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netbox.netbox.netbox_tag – Creates or removes tags from Netbox

Note

This plugin is part of the netbox.netbox collection (version 3.3.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install netbox.netbox.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netbox.netbox.netbox_tag.

New in version 1.2.0: of netbox.netbox

Synopsis

  • Creates or removes tags from Netbox

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • pynetbox

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
cert
raw
Certificate path
data
dictionary / required
Defines the tag configuration
color
string
Tag color
description
string
Tag description
name
string / required
Tag name
slug
string
The slugified version of the name or custom slug.
This is auto-generated following NetBox rules if not provided
netbox_token
string / required
The token created within Netbox to authorize API access
netbox_url
string / required
URL of the Netbox instance resolvable by Ansible control host
query_params
list / elements=string
This can be used to override the specified values in ALLOWED_QUERY_PARAMS that is defined
in plugins/module_utils/netbox_utils.py and provides control to users on what may make
an object unique in their environment.
state
string
    Choices:
  • absent
  • present ←
Use present or absent for adding or removing.
validate_certs
raw
Default:
"yes"
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes

Note

  • Tags should be defined as a YAML list
  • This should be ran with connection local and hosts localhost

Examples

- name: "Test tags creation/deletion"
  connection: local
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Create tags
      netbox_tag:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "{{ item.name }}"
          description: "{{ item.description }}"
      loop:
        - { name: mgmt, description: "management" }
        - { name: tun, description: "tunnel" }

    - name: Delete tags
      netbox_tag:
        netbox_url: http://netbox.local
        netbox_token: thisIsMyToken
        data:
          name: "{{ item }}"
        state: absent
      loop:
        - mgmt
        - tun

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
msg
string
always
Message indicating failure or info about what has been achieved
tags
dictionary
always
Serialized object as created/existent/updated/deleted within Netbox


Authors

  • Pavel Korovin (@pkorovin)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/netbox/netbox/netbox_tag_module.html