200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
An application needs to retrieve all network clients from a specific Meraki network. The API response may be paginated. Which query parameters can be used to implement cursor-based pagination with the Meraki Dashboard API?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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startingAfter and endingBefore
Meraki supports cursor-based pagination using startingAfter and endingBefore parameters.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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offset and limit
Why it's wrong here
Meraki's cursor pagination relies on perPage plus a startingAfter token derived from the Link header, so offset/limit cannot traverse pages correctly. Offset-based paging is tempting because it is common in REST APIs, but Meraki does not expose an offset parameter for client listings.
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startingAfter and endingBefore
Why this is correct
Cursor-based pagination in the Meraki Dashboard API uses the startingAfter and endingBefore parameters, which reference a record's identifier to fetch the next or previous page. This satisfies the stem's requirement for cursor-based paging rather than page-number or offset approaches.
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page and perPage
Why it's wrong here
Meraki uses perPage with startingAfter cursor tokens, not page/perPage numbering. Page-number pagination is tempting because many APIs and dashboards present results that way, but Meraki's clients endpoint returns Link headers containing the cursor rather than a page index.
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nextToken and previousToken
Why it's wrong here
The Meraki Dashboard API uses Link headers and the perPage parameter with a startingAfter token, not nextToken/previousToken pairs. Those names belong to other vendors' cursor schemes, which makes the option tempting when recalling generic pagination patterns rather than Meraki's documented implementation.
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