# Error in module "No start of json char found" & "KeyError: 'access\_token'" **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** gcp, ansible\ **Created:** [March 27, 2025, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-in-module-no-start-of-json-char-found-keyerror-access-token/41369 "2025-03-27T08:42:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iamroddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/iamroddo/32/321_2.png) [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-in-module-no-start-of-json-char-found-keyerror-access-token/41369/1 "2025-03-27T08:42:52Z")
I am using the module `google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set` (from the collection version 1.5.1) to create a DNS record in the task below. ```yaml - name: Create DNS record google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set: name: '{{ inventory_hostname }}.{{ dns_domain }}.' managed_zone: '{{ gcp_dns_zone }}' project: '{{ gcp_project }}' auth_kind: 'accesstoken' access_token: "{{ lookup('env', 'GCP_ACCESS_TOKEN') }}" type: 'A' ttl: 300 target: - '{{ vm_result.networkInterfaces[0].networkIP }}' delegate_to: localhost ``` My GCP account, with wihch the token is generated, is able to create a DNS record via the GCP web console. In the same playbook I am creating a VM using the same token and it works fine. However, when I run the task above, I get the error below. ```auto TASK [Create DNS record] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback, use -vvv. The error was: KeyError: 'access_token' fatal: [ctrl-test -> localhost]: FAILED! => changed=false module_stderr: |- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1743064794.8106873-30129-116452755121301/AnsiballZ_gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 107, in _ansiballz_main() File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1743064794.8106873-30129-116452755121301/AnsiballZ_gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 99, in _ansiballz_main invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS) File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1743064794.8106873-30129-116452755121301/AnsiballZ_gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 47, in invoke_module runpy.run_module(mod_name='ansible_collections.google.cloud.plugins.modules.gcp_dns_resource_record_set', init_globals=dict(_module_fqn='ansible_collections.google.cloud.plugins.modules.gcp_dns_resource_record_set', _modlib_path=modlib_path), File "", line 226, in run_module File "", line 98, in _run_module_code File "", line 88, in _run_code File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 503, in File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 239, in main File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 250, in create File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 423, in create_change File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 440, in resource_to_change_request File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 428, in update_soa File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 415, in prefetch_soa_resource File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 295, in fetch_wrapped_resource File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/modules/gcp_dns_resource_record_set.py", line 291, in fetch_resource File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py", line 85, in get File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py", line 150, in full_get File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py", line 194, in session File "/tmp/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload_tehfkhlt/ansible_google.cloud.gcp_dns_resource_record_set_payload.zip/ansible_collections/google/cloud/plugins/module_utils/gcp_utils.py", line 257, in _credentials KeyError: 'access_token' module_stdout: '' msg: |- MODULE FAILURE: No start of json char found See stdout/stderr for the exact error rc: 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/chris/32/293_2.png) [@chris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-in-module-no-start-of-json-char-found-keyerror-access-token/41369/2 "2025-03-27T08:52:35Z")
Is there an issue with the `access_token` does this return the expected result? ```yaml - name: Debug access_token ansible.builtin.debug: msg: "{{ lookup('env', 'GCP_ACCESS_TOKEN') }}" ``` ---
**Author:** ![iamroddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/iamroddo/32/321_2.png) [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-in-module-no-start-of-json-char-found-keyerror-access-token/41369/3 "2025-03-27T09:57:24Z")
The token looks fine and the same token works fine with another task in the same playbook. ```yaml - name: Create test VMs in GCP hosts: all connection: local gather_facts: false tasks: - name: Create VMs google.cloud.gcp_compute_instance: name: '{{ inventory_hostname }}' machine_type: 'n1-standard-1' disks: - auto_delete: true boot: true initialize_params: source_image: '{{ source_image }}' network_interfaces: - network: selfLink: 'https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/test-project/global/networks/lab' subnetwork: selfLink: 'https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/test-project/regions/us-central1/subnetworks/testsubnetwork' labels: '{{ labels | default ({}) }}' zone: 'us-central1-a' project: 'test-project' scopes: - 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute' access_token: "{{ lookup('env', 'GCP_ACCESS_TOKEN') }}" auth_kind: 'accesstoken' service_accounts: - email: '{{ service_account }}' scopes: - 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform' register: vm_result delegate_to: localhost ```