`}`