topic Re: limited Meraki Python Library in Network Platform API

limited Meraki Python Library

chinpohpang851 — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 02:14:45 GMT

I'm referencing to this document https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/#!get-device-switch-port and found that the script is using SerialNumber as argument to print the result. What other variables can I use to achieve this?

I would like to use device hostname but I don't see the documentation for this, so how would I know what are the variables I can use?

Re: limited Meraki Python Library

Philip D'Ath — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 03:48:47 GMT

If you want to do that I would first of all use:

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/#!get-organization-inventory

Then grab the serial number of the device name you are interested in, and then call get-device-switch-port.

Re: limited Meraki Python Library

chinpohpang851 — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 05:49:50 GMT

I was wondering that's the full documentation for python library?

For example, method dashboard.switch_ports.updateDeviceSwitchPort is using arguments (serial, number) so does it means that there're only 2 value under updateDeviceSwitchPort?

I would like to know what other values I can use under updateDeviceSwitchPort.

Re: limited Meraki Python Library

Rasmus Hoffmann Birkelund — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 06:45:26 GMT

You need to be able to uniquely identify the device you are working with. That's why you need the serialnumber.

Imagine, you have access to multiple organizations, each with a main switch that's called HX-Sw1. How would you then be able to distginguish between devices, when matching on the hostname?

Re: limited Meraki Python Library

chinpohpang851 — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 07:54:37 GMT

that's what i'm thinking. So, I'm guessing that documentation listed all the available value that I can use.