Public/Set-MrkRestApiKey.ps1
function Set-MrkRestApiKey { <# .SYNOPSIS Sets a Meraki Rest API key for a powershell session .DESCRIPTION REST API key is unique for each Meraki dashboard user. the REST API should be enabled organization wide, a dashboard user is able to create a key more info https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Other_Topics/The_Cisco_Meraki_Dashboard_API .EXAMPLE Set-MrkRestApiKey .EXAMPLE Set-MrkRestApiKey 1234567890abcdefabcd1234567890abcdefabcd .PARAMETER key 40 characters 0-9 a-f key that represents a logged in Meraki dashboard user #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [String]$key ) if ($key){ $script:mrkRestApiKey = $key Write-Host New Key set } if (!$mrkRestApiKey){ $script:mrkRestApiKey = (Read-host Enter Meraki REST API key).Trim() Write-Host Key set`, to change the key in this session`, use Set-MrkRestApiKey `<key`> } if (!(Test-MrkRestApiKey -apiKey $mrkRestApiKey)){ Write-Host REST API Key is invalid break } } |