Meraki Content filtering URL blocking manager

Command-line utility to manage Content filtering URL blocking on Meraki dashboard.

Copyright (c) 2024, Gian Paolo Boarina

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/routetonull/updateContentFiltering.git

Create a new virtualenv and activate it

cd updateContentFiltering
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

Install the module

pip3 install .

Get the API KEY from Meraki dashboard, instructions HERE.

Set env var for API KEY. This is not mandatory but makes things easier.

export APIKEY=myApiKey

Get the Organization ID using this script (included in the repository)

getOrgID --apikey $APIKEY

Set env var for the Organization. This is not mandatory but makes things easier.

export ORGID=myOrgID

To leave virtualenv run

deactivate

Usage

Add pattern to block list

updateContentFiltering --apikey $APIKEY --orgid $ORGID --action add --intent block ifconfig.it

Multiple patterns can be added with a comma-separated list

updateContentFiltering --apikey $APIKEY --orgid $ORGID --action add --intent block ifconfig.it,ifconfig.me,badsite.com

Remove pattern from block list

updateContentFiltering --apikey $APIKEY --orgid $ORGID --action remove --intent block ifconfig.it

Use flag --dry for dry run (no changes applied)

updateContentFiltering --apikey $APIKEY --orgid $ORGID --action remove --intent block --dry ifconfig.it

Option --filternetwork filters networks that in include a string in the name

updateContentFiltering --apikey $APIKEY --orgid $ORGID --action remove --intent block --dry --filternetwork EMEA-IT ifconfig.it