meraki_network – Manage networks in the Meraki cloud

New in version 2.6.

Synopsis
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis

Allows for creation, management, and visibility into networks within Meraki.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
auth_key -		Authentication key provided by the dashboard. Required if environmental variable MERAKI_KEY is not set.
disable_my_meraki boolean added in 2.7	no yes	- Disables the local device status pages (U[my.meraki.com](my.meraki.com), U[ap.meraki.com](ap.meraki.com), U[switch.meraki.com](switch.meraki.com), U[wired.meraki.com](wired.meraki.com))
host string	Default: "api.meraki.com"	Hostname for Meraki dashboard Only useful for internal Meraki developers
net_id -		ID number of a network.
net_name -		Name of a network. aliases: name, network
org_id -		ID of organization associated to a network.
org_name -		Name of organization associated to a network. aliases: organization
output_level -	normal ← debug	Set amount of debug output during module execution
state -	absent present ← query	Create or modify an organization.
tags -		Comma delimited list of tags to assign to network.
timeout integer	Default: 30	Time to timeout for HTTP requests.
timezone -		Timezone associated to network. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones for a list of valid timezones.
type -	appliance combined switch wireless	Type of network device network manages. Required when creating a network. aliases: net_type
use_https boolean	no yes ←	If `no`, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS. Only useful for internal Meraki developers
use_proxy boolean	no yes	If `no`, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.
validate_certs boolean	no yes ←	Whether to validate HTTP certificates.

Notes

Note

More information about the Meraki API can be found at https://dashboard.meraki.com/api_docs.
Some of the options are likely only used for developers within Meraki

Examples

- name: List all networks associated to the YourOrg organization
  meraki_network:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: query
    org_name: YourOrg
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Query network named MyNet in the YourOrg organization
  meraki_network:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: query
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: MyNet
  delegate_to: localhost
- name: Create network named MyNet in the YourOrg organization
  meraki_network:
    auth_key: abc12345
    state: present
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: MyNet
    type: switch
    timezone: America/Chicago
    tags: production, chicago
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key		Returned	Description
data complex		info	Information about the created or manipulated object.
	disableMyMerakiCom boolean	success	States whether my.meraki.com and other device portals should be disabled. Sample: True
	id string	success	Identification string of network. Sample: N_12345
	name string	success	Written name of network. Sample: YourNet
	organizationId string	success	Organization ID which owns the network. Sample: 0987654321
	tags string	success	Space delimited tags assigned to network. Sample: production wireless
	timeZone string	success	Timezone where network resides. Sample: America/Chicago
	type string	success	Functional type of network. Sample: switch

Status

This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

Kevin Breit (@kbreit)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/meraki_network_module.html