meraki_inventory_api.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import requests
import pprint
import os 

# Step 1. Retrieves an organization's ID from Meraki dashboard API based on organization name
def get_org_id(url, headers, name):
    org_list = requests.get(url + '/api/v0/organizations', headers=headers).json()
    for org in org_list:
        if org['name'] == name:
            return org['id']

# Step 2. retrieves organization inventory based on ID
def get_inventory(url, headers, org_id):
    inventory_list = requests.get(url + '/api/v0/organizations/' + org_id  + '/inventory',
                                  headers=headers).json()
    return inventory_list

meraki_api_key = os.environ['MERAKI_API_KEY']
myheaders={'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key': meraki_api_key}
url = 'https://dashboard.meraki.com'
org_name = 'DevNet Sandbox'
org_id = get_org_id(url, myheaders, org_name)
inventory_list = get_inventory(url, myheaders, org_id)

# Step 3. print out the inventory list and write it to a file named inventory_list.txt with
# one item per line
pprint.pprint(inventory_list)
with open('inventory_list.txt', 'w') as f:
    for item in inventory_list:
        f.write(str(item))
        f.write('\n')