200-901 Understanding and Using APIs Practice Question
When using the Meraki Dashboard API, how should the API key be included in a request?
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In the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header
Meraki requires the API key in a custom header X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key.
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In the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header
Why this is correct
This is the required header.
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As a query parameter named 'apiKey'
Why it's wrong here
Not supported; must be in header.
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In the Authorization header using Bearer scheme
Why it's wrong here
Meraki uses a custom header, not Bearer.
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In the request body as JSON
Why it's wrong here
Not supported.
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