Meraki Location Scanning API

With Firebase Functions & Database

Overview

A simple Meraki Location Scanning API receiver which stores
the data in a Firebase database.

Install

Clone Repository
Change into the app directory
Change into to the functions directory
Install NodeJS Dependencies

git clone <repository> MerakiLocationFirebase
cd MerakiLocationFirebase
cd functions
npm install

Update your Validator and Secret
Open functions/index.js and set the validator and secret variables. The validator is provided on the Meraki Dashboard page when enabling the Scanning API. The secret is defined by you and must match the configuration in the Meraki Dashboard.
Install Firebase Utilities and then Deploy

npm install -g firebase-tools

Update the functions/index.js file with your validator and secret

nano index.js
~~~~~~~~~~
const functions = require('firebase-functions');
const firebase = require('firebase');
const validator = "8e0846499d9a3f6c23f7868c4c25b9d6325035f5" // Your Validator provide by Meraki
const secret = "YourSecret"; // Your self defined secret
~~~~~~~~~~

Deploy the app to Google Firebase

firebase deploy

More Info

Deploying Firebase Functions

https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions/get-started

Meraki Scanning API Documentation

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Monitoring_and_Reporting/Location_Analytics#CMX_Location_API