200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
Which 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?
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Cisco Meraki
The Meraki Dashboard API uses an API key in the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header.
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Cisco Webex
Why it's wrong here
Webex is a cloud collaboration suite whose REST API authenticates with OAuth bearer tokens, and it does not manage network infrastructure. It is tempting because Webex is genuinely cloud-hosted with a RESTful API, which would fit a question about meeting or messaging automation.
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Cisco DNA Center
Why it's wrong here
Cisco DNA Center is an on-premises controller whose Intent API authenticates with an X-Auth-Token obtained from a basic-auth login, not a static X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header. It is tempting because DNA Center is also a REST-API network controller, and would be correct for on-premises campus automation.
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Cisco IOS XE
Why it's wrong here
IOS XE is an on-premises device operating system configured through CLI, NETCONF or RESTCONF, not a cloud-managed platform, and it does not use the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header. It is tempting because IOS XE does expose REST APIs, which would be the answer if the question asked about programmatic device configuration.
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Cisco Meraki
Why this is correct
Cisco Meraki's cloud dashboard exposes a RESTful API authenticated via the X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key header, satisfying the stem's exact requirement. Unlike on-premises controllers such as DNA Center, which use token-based authentication, Meraki's cloud-managed model issues a per-organisation API key passed directly in that header.
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