# AWX: Dynamic inventory script using the value set in EXTRA\_VARS **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** awx\ **Created:** [April 10, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-dynamic-inventory-script-using-the-value-set-in-extra-vars/41651 "2025-04-10T10:26:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![javeedf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/javeedf/32/8105_2.png) [@javeedf](https://forum.ansible.com/u/javeedf)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-dynamic-inventory-script-using-the-value-set-in-extra-vars/41651/1 "2025-04-10T10:26:12Z")
I am trying to generate inventory data based on instance\_id that will be given as a input as EXTRA\_VARS ```auto ansible-inventory -i inventory/my_inventory.py --list -e "instance_id=198" ``` **url** = [https://api.myapp.com/id=](https://api.myapp.com/id=)\ **sample url:** [https://api.myapp.com/id=198](https://api.myapp.com/id=198) above URL shall give the list of hosts, using Dynamic inventory script 1a. get the instance\_id from the EXTRA\_VARS, in this case its instance\_id and its value is 198 1b. query the url mentioned above 1c. Get the list of hosts 1d. build the inventory data in JSON I am stuck at point (1a) above on how to get the instance\_id into my Dynamic inventory script how can I achieve this through dynamic inventory script? or please let me know any other way to achieve this ---
**Author:** ![bcoca](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/bcoca/32/9269_2.png) [@bcoca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bcoca)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-dynamic-inventory-script-using-the-value-set-in-extra-vars/41651/2 "2025-04-10T16:05:46Z")
inventory scripts do not get extra vars, only inventory plugins can and they need to invoke a specific option for that