# Cannot extract specific value from imported task **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** azure\ **Created:** [July 28, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-extract-specific-value-from-imported-task/44145 "2025-07-28T06:32:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hedia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@Hedia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hedia)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-extract-specific-value-from-imported-task/44145/1 "2025-07-28T06:32:55Z")
Hi all, I have an issue to extract specific value from a task imported into a playbook. In the task, I use register command (register azure\_key\_vault\_key\_1\_1\_name\_id\_result) azure\_key\_vault\_key\_1\_1\_name\_id\_result looks like ok: [localhost] =\> { “changed”: false, “invocation”: { “module\_args”: { “ad\_user”: “VALUE\_SPECIFIED\_IN\_NO\_LOG\_PARAMETER”, “adfs\_authority\_url”: null, “api\_profile”: “latest”, “auth\_source”: “auto”, “cert\_validation\_mode”: null, “client\_id”: null, “cloud\_environment”: “AzureCloud”, “disable\_instance\_discovery”: false, “log\_mode”: null, “log\_path”: null, “name”: “kvk-xxxx-vm-p”, “password”: “VALUE\_SPECIFIED\_IN\_NO\_LOG\_PARAMETER”, “profile”: null, “secret”: null, “show\_deleted\_key”: false, “subscription\_id”: “xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxx”, “tags”: null, “tenant”: “VALUE\_SPECIFIED\_IN\_NO\_LOG\_PARAMETER”, “thumbprint”: null, “vault\_uri”: “[https://kv-xxxxx-p.vault.azure.net/](https://kv-xxxxx-p.vault.azure.net/)”, “version”: “current”, “x509\_certificate\_path”: null } }, “keys”: [ { “attributes”: { “created”: “2025-06-11T06:33:31+00:00”, “enabled”: true, “expires”: null, “not\_before”: null, “recovery\_level”: “Recoverable”, “updated”: “2025-06-11T06:33:31+00:00” }, “key”: { “crv”: null, “e”: “AQAB”, “n”: “xxxx”, “y”: null }, “kid”: “[https://kv-xxxx.vault.azure.net/keys/kvk-xxxxx-vm-p/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx](https://kv-xxxx.vault.azure.net/keys/kvk-xxxxx-vm-p/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)”, “managed”: null, “permitted\_operations”: [ “sign”, “verify”, “wrapKey”, “unwrapKey”, “encrypt”, “decrypt” ], “tags”: {}, “type”: “RSA”, “version”: “eda76e152ead409881546fb367422930” } ] } In the current playbook, I try the extract the kid value (last line) - name: Create Disk Encryption Set “{{ azure\_disk\_encryption\_set\_1\_1\_name\_id }}” in “{{ azure\_resource\_group\_name\_secu\_1\_id }}” azure.azcollection.azure\_rm\_diskencryptionset: subscription\_id: “{{ azure\_subscription\_id }}” ad\_user: “{{ azure\_ad\_user\_id }}” password: “{{ azure\_ad\_user\_password\_id }}” location: “{{ azure\_location\_1\_id }}” resource\_group: “{{ azure\_resource\_group\_name\_secu\_1\_id }}” name: “{{ azure\_disk\_encryption\_set\_1\_1\_name\_id }}” tenant: “{{ azure\_tenant\_id }}” source\_vault: “{{ azure\_key\_vault\_1\_1\_name\_id }}” key\_url: “{{ azure\_key\_vault\_key\_1\_1\_name\_id\_result.keys.kid[0].kid }}” The task failed with the following error message fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! =\> { “msg”: “The task includes an option with an undefined variable.. ‘builtin\_function\_or\_method object’ has no attribute ‘kid’\n\nThe error appears to be in ‘/hedia/ansible/playbooks/azure/roles/security/tasks/disk-encryption-set.yml’: line 4, column 3, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n# Disk Encryption Set in Francfort\n- name: Create Disk Encryption Set "{{ azure\_disk\_encryption\_set\_1\_1\_name\_id }}" in "{{ azure\_resource\_group\_name\_secu\_1\_id }}"\n ^ here\nWe could be wrong, but this one looks like it might be an issue with\nmissing quotes. Always quote template expression brackets when they\nstart a value. For instance:\n\n with\_items:\n - {{ foo }}\n\nShould be written as:\n\n with\_items:\n - "{{ foo }}"\n” If I put the value mnually, it works key\_url: “[https://kv-xxxx.vault.azure.net/keys/kvk-xxx-vm-f/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx](https://kv-xxxx.vault.azure.net/keys/kvk-xxx-vm-f/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)” Any idea ?? Thanks for your help Regards, HA ---
**Author:** ![shertel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/shertel/32/1241_2.png) [@shertel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shertel)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-extract-specific-value-from-imported-task/44145/2 "2025-07-28T18:32:29Z")
This is a limitation of using dot notation. Some attributes, like `keys`, will be Python dict attrs instead of keys in the dictionary. There’s a related [FAQ](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/faq.html#ansible-allows-dot-notation-and-array-notation-for-variables-which-notation-should-i-use), and a [list of reserved keys](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_variables.html#referencing-key-value-dictionary-variables). You can use bracket/array notation instead. Untested, but I think you want: ```yaml - name: Create Disk Encryption Set "{{ azure_disk_encryption_set_1_1_name_id }}" in "{{ azure_resource_group_name_secu_1_id }}" azure.azcollection.azure_rm_diskencryptionset: subscription_id: "{{ azure_subscription_id }}" ad_user: "{{ azure_ad_user_id }}" password: "{{ azure_ad_user_password_id }}" location: "{{ azure_location_1_id }}" resource_group: "{{ azure_resource_group_name_secu_1_id }}" name: "{{ azure_disk_encryption_set_1_1_name_id }}" tenant: "{{ azure_tenant_id }}" source_vault: "{{ azure_key_vault_1_1_name_id }}" key_url: "{{ azure_key_vault_key_1_1_name_id_result['keys'][0]['kid'] }}" ``` ---
**Author:** ![Hedia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@Hedia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hedia)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-extract-specific-value-from-imported-task/44145/3 "2025-07-29T05:36:43Z")
Hi Shertel, It works fine now !! Many thanks for your help ! Regards, HA ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-extract-specific-value-from-imported-task/44145/4 "2025-08-28T05:37:17Z")
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