POST merakiAuthUsers returning "null" body

[AL_9000]

Hi there!

I'm using the Meraki API in order to create guests access over some Wifi networks.

It works everytime, except that some time the response got a 201 status, but with "null" in the response body.

The response should always contains a body as described in your own API docs here : https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/create-network-meraki-auth-user/

Can you reproduce the problem on your side or do you have any logs that goes on this way?

Thank you boys and girls.

Cheers.

[alemabrahao]

How many API calls are you making? The Meraki Dashboard API is rate-limited to ten calls per second, per organization.

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Other_Topics/Cisco_Meraki_Dashboard_API

[AMP]

you would get a 429 response if you hit a rate limit

[sungod]

This is a user forum, your post reads like it's addressed to Meraki, imo it's unlikely anyone at Meraki will investigate specifics based on a posting here.

As the response is 201 with no data, it conflicts with the API documentation. The best thing will be open a support case (via Dashboard) detailing call parameters and the problem with the endpoint intermittently giving a response that doesn't match documentation.

[AMP]

Is there an underlying concern here? If you get a 201 back you know its successful and the account was created.

[sungod]

The documentation shows a successful response returns data, with elements not present in the request.

The created user ID for instance - which I think is required by other calls, for instance to delete the user.

If the call isn't returning that data, it's a clear error.

[AMP · Accepted solution]

As a workaround you can use the GET call to retrieve an accounts ID. But as mentioned before I would engage support as to why your getting a 201 with a null body.

[AL_9000]

Thank you all for responding 🙂

I was able to do the workarround as described in the accepted solution. It is not optimal, and I wanted to create a support case in the "dashboard" but I wasn't able to find out where this part is.

[sungod]

Login to Dashboard for the organization.

Top right of screen there's a ? icon, click on it, in the drop-down list click on "Get help & cases"

There's a new "Support Center" page design now, assuming that's what you get, click the "API and webhooks" tile.

On the new page, click "Submit a case", fill in the details and click 'Submit'.

[AL_9000]

I'm only able to report a new case related to "Licensing issue" unfortunately there 😕

[sungod]

Odd, I get a list of networks and devices.

But it really doesn't matter, the list regularly doesn't have anything matching what I am opening a case about.

Just open the case, add a comment that it is only allowing you this option.