We just deployed a change to allow customers to copy the initial configuration from an existing network when creating a network via API. This functions in the exact same way as the "Clone from existingnetwork" option on the create network page in Dashboard.
Also, we recently launched a new website to support our APIs: http://meraki.io and I encourage you to check it out - and make a wish if you want to see more.
Colin Lowenberg
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