# Callback plugin to list tasks that were not run

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugin-to-list-tasks-that-were-not-run/22813>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [October 18, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugin-to-list-tasks-that-were-not-run/22813 "2016-10-18T03:21:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mumshad\_Mannambeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Mumshad\_Mannambeth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mumshad_Mannambeth)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugin-to-list-tasks-that-were-not-run/22813/1 "2016-10-18T03:21:33Z")

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Does the methods in a callback plugin expose any kind of information which lists all tasks that were not run because the playbook failed at a step.

For example, I have Tasks 1 to 10. The playbook ended due to an error on Task 5. Can I get a list of remaining tasks marked as not\_run?

Thanks  
Mumshad

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugin-to-list-tasks-that-were-not-run/22813/2 "2016-10-18T03:38:11Z")

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not currently, since tasks can be dynamically generated this is not something that I see us adding.

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**Author:** ![Mumshad\_Mannambeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Mumshad\_Mannambeth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mumshad_Mannambeth)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugin-to-list-tasks-that-were-not-run/22813/3 "2016-10-18T05:55:32Z")

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Thank you! I am trying to find a good way to restart playbook were it left off after a failure. start-at-task doesn’t help if there are multiple tasks with the same name. Are there any alternatives?