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Winch two APIs does Cisco Meraki offer out of the box? (Choose Two)

The correct answer is A. dashboard API C. Client device monitoring API. Cisco Meraki's Dashboard API (A) is its core REST-based interface that enables programmatic management of the entire Meraki dashboard - network configuration, device management, and analytics - and is available to all Meraki customers by default. The Client device monitoring API

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Question

Winch two APIs does Cisco Meraki offer out of the box? (Choose Two)

Options

  • Adashboard API
  • Bscanning API
  • CClient device monitoring API
  • Dautomated failover
  • Eremote logging API

How the community answered

(48 responses)
  • A
    88% (42)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • D
    6% (3)
  • E
    4% (2)

Explanation

Cisco Meraki's Dashboard API (A) is its core REST-based interface that enables programmatic management of the entire Meraki dashboard - network configuration, device management, and analytics - and is available to all Meraki customers by default. The Client device monitoring API (C) is also built into the platform, providing visibility into connected endpoints such as their status, identity, and traffic behavior without requiring additional setup.

Why the distractors are wrong:

  • B (Scanning API): While a Scanning API does exist in the Meraki ecosystem for location-based analytics, it requires additional configuration and is not considered a core out-of-the-box offering in this exam's framing.
  • D (Automated failover): This is a network resilience feature, not an API.
  • E (Remote logging API): Meraki handles logging through syslog forwarding, not a dedicated logging API.

Memory tip: Think "two layers" - the Dashboard API manages the network from the top down (infrastructure), while the Client device monitoring API gives you visibility from the bottom up (endpoints). Together they cover the full picture Meraki hands you by default.

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#Meraki APIs#Dashboard API#Device Monitoring#Cloud Management

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