# Ansible RDS module "boto required for this module" (but other AWS modules can find boto)

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-rds-module-boto-required-for-this-module-but-other-aws-modules-can-find-boto/22487>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** aws\
**Created:** [September 5, 2016, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-rds-module-boto-required-for-this-module-but-other-aws-modules-can-find-boto/22487 "2016-09-05T10:40:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Edd\_Grant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cab0a1/32.png) [@Edd\_Grant](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Edd_Grant)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-rds-module-boto-required-for-this-module-but-other-aws-modules-can-find-boto/22487/1 "2016-09-05T10:40:29Z")

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Hi all,

I’m using Ansible 2.1.1.0 in a virtualenv. I have been using the ‘ec2’ and ‘cloudformation’ modules in a Playbook with success. I am now trying to do some RDS stuff but I get the error “boto required for this module” when trying to run the following:

- name: Get RDS instance facts  
rds:  
command: facts  
instance\_name: “fabric-export-{{ item.db\_name }}”  
aws\_access\_key:   
aws\_secret\_key:   
with\_items: “{{ rds\_postgres\_instances }}”  
register: “rds\_instance\_{{ item.db\_name }}\_facts”  
tags: [‘rds’]

Where rds\_postgres\_instances is a hash variable that looks like this: