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A developer is integrating a custom application with Cisco Meraki to monitor network device status and configuration changes. Which type of API is primarily used by the Meraki Dashboard to allow external applications to interact with its cloud platform?
- ARESTful API
- BSOAP API
- CGraphQL API
- DRPC API
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. RESTful API
The Cisco Meraki Dashboard API is a RESTful API, which is a common and flexible standard for web service communication, enabling interactions with Meraki's cloud platform.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. SOAP API is an older, more rigid standard, less common for modern web services like Meraki.
- C. GraphQL API is a newer query language, but Meraki primarily uses REST.
- D. RPC API is a procedural call mechanism, less common for general web service interactions compared to REST.
Meraki Dashboard API
The Meraki Dashboard API is a RESTful API that allows developers to programmatically interact with the Meraki cloud platform to manage and monitor network devices.
- Uses standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).
- Supports JSON for data exchange.
- Requires an API key for authentication.
Memory trick: REST is the standard for modern Meraki requests.