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350-401 Practice Question: Is using the Cisco Meraki REST API to update the…
A network engineer is using the Cisco Meraki REST API to update the SSID settings for a wireless network. The engineer sends a PUT request to 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/networks/{networkId}/wireless/ssids/{ssidNumber}' with a JSON payload containing the new settings. The API returns a 429 Too Many Requests error. What should the engineer do to resolve this issue?
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Implement exponential backoff and retry the request after a delay.
A 429 error indicates rate limiting; the API has received too many requests from the client within a given time frame. The engineer should implement exponential backoff and retry logic, or reduce the request rate.
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Implement exponential backoff and retry the request after a delay.
Why this is correct
Correct because rate limiting requires the client to slow down and retry after a delay.
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Change the HTTP method to POST because PUT is not supported for this endpoint.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because PUT is the correct method for updating a resource; the error is rate limiting.
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Add an 'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key' header with a higher rate limit key.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because rate limits are per API key; there is no 'higher rate limit key'.
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Use a different API endpoint, such as 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/organizations/{orgId}/ssids'.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because the endpoint is correct; the issue is request frequency.
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