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An application uses Cisco DNA Center APIs and needs to receive notifications when a new device is added. Which DNA Center API category should be used to set up event-driven notifications?
Medium2An application sends many requests to the Meraki API and receives HTTP 429 errors. The response includes a 'Retry-After' header. What does this status code indicate?
Medium3A Webex bot needs to send a message to a room. The bot has the room ID. Which API endpoint should be used, and what is the correct HTTP method?
Medium4Which tool can be used to explore YANG models locally?
Easy5Which Cisco platform uses NX-API to allow programmatic access to CLI commands via JSON?
Easy6In Cisco IOS XE, a network engineer wants to retrieve the hostname of a device using RESTCONF. Which URI and method should be used? Assume RESTCONF is enabled and the base URL is https://device/restconf.
Hard7A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to list all organizations. The base URL is https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/. What is the correct endpoint and authentication method?
Medium8A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to manage networks. Which two statements about pagination are correct?
Medium9What authentication method is required to obtain a token from Cisco DNA Center's API?
Easy10A developer is integrating with Cisco Webex Teams. Which two resources can trigger a webhook?
Medium11An engineer wants to trigger an EEM applet when a specific syslog message appears. Which event detector should be used?
Hard12A network engineer is using Cisco DNA Center to automate network changes. Which THREE operations are part of the 'Change your network' API category? (Choose three.)
Hard13A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to retrieve a list of clients for a network. After a successful request, the response includes a Link header with rel="next" pointing to the next page. What does this indicate about the API's pagination?
Hard14An application needs to authenticate to Cisco DNA Center. Which authentication method is used?
Medium15An engineer is configuring Cisco IOS XE for RESTCONF programmability. Which configuration is necessary to enable the RESTCONF API?
Hard16A network engineer wants to retrieve a list of all network devices from Cisco DNA Center using REST API. Which URL and HTTP method should be used?
Easy17A developer is automating network configuration using Cisco DNA Center. They want to deploy a configuration template to multiple devices. Which API category should they use?
Medium18When making API calls to Cisco Meraki Dashboard, what header must be included for authentication?
Medium19An engineer is configuring IOS XE for RESTCONF. Which YANG module must be enabled to use RESTCONF?
Medium20A Meraki dashboard API request to list networks returns a paginated response. The engineer notices a Link header in the response. What does this header typically contain?
Medium21A developer is using NX-API on a Cisco Nexus switch to execute CLI commands via JSON. Which endpoint and method should be used?
Hard22A 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?
Medium23A developer is building an integration with Cisco Webex and needs to retrieve information about the authenticated user. Which TWO APIs can be used? (Choose two.)
Medium24A developer is building an integration with Cisco Meraki and needs to handle rate limiting. Which two responses indicate rate limiting and how should they be handled? (Choose two.)
Medium25Which YANG model is commonly used as an open standard for interface configuration and is supported by many vendors?
Easy26A developer wants to retrieve a list of all network devices from Cisco DNA Center. Which API endpoint should they use?
Easy27A developer is working with the Meraki Dashboard API to manage SSIDs. Which TWO statements about pagination are correct? (Choose two.)
Medium28A developer is building a Cisco Webex bot that needs to automatically respond to messages. Which THREE resources/endpoints are essential for this functionality? (Choose three.)
Hard29Which Cisco platform provides a cloud-managed dashboard with a REST API that uses an API key in the header and has a rate limit of 5 requests per second?
Easy30A network administrator is planning to use model-driven programmability on Cisco IOS XE devices. Which TWO are valid YANG model sources for configuration? (Choose two.)
Medium31When using the Meraki Dashboard API, what HTTP header is used to pass the API key?
Easy32A developer wants to use the Cisco Webex API to send a message to a specific person by email. Which parameter should be used in the POST /v1/messages request?
Medium33Which Cisco DNA Center API is used to retrieve a list of network devices?
Easy34An administrator wants to retrieve a list of all network devices from Cisco DNA Center using the REST API. Which authentication method must be used first to obtain a token?
Easy35An administrator wants to retrieve a list of all network devices from Cisco DNA Center using the REST API. Which authentication method is required to obtain the API token?
Easy36A developer wants to get the current user's information from the Webex API. Which endpoint should they use?
Easy37A developer needs to retrieve a list of all network devices from Cisco DNA Center. Which API endpoint and HTTP method should be used?
Easy38Which three actions can an EEM applet perform when triggered? (Choose three.)
Hard39A developer wants to receive real-time notifications when a new message is posted in a Webex room. Which Webex API resource should they use?
Easy40A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to retrieve a list of clients for a network. The API returns a 429 error. What should the developer do to handle this correctly?
