import_playbook – Import a playbook

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

• Includes a file with a list of plays to be executed.
• Files with a list of plays can only be included at the top level.
• You cannot use this action inside a play.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
free-form -		The name of the imported playbook is specified directly without any other option.

Notes

Note

• This is a core feature of Ansible, rather than a module, and cannot be overridden like a module.

See Also

See also

import_role – Import a role into a play

The official documentation on the import_role module.

import_tasks – Import a task list

The official documentation on the import_tasks module.

include_role – Load and execute a role

The official documentation on the include_role module.

include_tasks – Dynamically include a task list

The official documentation on the include_tasks module.

Including and Importing

More information related to including and importing playbooks, roles and tasks.

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: play1

- name: Include a play after another play
  import_playbook: otherplays.yaml


- name: This DOES NOT WORK
  hosts: all
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: task1

    - name: This fails because I'm inside a play already
      import_playbook: stuff.yaml

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. [core]

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

• Ansible Core Team (@ansible)

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