Try It Out

You can kick the tires on Meraki-CLI using Cisco's DevNet Cloud IDE

Estimated Time Required: 3 minutes

Step 1: Open a Code Space¶

Go to Meraki-CLI's Cisco Code Exchange page
Click on the "Run in Cloud IDE" button
- You will need to log in to Cisco during this process
Once the Code Space is opened, you will see a CLI terminal at the bottom of the page which looks like the below
- If you don't see a terminal at the bottom, click the hamburger menu icon on the left pane, and click Terminal > New Terminal

code-space-terminal

Step 2: Install Meraki-CLI¶

In this terminal, run the command to install Meraki-CLI:
```
pip3 install meraki-cli
```
Once the installation is finished, enable tab auto-completion with:
```
eval "$(register-python-argcomplete meraki)"
```

Now you should be able to type in meraki, hit the TAB key twice, and see a list of commands

developer:src >
developer:src > 
developer:src > meraki 
-a                 batch              --configFile       --filter           --jsonOutput       networks           sensor             upgrade            
administered       -c                 -d                 -h                 -k                 -o                 sm                 -v                 
--and_logic        camera             --debug            --help             -l                 organizations      switch             --version          
--apiKey           cellularGateway    devices            insight            licensing          --output_commands  -t                 wireless           
appliance          --columns          -f                 -j                 --logfile          -s                 --translation      
developer:src > meraki

If you hit ENTER with just meraki typed in the prompt, it will output the help page

Help Page

developer:src >
developer:src >
developer:src > meraki 
usage: meraki [-h] [-v] [-k STRING] [-d] [-l PATH] [-c PATH] [-j] [-s STRING] [-f STRING] [-a] [-t STRING] [-o]
            {upgrade,administered,appliance,batch,camera,cellularGateway,devices,insight,licensing,networks,organizations,sensor,sm,switch,wireless} ...

Basic Arguments:
-h, --help            Show help at any command level
-v, --version         show program's version number and exit
-k STRING, --apiKey STRING
                        Meraki API Access Key
-d, --debug           Set debug level 1-3 (ie: -d or -dd)
-l PATH, --logfile PATH
                        Write logs to a logfile
-c PATH, --configFile PATH
                        Use a config file for some arguments

Output Formatting:
-j, --jsonOutput      Format output as JSON insted of default
-s STRING, --columns STRING
                        Filter/Order Table Columns (ie: id,networkId,etc)

Filtering:
-f STRING, --filter STRING
                        Search filter for returned items (ie: "name:Headquarters")
-a, --and_logic       Use "AND" logic for multiple filters instead of default "OR"

Pipelining:
-t STRING, --translation STRING
                        Key translation for piped input (ie: "id=vlanId")
-o, --output_commands
                        Output formatted commands instead of executing actions.

Command Types:
{upgrade,administered,appliance,batch,camera,cellularGateway,devices,insight,licensing,networks,organizations,sensor,sm,switch,wireless}
    upgrade             Upgrade Meraki-CLI components (no Dashboard interaction)
    administered        administered commands
    appliance           appliance commands
    batch               batch commands
    camera              camera commands
    cellularGateway     cellularGateway commands
    devices             devices commands
    insight             insight commands
    licensing           licensing commands
    networks            networks commands
    organizations       organizations commands
    sensor              sensor commands
    sm                  sm commands
    switch              switch commands
    wireless            wireless commands
developer:src >
developer:src >
developer:src >

Step 3: Get your Meraki API Key¶

To allow Meraki-CLI to access your Meraki Dashboard, you will need to enter a Meraki API key into the prompt as an environment variable.

Use the below test key or follow the instructions on the Getting Your API Key page to set your API key

export MERAKI_DASHBOARD_API_KEY=6bec40cf957de430a6f1f2baa056b99a4fac9ea0

Once you have entered your API key, you will be able to start running Meraki-CLI commands against your Meraki Dashboard!

Try It Out!

meraki organizations getOrganizations

Next: A Few Starting Commands