200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to list the organizations accessible by the API key. They send a GET request to https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/organizations. What is the correct way to pass the API key?
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In the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header
Meraki Dashboard API uses the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header for authentication.
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In the Authorization header as Bearer token
Why it's wrong here
Bearer token is not the Meraki method; it uses a custom header.
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In the URL as a query parameter: ?apiKey=...
Why it's wrong here
Meraki API does not accept key as query parameter.
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In the request body as JSON
Why it's wrong here
API key should not be in the body for GET requests.
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In the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header
Why this is correct
This is the correct header for Meraki API authentication.
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