Hard41In Cisco DNA Center, which API category includes the ability to deploy a configuration template to devices?
Hard42A network engineer wants to automate a configuration change on a Cisco IOS XE device when a specific syslog message appears. Which tool should they use?
Hard43An organization uses Cisco DNA Center and wants to programmatically deploy a configuration template to multiple devices. Which API category should be used?
Medium44A developer needs to send a message to a Webex room using the API. Which HTTP method and endpoint should they use?
Easy45Which two Meraki Dashboard API features are used to paginate through large result sets? (Choose two.)
Medium46Which authentication method is used by the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API?
Medium47A network administrator wants to use EEM on an IOS XE device to send a syslog message whenever a specific CLI command is entered. Which event detector should be used?
Hard48An engineer is configuring Cisco IOS XE device programmability using RESTCONF. Which THREE of the following are required to enable and use RESTCONF on the device?
Medium49A network engineer is planning to use model-driven programmability with YANG models. Which three statements about YANG models are correct?
Hard50A developer is using the NX-API on a Cisco Nexus switch to retrieve the configuration. The developer sends a POST request to /ins with a JSON payload. Which HTTP method and path are correct?
Hard51A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API and receives an HTTP 429 status code with a Retry-After header. What is the correct interpretation?
Hard52Which TWO of the following are features of the DNA Center 'Platform' API category?
Hard53A developer wants to use Cisco NX-API on a Nexus switch to execute a CLI command via JSON. What must be enabled on the switch first?
Medium54Using the Cisco DNA Center API, which endpoint should be queried to retrieve the Layer 2 topology for a specific VLAN?
Easy55A developer wants to retrieve the current user's Webex profile information. Which API endpoint should be called?
Medium56A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to list all networks in an organization. Which TWO of the following are valid methods for pagination?
Medium57A developer is using the Cisco Webex API to send a message to a specific room. They have the room ID. Which endpoint and method should they use?
Medium58A developer needs to retrieve the current user's details from Webex API. Which endpoint should they call?
Medium59Which Meraki API response header provides information for paginating through a large result set?
Easy60An engineer is using EEM on an IOS XE device. They want to trigger an applet when a specific syslog message appears. Which event trigger type should they use?
Hard61An application uses the Meraki Dashboard API to fetch the list of networks for an organization. The API response includes a Link header with rel='next' pointing to the next page. Which pagination method is the API using?
Medium62A developer needs to register a Webex webhook that triggers when a new message is posted in any room the bot is a member of. Which resource and event should be specified?
Hard63Which THREE of the following are valid event triggers for an EEM applet on Cisco IOS XE? (Choose THREE.)
Medium64Which three components are required to set up a Webex webhook for message creation events? (Choose three.)
Hard65A developer is working with Meraki API to list all clients on a network. The response is paginated. Which parameter allows the developer to specify the starting point for the next page?
Hard66When using RESTCONF on Cisco IOS XE, which URL retrieves the hostname configuration?
Medium67Which API is used to execute CLI commands on Cisco IOS XE devices using on-device programmability?
Easy68A network engineer needs to retrieve a list of all network devices from Cisco DNA Center. Which API endpoint should they use?
Easy69A Meraki API request is receiving HTTP 429 responses. According to the Meraki rate limit, what should the developer do?
Medium70A developer wants to send a message to a Webex room using the API. Which HTTP method and endpoint should they use?
Easy71A developer wants to send a message to a Webex room using the API. The message should contain a simple text body. Which endpoint and parameter are required?
Medium72A developer wants to send a message to a specific room in Webex using the API. The developer already has the room ID. Which API call is correct?
Medium73A developer wants to use Cisco DNA Center to change the network configuration. Which TWO API categories provide capabilities to modify the network? (Choose two.)
Medium74A developer is building a chatbot that needs to send a direct message to a user on Webex. Which TWO fields are required in the POST /v1/messages request? (Choose TWO.)
Hard75A developer wants to create a new room in Cisco Webex using the API. Which HTTP request is appropriate?
Medium76Which Cisco platform provides a cloud-managed networking solution with a RESTful API that uses an API key in the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header?
Easy77A developer is working with the Webex API to receive real-time notifications when a message is posted. Which resource should they create?
Hard78An administrator wants to receive real-time notifications when a new message is posted to a Webex room. Which Webex API resource should be used to configure this?
Medium79In DNA Center, which API category is used to deploy templates to devices?
Easy80An engineer is developing an EEM applet on a Cisco IOS XE device to run a CLI command when a specific syslog message appears. Which event trigger should be used?
Hard81A network engineer is using Cisco IOS XE RESTCONF to retrieve the hostname of a device. The YANG module used is 'Cisco-IOS-XE-native'. Which URL path is correct?
