Accessing Cisco APIs

[joel.william]

I am working on a project to retrieve subscription-related data, including basic information and consumption metrics, from Cisco services. I understand there are APIs available for this purpose, and I would appreciate your guidance on the following:

1. How can I access and authenticate with Cisco's APIs for subscription and consumption data?

2. Which specific APIs should I use to retrieve this information?

3. Are there any best practices for handling large datasets from these APIs?

4. Are there sample scripts or resources to help with integration?

I would be grateful for any insights or documentation to help me get started.

Thank you!

[Jonatan Jonasson]

The first stop would be Cisco DevNET - https://developer.cisco.com/

There are different APIs for different functions & data, for example:

• Services API - https://developer.cisco.com/service-apis/
• Support API - https://developer.cisco.com/docs/support-apis/introduction-to-cisco-support-apis/

And there you'll find information about the onboarding process (how to get started), as well as how authentication is done and sample requests for different endpoints.

And then you can take a look at the Code Exchange (https://developer.cisco.com/codeexchange/), maybe someone's already made a script that does 80% of what you need, that you can use as a foundation for your code.