# Ansible copy or delete multiple files in parallel

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-or-delete-multiple-files-in-parallel/29105>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [November 23, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-or-delete-multiple-files-in-parallel/29105 "2018-11-23T18:15:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![anushakeshipeddy4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@anushakeshipeddy4](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anushakeshipeddy4)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-or-delete-multiple-files-in-parallel/29105/1 "2018-11-23T18:15:35Z")

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Hi Team,

Can we copy or delete files in parallel instead of sequence for different locations when using with\_items.

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-or-delete-multiple-files-in-parallel/29105/2 "2018-11-23T18:48:44Z")

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Check out async

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**Author:** ![anushakeshipeddy4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@anushakeshipeddy4](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anushakeshipeddy4)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-or-delete-multiple-files-in-parallel/29105/3 "2018-11-26T16:25:02Z")

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Hi Olstad,

I tried with async but I am getting the below error. Could you please help.

Playbook.yml

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-copy-or-delete-multiple-files-in-parallel/29105/4 "2018-11-27T15:59:31Z")

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It seams that the copy module doesn't support async so you're out of luck.  
If you have passwordless login to you host, you could use command module with async.