Hard82A network engineer wants to use model-driven programmability on IOS XE devices. Which two YANG model types are commonly used? (Choose two.)
Hard83A developer is using the Cisco DNA Center API and receives a token. How is this token typically used in subsequent API requests?
Medium84A developer wants to retrieve the list of network devices from Cisco DNA Center. Which API endpoint should be used?
Easy85Which command enables the NX-API feature on a Cisco NX-OS device?
Medium86A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to list all networks in an organization. The response includes a Link header with rel="next". What does this indicate?
Medium87Which TWO statements about Cisco Meraki API pagination are correct? (Choose two.)
Medium88A network administrator wants to use Cisco Webex APIs to automate sending messages to a specific room. Which THREE pieces of information are required to send a message using POST /v1/messages?
Easy89Which authentication method does Cisco DNA Center use to obtain an API token?
Easy90Which TWO of the following are categories of Cisco DNA Center APIs? (Choose two.)
Medium91A network engineer wants to retrieve a list of all network devices from Cisco DNA Center using the REST API. Which authentication method is required to obtain an access token?
Easy92An engineer needs to authenticate to the Cisco DNA Center API to obtain a token. What is the correct authentication method and endpoint?
Medium93A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to retrieve a list of clients for a given network. The initial GET request returns a 429 HTTP status. What should the developer do to handle this response appropriately?
Medium94A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to retrieve a list of devices in an organization. The API response is paginated. Which HTTP header does Meraki use to indicate the next page of results?
Medium95Which YANG model type is defined by industry standards and supported by multiple vendors, offering interoperability?
Easy96An engineer is using the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API to retrieve a list of all network clients for a specific network. Which TWO of the following are required to successfully make this API call?
Medium97In DNA Center, which API endpoint is used to retrieve a list of current network issues?
Medium98Which Cisco platform provides an API to retrieve a list of issues affecting the network?
Medium99A developer needs to retrieve the hostname of a Cisco IOS XE device using RESTCONF. Which URI path is correct?
Hard100An administrator is automating the deployment of a new switch using Cisco DNA Center. Which API category should they use to provision the device with a configuration template?
Medium101A developer is exploring YANG models on yangcatalog.org. They want to find a standard model for interface configuration that is vendor-neutral. Which model should they look for?
Medium102A network automation engineer is using Cisco DNA Center APIs. Which TWO of the following are valid API categories? (Choose two.)
Medium103A network administrator is using Cisco DNA Center APIs to automate network changes. Which two API categories are used to perform configuration deployments? (Choose two.)
Medium104A developer is using the Meraki Dashboard API to list all organizations. Which TWO of the following are true regarding pagination in the Meraki API? (Choose TWO.)
Medium105An 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?
Hard106An administrator is configuring a Cisco Meraki Dashboard API integration. After receiving a 429 HTTP response, what header should be examined to determine when the request can be retried?
Medium107Which YANG model is an OpenConfig model commonly used for interface configuration?
Easy108Which YANG model is an OpenConfig model used for interface configuration?
Medium109An administrator needs to retrieve the hostname of an IOS XE device using RESTCONF. Which URL and data path should they use?
Medium110Which tool is used to explore and validate YANG models?
Easy111A network engineer is using Cisco IOS XE RESTCONF to retrieve the hostname of a device. The device has already enabled netconf-yang and restconf. Which URL path should be used?
Hard112When using the NX-API on Cisco NX-OS, which HTTP method is used to send CLI commands in JSON format?
Medium113Which NX-OS API method allows sending CLI commands in JSON format without enabling any additional features?
Medium114A network automation engineer is evaluating options for model-driven programmability on Cisco devices. Which THREE are valid YANG model sources or tools? (Choose three.)
Hard115A developer wants to create a Webex webhook that triggers when a new message is posted in any room the bot is in. Which resource event should they subscribe to?
Medium116Which EEM applet action is used to execute a CLI command when an event triggers?
Medium117An engineer is exploring YANG models for network interfaces. They need a vendor-neutral model that can be used across multiple device types. Which YANG model should they use?
Hard118A developer needs to send a message to a specific room in Webex using the API. What is the correct endpoint and required body parameter for the room destination?
Hard119An EEM applet is triggered when a specific syslog message pattern appears. Which action should be used to send a custom syslog message?
Hard120A network automation engineer needs to retrieve the Layer 2 topology for a specific VLAN from Cisco DNA Center. Which API endpoint should be used?
Medium121A developer is building an application that interacts with the Webex API to create rooms and send messages. The application needs to receive real-time notifications when a new message is posted in any room. Which TWO actions should the developer take? (Choose two.)
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