# Automatically putting value in bracket \[\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [November 10, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-putting-value-in-bracket/34175 "2020-11-10T13:13:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pravin\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pravin\_V](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pravin_V)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-putting-value-in-bracket/34175/1 "2020-11-10T13:13:52Z")
Hello Everyone, Below is the output of the task json: resourceIds: - 66523 and I’m trying to fetch the resourceIDs into the task like below. RESOURCEID\_LIST={{ resourceID.json.resourceIds }} But the issue is when I’m running the playbook, it is automatically putting the value in bracket &RESOURCEID\_LIST=[66523]. How can we input the value without putting in the bracket. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-putting-value-in-bracket/34175/2 "2020-11-10T13:32:43Z")
Brackets is the correct way to display lists variables, which your variable apparently is. ---
**Author:** ![Pravin\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pravin\_V](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pravin_V)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-putting-value-in-bracket/34175/3 "2020-11-10T13:40:59Z")
Thank you, Dick. Here’s the issue, I’m trying to automate device adding using Rest API, it will accept the command as below - url: [http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=xx6689kk&RESOURCEID\_LIST=4204&SSH\_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH](http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=xx6689kk&RESOURCEID_LIST=4204&SSH_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH) Whereas in current situation it is automatically putting the value in the bracket as below - url: [http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=](http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=) xx6689kk &RESOURCEID\_LIST=[4204]&SSH\_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH This way it is not working. Please suggest what can we do in this situation. ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-putting-value-in-bracket/34175/4 "2020-11-10T13:48:15Z")
> Thank you, Dick. > > Here's the issue, I'm trying to automate device adding using Rest API, it will accept the command as below - > url: > [http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=xx6689kk&RESOURCEID\_LIST=4204&SSH\_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH](http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=xx6689kk&RESOURCEID_LIST=4204&SSH_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH) > > Whereas in current situation it is automatically putting the value in the bracket as below - > url: [http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=](http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=) > xx6689kk &RESOURCEID\_LIST=[4204]&SSH\_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH > This way it is not working. > > Please suggest what can we do in this situation. If it is always a single value use the first element of the list: RESOURCEID\_LIST={{ resourceID.json.resourceIds[0] }} Regards        Racke ---
**Author:** ![Pravin\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pravin\_V](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pravin_V)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-putting-value-in-bracket/34175/5 "2020-11-10T13:50:23Z")
Thank you, Dick. Here’s the issue, I’m trying to automate device adding using Rest API, it will accept the command as below - url: [http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=xx6689kk&RESOURCEID\_LIST=4204&SSH\_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH](http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=xx6689kk&RESOURCEID_LIST=4204&SSH_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH) Whereas in current situation it is automatically putting the value in the bracket as below - url: [http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=](http://5.5.5.5/api/json/ncmsettings/assocCredential?apiKey=) xx6689kk &RESOURCEID\_LIST=[4204]&SSH\_PROFILELIST=ABC&protocolCombinationList=SSH This way it is not working. Like we have one filter - ipaddr, which converts the value without network like below 3.3.3.3/24 to 3.3.3.3. I was able to achieve the result using the below command - {{ result.primary\_ip4.address | ipaddr (‘address’) }} Please suggest what can we do in this situation. Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![Pravin\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pravin\_V](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pravin_V)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automatically-putting-value-in-bracket/34175/6 "2020-11-10T21:08:02Z")
Thank you. That’s how I was using it, just thought to check if we have better option.