6.5 Interpret REST API Response Codes and Results in Payload Using Cisco Catalyst Center and RESTCONF 350-401 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   A network engineer receives an HTTP 401 response from a Cisco Catalyst Center REST API call. What does this status code indicate?

   • AThe client must provide valid authentication credentials to access the resource.
   • BThe request was successful and the server is returning the requested data.
   • CThe request was malformed or contained invalid syntax.
   • DThe server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.
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2. 12expert · hard

   A developer is working with the Catalyst Center API and receives the following JSON error response: {"response": {"errorCode": "API_TOKEN_EXPIRED", "message": "The API token has expired. Please generate a new token."}, "version": "2.3.5.3"}. The HTTP status code is 401. The developer's script currently caches the token and reuses it for all API calls. What is the most appropriate action to handle this error in the script?

   • AModify the API endpoint URL to bypass the authentication check
   • BIgnore the error and continue with the next API call
   • CChange the request method from GET to POST
   • DCatch the 401 error, generate a new token, and retry the original request
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4. 13application · medium

   An engineer sends a RESTCONF GET request to retrieve the running configuration of a Cisco IOS XE device. The device returns HTTP 200 OK with a large XML payload. The engineer notices that the response is missing some configuration sections that are present in the device's running config. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe RESTCONF request did not specify the correct data store, such as 'running' or 'operational'
   • BThe device does not support RESTCONF for the missing configuration sections
   • CThe device's running configuration is corrupted
   • DThe engineer used the wrong HTTP method
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5. 14expert · hard

   A network automation team is building a script that provisions new sites in Catalyst Center. The script sends a POST request to /dna/intent/api/v1/site to create a new site. The API returns HTTP 202 Accepted with a JSON body containing an 'executionId' and a 'url' field. The team needs to ensure the site is fully provisioned before proceeding. What should the script do?

   • ASend a GET request to the site endpoint to verify the site exists
   • BIgnore the executionId and proceed with the next step
   • CWait 30 seconds and then assume the site is provisioned
   • DPoll the URL in the 'url' field until the execution status indicates success
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6. 15foundation · easy

   A RESTCONF GET request returns an XML payload with a <data> element. What does the <data> element represent?

   • AThe metadata about the response, such as the encoding.
   • BThe configuration and state data of the requested resource.
   • CThe list of supported operations on the device.
   • DAn error message indicating the request failed.
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