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Jan 10 2019
2:01 PM
Yes it is. It's for obtaining floor plans autonomously, however this approach requires a user to view source of a page it's not really a 'hidden Api'... hence my question.
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Jan 10 2019
7:51 AM
Hi, Is there any known way of determining the Node Group identifier for a given network via the API? This is the ID stored as Mkiconf.ng_id in the source of each page... Thanks, Chris
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Jan 10 2019
4:07 AM
Sorry, I meant to add the following: There is an endpoint which states the rotation, and flex points. However it requires a user to login and obtain. https://nXYZ.meraki.com/node_groups/$id/floorplans Again, without heavy automation, you're somewhat at the behest of a user obtaining this themselves and working it through from there - but it's perhaps better than nothing.
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Jan 10 2019
2:26 AM
Yes, if you build a mechanism for the alignment of a building / floorplan against a set geography of latitude and longitude. However you're then asking the user to do this once in additional software/add-on, and once in Dashboard. As a result there is room for error where there doesn't really need to be. However the Scanning API provides x and y co-ordinates, and the list of floorplans upon which it's seen/present. There is no way to link the Meraki (already geographically aligned floorplan) with these co-ordinates, or (at worst case facilitate upload) without either the pixel-scale of the floorplan supplied, or the a mechanism for obtaining the specific location of the floorplan.
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Jan 9 2019
10:58 AM
Webfrank - you're grappling with the same problem I am. The Scanning API provides (for each client) a list of floorplans upon which it's appeared, and the x and y offset (in meters!) for the location. However, there doesn't appear to be any method provided for connecting the Meraki floorplans with this information, at all. It's most strange.
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Jun 27 2018
6:02 AM
Hi Colin, Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to me. I think this is perhaps an area where the API could be improved. What i'm trying to achieve is an automated mechanism by which (essentially) I can obtain all the required information via the Dashboard API for a user to set up an account on my system, and then subsequently start listening from the Scanning API and interpretting the data. Importing the AP Mac addresses for a given network to x-reference against the Scanning API is easy, but in both your answers I'm unable to find an automated method of import for a 3rd party for the floorplans. (I have to know more than I'm able to find out via dashboard). I've filled out the 'make a wish' for this. Hopfully it's something you guys may consdier adding. Thanks very much again Colin
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Jun 26 2018
1:32 AM
Hi, I have a couple of questions about the location/scanning API and the dashboard API. The scanning API will, upon detection of a client, issue the geolocation in lat/lng alongside floorplans upon which the device is seen ('apFloors') and the x and y co-ordinates of the device as part of the POST to a provided reciever. However, there doesn't seem to be a mechanism via the API to obtain a copy of the floorplans to cross-reference this against, nor are any units supplied for the X and Y values. I feel like I'm missing something that joins this together, but at the moment I can't see the value of the X/Y variables, yet I'd love to be able to map these devices on to a floorplan. What I'd like to be able to do: - Use the API and associated API key for Dashboard to make a call to retrieve the floorplans in use on dashboard (Base64?). These would then be provided and returned with a 'scale' that correlates with the X/Y co-ordinates issued by Scanning API. - Then I can tie the whole lot together.... Any help would be gratefully appreciated, and if I've missed something or some key piece of documentation, my apologies in advance, Chris Hykin
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Feb 27 2018
6:03 AM
Hi, The API can deliver an array of the 'point in time' detections as you've quite rightly highlighted. From that there is typically a job to do to sort through these individual detections and work out those which are in the middle of a visit.. When we've done this previously we've maintained an intermediary SQL based database and some logic in the receiver script/program, broadly outlined as follows: For each recorded detection: "have I seen this Mac address in the last 3 minutes?" - if yes, update the last_seen on a visit entry. - if no, create a new visit and add the information. We've found this is the best way of cleanly doing it. This then allows you the ability to hold a table full of 'visits' which can be analysed separately to 'detections'. Hope that helps, Chris
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