cisco.meraki.meraki_mx_content_filtering module -- Edit Meraki MX content filtering policies

Note

This module is part of the cisco.meraki collection (version 2.18.2).

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.meraki.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.meraki.meraki_mx_content_filtering.

DEPRECATED

Removed in:

version 3.0.0

Why:

Updated modules released with increased functionality

Alternative:

cisco.meraki.networks_appliance_content_filtering

Synopsis

  • Allows for setting policy on content filtering.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

allowed_urls

list / elements=string

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 / elements=string

List of content categories which should be blocked.

Use the meraki_content_filtering_facts module for a full list of categories.

blocked_urls

list / elements=string

List of URL patterns which should be blocked.

category_list_size

string

Determines whether a network filters fo rall URLs in a category or only the list of top blocked sites.

Choices:

host

string

Hostname for Meraki dashboard.

Can be used to access regional Meraki environments, such as China.

Default: :ansible-option-default:`"api.meraki.com"`

internal_error_retry_time

integer

Number of seconds to retry if server returns an internal server error.

Default: :ansible-option-default:`60`

net_id

string

ID number of a network.

net_name

aliases: network

string

Name of a network.

org_id

string

ID of organization.

org_name

aliases: organization

string

Name of organization.

output_format

string

Instructs module whether response keys should be snake case (ex. net_id) or camel case (ex. netId).

Choices:

output_level

string

Set amount of debug output during module execution.

Choices:

rate_limit_retry_time

integer

Number of seconds to retry if rate limiter is triggered.

Default: :ansible-option-default:`165`

state

string

States that a policy should be created or modified.

Choices:

subset

string

Display only certain facts.

Choices:

timeout

integer

Time to timeout for HTTP requests.

Default: :ansible-option-default:`30`

use_https

boolean

If no, it will use HTTP. Otherwise it will use HTTPS.

Only useful for internal Meraki developers.

Choices:

use_proxy

boolean

If no, it will not use a proxy, even if one is defined in an environment variable on the target hosts.

Choices:

validate_certs

boolean

Whether to validate HTTP certificates.

Choices:

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.

  • Check Mode downloads the current configuration from the dashboard, then compares changes against this download. Check Mode will report changed if there are differences in the configurations, but does not submit changes to the API for validation of change.

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

Description

data

complex

Information about the created or manipulated object.

Returned: info

allowed_url_patterns

list / elements=string

Explicitly permitted URL patterns

Returned: query for policy

Sample: :ansible-rv-sample-value:`["http://www.ansible.com"]`

blocked_url_categories

complex

List of blocked URL categories

Returned: query for policy

id

list / elements=string

Unique ID of category to filter

Returned: query for policy

Sample: :ansible-rv-sample-value:`["meraki:contentFiltering/category/1"]`

name

list / elements=string

Name of category to filter

Returned: query for policy

Sample: :ansible-rv-sample-value:`["Real Estate"]`

blocked_url_patterns

list / elements=string

Explicitly denied URL patterns

Returned: query for policy

Sample: :ansible-rv-sample-value:`["http://www.ansible.net"]`

categories

complex

List of available content filtering categories.

Returned: query for categories

id

string

Unique ID of content filtering category.

Returned: query for categories

Sample: :ansible-rv-sample-value:`"meraki:contentFiltering/category/1"`

name

string

Name of content filtering category.

Returned: query for categories

Sample: :ansible-rv-sample-value:`"Real Estate"`

url_cateogory_list_size

string

Size of categories to cache on MX appliance

Returned: query for policy

Sample: :ansible-rv-sample-value:`"topSites"`

Status

  • This module will be removed in version 3.0.0. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Kevin Breit (@kbreit)