Complex api json calls

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I am looking to use the uri module and have been sucessfull with simpler calls, but i am unsure how to get something like the following to work correctly. I have been provided what the json should look like but i am unsure how to build that out via the uri module in the body syntax.

I have also struggled to find how ansible handles nested levels in the body. from examples it looks like its just the indents. But i am not sure, if someone can help shed some light for me it would be much appreciated.

Here is what the json should look like when sent as the payload:

`
POST https://fsunix005.pne.ven.veritas.com/netbackup/config/snapshotproviders/configuredplugins/aws/instances

{

“data”: {

“id”: “someid”,

“type”: “plugininstance”,

“attributes”: {

“configurationAttributes”: [

{

“name”: “accesskey”,

“singlevalue”: “key1”

},

{

“name”: “secretkey”,

“singlevalue”: “skey2”

},

{

“name”: “regions”,

“multivalue”: [

“us-east-1”,

“us-east-2”,

“us-west-1”,

“us-west-2”

]

}

]

}

}

}
`

2

The body is typically easiest represented as a YAML representation of the JSON data format. So in your case, this should be what you need:

3

So if the multivalue is driven from user input or an input file and will vary in what regions are to be used, how can that be dynamic?

4

If you look in the documentation you'll see that you can use json in body by setting body_format.

File:
  body: "{{ lookup('file', '/path/to/json/file.json' }}"

Variable
  body: "{{ myvar.json }}"