200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
When using the Meraki Dashboard API, what HTTP header is used to pass the API key?
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X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key: <key>
Meraki requires the API key in the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header.
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API-Key: <key>
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect header name.
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X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key: <key>
Why this is correct
Correct. This is the required header.
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Authorization: Bearer <key>
Why it's wrong here
Meraki does not use Bearer token.
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Meraki-API-Key: <key>
Why it's wrong here
The header name is 'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key'.
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