Querying port media type

briankram · ‎02-25-2026

Is there an API call that can tell me what the media type of each of a switch's ports are? Essentially, I need to be able to tell if a given port is either a RJ45 or SFP port. As far as I can tell, nether the DeviceSwitchPorts or DeviceSwitchPortsStatuses api provides that information.

aleabrahao · ‎02-25-2026

There is currently no Meraki API endpoint that returns the physical media type for each switch port. But maybe this can help you.

Solved: Differentiate switch ports - The Meraki Community

I am not a Cisco employee. My suggestions are based on documentation of Meraki best practices and day-to-day experience.

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briankram · ‎02-25-2026

That is unfortunate.