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Meraki Dashboard API

Meraki Dashboard API

Owned by Todd Hoffman
Last updated: Mar 25, 2024 by Aaron Benz
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Overview:

This document will guide you through the setup of enabling the Meraki location API

Purpose: Degree Analytics utilizes the Dashboard API to sync APs to the DA System. Additionally, it will use the API to understand device ownership of connected devices across the network.

To complete this process the user must have super admin privileges.

Part 1: Enable Meraki dashboard API

  1. Log into your Meraki Web Portal

  2. Navigate to Organization → Settings

  1. In the Organization Menu, locate Dashboard API access and select the option to Enable access to the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API
    A blue and white check mark will appear indicating that the correct option has been selected

     

 

 

Part 2: Create an organizational read-only admin

Note: Can limit to specific SSID’s if needed

  1. Navigate to Organization > Configure > Administrators

  1. Create a new Read-only admin using:

  • Name: Degree Analytics

  • Email: clientsuccess+<school_name>@degreeanalytics.com (be sure to include + sign, for example: clientsuccess+abcuniversity@degreeanalytics.com)

  • Organization Access: Read-only

  • Target: Optional. Can select specific networks, or by default, allow to entire organization

  1. Notify your Degree Analytics partner success liaison that Meraki Dashboard API has been enabled. Degree Analytics will then create an API key with this new user, and begin syncing Meraki with the DA system

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