Export Maps from Dashboard into a .gif (or similar)

[Jamieinbox]

The Why: Now that wireless itself if a platform, we are working to get a safety locationing application using the Cisco APs to Blutooth beacon. 

What We Need: To export all our maps with the location of the APs.

I will start looking around in the APIs, but has this been done before. Using the snipping tool map by map floor by floor seems -- not so great.

Totally open so suggestions. Thinking about giving the 3rd party vendor access to the platform, too.

Question: How to do this, or what's the smart way?

Thanks!

[alemabrahao · Accepted solution]

I've never tried it and don't want to need to, but you can try these two APIs.

GET /organizations/{organizationId}/floorPlans → retrieves all floor plans.
GET /networks/{networkId}/devices → retrieves device info, including location.

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/get-organization-floor-plans-auto-locate-devices/

You can combine these to build a structured export (JSON or CSV) for your vendor.

[Jamieinbox]

Here's what I've found on this journey. There are two ways with Meraki to post APs onto maps:
1) Manually- drag and drop APs onto the map
2) Auto locate

I've found that the API will not work if the APs are placed manually on the map. It looks like we need an API for this.

Autolocate- it says this is "new" in the dashboard. I tried to work this on a couple buildings within a network. It would not go (using the wizard/assistant function) past a certain step.

My guess to move forward is that I will have to autolocate my APs- which means going in network by network and using autolocate which will take some time with a large campus, if we can get the function to work. You also have to specify the location of 5 APs per floor which will not work for very small buildings with less than 5, and will not work for some of the buildings that are not rectangle shaped (but multi rectangles in various connected directions).

This is what I'm seeing for now. It would be super amazing to get an API that will work with manually placed APs. I can get the maps, but really need those APs plotted to move forward with Wi-Fi centric applications. 

[Jamieinbox]

You are awesome- super thanks!