Issue with my python script for change psk for Merkaki ssid

[ajsiroin]

Trying to use input variables to change our guest network's password and store code in github.

CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK = input("Please enter the new Campus-Guest password: ")

CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK_VARIABLE = 'CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK'

MERAKI_DASHBOARD_API_KEY = input("Please enter the Meraki API key: ")

API_KEY_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE = 'MERAKI_DASHBOARD_API_KEY'

import json

import requests

# Neqal-Wireless network

# Campus-Guest = SSID 1

url = "https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/networks/xxxxxxxxxxx/wireless/ssids/1"

payload = '''{

    "psk": CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK

}'''

headers = {

    "Content-Type": "application/json",

    "Accept": "application/json",

    "X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key": MERAKI_DASHBOARD_API_KEY

}

response = requests.request('Put', url, headers=headers, data = payload)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

Getting the following when I run the python:

b'{"status":400,"error":"Bad request: There was a problem in the JSON you submitted"}'

if payload reads like the following:

payload = '''{

    "psk": "CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK"

}'''

The password changes to CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK instead of what I inputted from the input prompts.

The API key is working fine and variable is working fine.

[RaphaelL]

Hi, 

Your payload is too small.  First do a 'get' ( getNetworkWirelessSsid ) and update the key:value pair of the json content then POST it with updateNetworkWirelessSsid. 

I would also recommend using the Python SDK

Examples at : https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/#!get-network-wireless-ssid and https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/#!update-network-wireless-ssid

[ajsiroin]

I don't understand "payload is too small"?

Why does my other apikey variable work fine?

[ajsiroin]

Do you have code you can share with me?

[RaphaelL]

Hi ,

I suggest that you look at the links that I posted. 

The payload cannot be simply : 

payload = '''{

    "psk": "CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK"

}'''

You are missing every other configuration of the ssid. Name , enabled , authMode and more

Also , code examples are provided in the documentation.

[ajsiroin]

payload = json.dumps({
"psk": CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK
})

json.dumps took care of my issue.

I can now prompt for password and api key and it will input those variable into the code and change the psk in the network I specify.

[ww]

use:

payload = {
    "psk": CAMPUS_GUEST_PSK
}

response = requests.request('PUT', url, headers=headers, data = json.dumps(payload))