Global Dashboard Search By MAC Address

[sfaeder]

Hi all,

I am wondering if this is possible?  I am new to Meraki Dashboard API and am trying to find one client in my organization of 80 networks and over 10,000 devices.  I was told API was the best way to search for clients like these, but I cannot figure out the best way to tack them down.  

[ShawnHu · Accepted solution]

Hi @sfaeder 

Yes, there is a new endpoint 'client search by MAC' to solve your problem.

{{baseUrl}}/organizations/:organizationId/clients/search?mac=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

Check this announcement (page 29 of the attached doc). 

https://community.meraki.com/t5/Developers-APIs/Dashboard-API-Fall-2021-Feature-Announcements-What-s... 

[sfaeder]

Thank you very much, @ShawnHu !

Unfortunately I cannot seem to get this working still.  I tried adding the new endpoint manually because I could not seem to update my current API in Postman.  Every time I run the Get, it tells me "There was an error in evaluating the test script:  Error: No data, empty input at 1:1 ^".  Am I doing something wrong, or could you please point me in the right direction to figure this error out?  Thanks again!

[ShawnHu]

Maybe something is wrong with your postman request setting. Can you try CURL?

curl --location --request GET 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/organizations/<your org id>/clients/search?mac=<your client mac>' \

--header 'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key: <Your API key>'

Both postman and CURL worked for me.

[sfaeder]

Thanks.  I just tried cURL, but it is not giving me a response.  I am getting code 204 - "The server successfully processed the request, but is not returning any content."

Is there a piece I am missing somewhere?

[sfaeder]

Nevermind, it is now working.  It's just that the MACs I was trying didn't seem to populate with anything.  Thank you sir!

[John_on_API]

204 No Content means the MAC wasn't found.

[LearningIsFun]

Outside of the API, you can use the Search bar to find a client by MAC.

Top of Organization Overview page.

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Inventory_and_Devices/Search_Tool

[sfaeder]

Thanks @LearningIsFun 

Unfortunately the Org level search function for clients has been broken in my web dashboard for months.  I still have Support looking into it and they suggested I try the API to regain that function.  I am trying to follow their advice, but I'm stuck on getting this Get command to actually work.