meraki_content_filtering – Edit Meraki MX content filtering policies

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • Allows for setting policy on content filtering.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
allowed_urls
list
List of URL patterns which should be allowed.
auth_key
string / required
Authentication key provided by the dashboard. Required if environmental variable MERAKI_KEY is not set.
blocked_categories
list
List of content categories which should be blocked.
Use the meraki_content_filtering_facts module for a full list of categories.
blocked_urls
list
List of URL patterns which should be blocked.
category_list_size
string
    Choices:
  • top sites
  • full list
Determines whether a network filters fo rall URLs in a category or only the list of top blocked sites.
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
string
ID number of a network.
net_name
string
Name of a network.

aliases: 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
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • query
States that a policy should be created or modified.
subset
string
added in 2.9
    Choices:
  • categories
  • policy
Display only certain facts.
timeout
integer
Default:
30
Time to timeout for HTTP requests.
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

- name: Set single allowed URL pattern
  meraki_content_filtering:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourMXNet
    allowed_urls:
      - "http://www.ansible.com/*"

- name: Set blocked URL category
  meraki_content_filtering:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourMXNet
    state: present
    category_list_size: full list
    blocked_categories:
      - "Adult and Pornography"

- name: Remove match patterns and categories
  meraki_content_filtering:
    auth_key: abc123
    org_name: YourOrg
    net_name: YourMXNet
    state: present
    category_list_size: full list
    allowed_urls: []
    blocked_urls: []

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.
 
id
string
success
Identification string of network.

Sample:
N_12345


Status

Authors

  • Kevin Breit (@kbreit)

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