5. Troubleshoot a Problem Given the HTTP Response Code, Request and API Documentation 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   An engineer is troubleshooting a failed API call to a Cisco Webex API. The request was a POST to /v1/messages with a JSON body containing a roomId and text. The response is HTTP 404 Not Found. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe server is temporarily unavailable
   • BThe roomId in the request body does not exist or the authenticated user does not have access to it
   • CThe API token is invalid
   • DThe request body is missing the text field
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2. 22application · medium

   A developer is integrating with a Cisco Meraki API. The documentation states that the API uses rate limiting and returns HTTP 429 Too Many Requests when the limit is exceeded. The developer's script receives a 429 response. What should the developer do first?

   • AChange the API key to a different one
   • BModify the request body to be smaller
   • CCheck the Retry-After header and wait the specified time before retrying
   • DSwitch from GET to POST for the same operation
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4. 23foundation · easy

   An API client receives a 401 Unauthorized response. What is the most likely cause of this error?

   • AThe requested resource does not exist on the server.
   • BThe client is using an invalid or expired authentication token.
   • CThe client does not have permission to access the resource even though it is authenticated.
   • DThe server encountered an internal error while processing the request.
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5. 24expert · hard

   A developer is using a Cisco AppDynamics API to create a health rule. The POST request returns HTTP 201 Created with a response body containing the new health rule's ID. However, when the developer immediately tries to retrieve the health rule using a GET request with that ID, the GET returns HTTP 404 Not Found. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe server is experiencing a temporary outage
   • BThe API token has expired between the POST and GET requests
   • CThe GET request is using the wrong HTTP method
   • DThe health rule creation is asynchronous and the resource is not yet available for retrieval
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6. 25application · medium

   A network automation script is failing to retrieve a list of routes from a router. The script sends a GET request to /api/v1/routes and receives HTTP 500 Internal Server Error. The engineer checks the API documentation and confirms the request is correct. What should the engineer do next?

   • ARetry the request with a different URL.
   • BModify the request to use a different HTTP method.
   • CAdd more authentication headers to the request.
   • DCheck the API server logs for a stack trace or error details.
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