getNetworkEvents working example with curl

[Prodrick]

I've been trying to use this endpoint but haven't had any success.  I wonder if someone might share a working example executed with curl.

[alemabrahao]

Hi,

Here is an example:

curl -L -H 'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key: <Your-API-Key>' -X GET -H 'Content-Type: application/json' 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/networks/<Your-Network-ID>/events'

[alemabrahao]

In the API documentation there is also an example of curl code.

Get Network Events - Meraki Dashboard API v1 - Cisco Meraki Developer Hub

[Prodrick]

I literally copied the curl command from this page, and followed the same process as I usually to to test endpoints.  I copy the curl example, swap-out my API key and put single quotes around the call.  I'm used to the API providing a useful error message, but in this case I get nothing.

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/get-network-events/

[alemabrahao]

The correct command.

curl -L -H 'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key: <Your-API-Key>' -X GET -H 'Content-Type: application/json' 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/networks/<Your-Network-ID>/events?productType=wireless'

You have to add the productType

[rhbirkelund]

Copied directly from meraki.io - https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/get-network-events/

Last login: Thu Mar  7 13:35:54 on ttys007
RHB@wopr ~ % curl -L --request GET \
--url 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/networks/xxxx/events?productType=appliance' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer xxxx' \
--header 'Accept: application/json'

{"message":null,"pageStartAt":"2024-03-08T18:02:41.102375Z","pageEndAt":"2024-03-08T19:08:17.455765Z","events":[], ...}

[Prodrick]

Thanks so much.  When I execute this for a network that I know has an appliance, this is what I get:

Last login: Fri Mar  8 13:50:23 on ttys000

patrick.rouse@RMT-PROUSE ~ % curl -L --request GET \

--url 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v1/networks/L_1234567890/events?productType=appliance' \

--header 'Authorization: Bearer 1234567890\

--header 'Accept: application/json'

patrick.rouse@RMT-PROUSE ~ %

[alemabrahao]

Have you tried the code that I sent to you?

[rhbirkelund · Accepted solution]

On your Authorization Bearer, are you perhaps missing an apostrophe? Or is that just a result of the anonymisation?

[Prodrick]

I think the post stripped that out.  Here's a screenshot.  No error message, just a null response. Could there be something a customer has to enable in the Dashboard that I could verify via the API?

[rhbirkelund]

I really can't say what's going on. Perhaps try adding "&perPage=1000" after "appliance" on the URL?

[Prodrick]

Ok, I got this working, but I don't know why the following command did not give me an incorrect API key response when I missed a character.

Thanks to all who helped.