Explore Cisco APIs

[nikaitagahi]

I've been reading about the APIs from Cisco but getting a bit confused about which one should i use. Can you help?

[Ruben Cocheno · Accepted solution]

@nikaitagahi 

Cisco APIs are more Python centric and leverage what has been done byt the community as well, or start your journey with a different language.

[bigevilbeard]

You can break this down into place parts.

• Cisco Services APIs: These APIs allow you to programmatically access and manage data from Cisco products and services, such as routers, switches, and collaboration tools. They are a good choice if you're looking to automate tasks, integrate Cisco products with other applications, or develop new features and functionality. Start with https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/ for example and also see Cisco DevNet's Public Workspace: https://www.postman.com/ciscodevnet (This workspace includes API collections for many Cisco products)

• Cisco Support APIs: These APIs are designed for Cisco partners and Smart Net Total Care customers to access and manage support cases, product documentation, and other support resources. You'll need to be a qualified Cisco partner or customer to use these APIs. See here https://developer.cisco.com/site/support-apis/ 

Hope this helps.