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Prerequisites to Configure the Cisco Meraki Cloud Collector

Before you configure the Cisco Meraki cloud collector, you must obtain the API key and the organization ID.

Obtain the API Key

Cisco Meraki APIs are authenticated via application keys. You must obtain the API key to use while configuring the Cisco Meraki cloud collector.

To obtain the API key:

  1. Log in to the Cisco Meraki dashboard by accessing https://dashboard.meraki.com as an administrator.

  2. Navigate to Organization > Settings.

  3. Select Enable access to the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API.

  4. Click the profile link.

  5. In the API Keys section, click Generate new API key.

    Note the value for the API key represented by a string of letters and numbers. Use the value to configure the Cisco Meraki cloud collector. For more information, see the Cisco Meraki documentation.

Obtain Organization ID

To obtain the organization ID use the following steps.

  1. Refer to the API documentation of Cisco Meraki and search for endpoints related to organizations or account details.

  2. Send the GET request to the appropriate endpoint. For example:

    curl --location --request GET 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/organizations'; \--header 'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key: *****'
  3. Check the response and note the value for the id field corresponding to the organization.