cisco.meraki.meraki_network module – Manage networks in the Meraki cloud

Note

This module is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.18.3).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.meraki.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.meraki.meraki_network.

DEPRECATED

Removed in:

version 3.0.0

Why:

Updated modules released with increased functionality

Alternative:

cisco.meraki.networks

Synopsis

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

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
auth_key string / required	Authentication key provided by the dashboard. Required if environmental variable MERAKI_KEY is not set.
copy_from_network_id string	New network inherits properties from this network ID. Other provided parameters will override the copied configuration. Type which must match this network’s type exactly.
enable_vlans boolean	Boolean value specifying whether VLANs should be supported on a network. Requires net_name or net_id to be specified. Choices: false true
host string	Hostname for Meraki dashboard. Can be used to access regional Meraki environments, such as China. Default: "api.meraki.com"
internal_error_retry_time integer	Number of seconds to retry if server returns an internal server error. Default: 60
local_status_page_enabled boolean	This no longer works and will likely be moved to a separate module. - Enables 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)). - Only can be specified on its own or with remote_status_page_enabled. Choices: false true
net_id string	ID number of a network.
net_name aliases: name, network string	Name of a network.
org_id string	ID of organization.
org_name aliases: organization string	Name of organization.
output_format string	Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. net_id) or camel case (ex. netId). Choices: "snakecase" ← (default) "camelcase"
output_level string	Set amount of debug output during module execution. Choices: "debug" "normal" ← (default)
rate_limit_retry_time integer	Number of seconds to retry if rate limiter is triggered. Default: 165
remote_status_page_enabled boolean	This no longer works and will likely be moved to a separate module. Enables access to the device status page (http://device LAN IP). Can only be set if local_status_page_enabled: is set to yes. Only can be specified on its own or with local_status_page_enabled. Choices: false true
state string	Create or modify an organization. Choices: "absent" "present" ← (default) "query"
tags list / elements=string	List of tags to assign to network. tags name conflicts with the tags parameter in Ansible. Indentation problems may cause unexpected behaviors. Ansible 2.8 converts this to a list from a comma separated list.
timeout integer	Time to timeout for HTTP requests. Default: 30
timezone string	Timezone associated to network. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones for a list of valid timezones.
type aliases: net_type list / elements=string	Type of network device network manages. Required when creating a network. As of Ansible 2.8, combined type is no longer accepted. As of Ansible 2.8, changes to this parameter are no longer idempotent. Choices: "appliance" "switch" "wireless" "sensor" "systemsManager" "camera" "cellularGateway"
use_https boolean	If no, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS. Only useful for internal Meraki developers. Choices: false true ← (default)
use_proxy boolean	If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts. Choices: false ← (default) true
validate_certs boolean	Whether to validate HTTP certificates. Choices: false true ← (default)

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.

• As of Ansible 2.9, Meraki modules output keys as snake case. To use camel case, set the ANSIBLE_MERAKI_FORMAT environment variable to camelcase.

• Ansible’s Meraki modules will stop supporting camel case output in Ansible 2.13. Please update your playbooks.

• Check Mode downloads the current configuration from the dashboard, then compares changes against this download. Check Mode will report changed if there are differences in the configurations, but does not submit changes to the API for validation of change.

Examples

- delegate_to: localhost
  block:
    - name: List all networks associated to the YourOrg organization
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: query
        org_name: YourOrg
    - name: Query network named MyNet in the YourOrg organization
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: query
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
    - 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
    - name: Create combined network named MyNet in the YourOrg organization
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: present
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
        type:
          - switch
          - appliance
        timezone: America/Chicago
        tags: production, chicago
    - name: Create new network based on an existing network
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: present
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
        type:
          - switch
          - appliance
        copy_from_network_id: N_1234
    - name: Enable VLANs on a network
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: query
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
        enable_vlans: yes
    - name: Modify local status page enabled state
      meraki_network:
        auth_key: abc12345
        state: query
        org_name: YourOrg
        net_name: MyNet
        local_status_page_enabled: yes

Return Values

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

Key	Description
data complex	Information about the created or manipulated object. Returned: info
id string	Identification string of network. Returned: success Sample: "N_12345"
local_status_page_enabled boolean	States whether my.meraki.com and other device portals should be enabled. Returned: success Sample: true
name string	Written name of network. Returned: success Sample: "YourNet"
organization_id string	Organization ID which owns the network. Returned: success Sample: "0987654321"
remote_status_page_enabled boolean	Enables access to the device status page. Returned: success Sample: true
tags list / elements=string	Space delimited tags assigned to network. Returned: success Sample: ["production"]
time_zone string	Timezone where network resides. Returned: success Sample: "America/Chicago"
type list / elements=string	Functional type of network. Returned: success Sample: ["switch"]

Status

• This module will be removed in version 3.0.0. [deprecated]

• For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

• Kevin Breit (@kbreit)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Repository (Sources)