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# 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 string / required |  | Authentication key provided by the dashboard. Required if environmental variable `MERAKI_KEY` is not set.
disable_my_meraki boolean added in 2.7 | Choices: 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)). - Mutually exclusive of `enable_my_meraki`. - Will be deprecated in Ansible 2.13 in favor of `enable_my_meraki`.
enable_my_meraki boolean added in 2.9 | Choices: no yes | - 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)). - Ansible 2.7 had this parameter as `disable_my_meraki`.
enable_remote_status_page boolean added in 2.9 | Choices: no yes | Enables access to the device status page (http://device LAN IP). Can only be set if `enable_my_meraki:` is set to `yes`.
enable_vlans boolean added in 2.9 | Choices: no yes | Boolean value specifying whether VLANs should be supported on a network. Requires `net_name` or `net_id` to be specified.
host string | Default: "api.meraki.com" | Hostname for Meraki dashboard. Can be used to access regional Meraki environments, such as China.
internal_error_retry_time integer | Default: 60 | Number of seconds to retry if server returns an internal server error.
net_id - |  | ID number of a network.
net_name - |  | Name of a network. aliases: name, network
org_id string |  | ID of organization.
org_name string |  | Name of organization. aliases: organization
output_format string | Choices: snakecase ← camelcase | Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. `net_id`) or camel case (ex. `netId`).
output_level string | Choices: debug normal ← | Set amount of debug output during module execution.
rate_limit_retry_time integer | Default: 165 | Number of seconds to retry if rate limiter is triggered.
state - | Choices: absent present ← query | Create or modify an organization.
tags list |  | 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 | 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 list | Choices: appliance switch wireless | 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. aliases: net_type
use_https boolean | Choices: no yes ← | If `no`, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS. Only useful for internal Meraki developers.
use_proxy boolean | Choices: 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 | Choices: 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.

- 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.

## 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: Enable VLANs on a network
          meraki_network:
            auth_key: abc12345
            state: query
            org_name: YourOrg
            net_name: MyNet
            enable_vlans: yes

## 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.
| disable_my_meraki_com boolean | success | States whether my.meraki.com and other device portals should be disabled. Sample: True
| disableRemoteStatusPage boolean | success | Disables access to the device status page. Sample: True
| id string | success | Identification string of network. Sample: N_12345
| name string | success | Written name of network. Sample: YourNet
| organization_id string | success | Organization ID which owns the network. Sample: 0987654321
| tags string | success | Space delimited tags assigned to network. Sample: production wireless
| time_zone 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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