Extra_vars from rulebook appears undefined in the playbook triggered by run_job_template

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The rulebook:

- name: Listen for events on a webhook
  hosts: all
  # Define our source for events
  sources:
    - ansible.eda.webhook:
        host: 0.0.0.0
        port: 5000
  # Define the conditions we are looking for
  rules:
    - name: Demo rule 
      condition: event.meta["headers"]["Os"] == "linux"
      action:
        run_job_template:
          name: Ansible-Windows-Template
          organization: default
          job_args:
            extra_vars:
              payload: "{{ event.payload.data }}"

The template playbook:

---
- name: Check Connectivity and Report on Windows Hosts
  hosts: G_WIN
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: 00 - Display payload from the rulebook
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        msg: "Payload from the rulebook: {{ payload }}"
      delegate_to: localhost

Error message:

{
  "msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'payload' is undefined. 'payload' is undefined\n\nThe error appears to be in '/runner/project/win.yml': line 6, column 7, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n  tasks:\n    - name: 00 - Display payload from the rulebook\n      ^ here\n",
  "_ansible_no_log": false
}

Reference document: variables
AAP Version: 2.5
Any help would be appreciated :slight_smile:

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I just figured it out:

  1. In the playbook, I have to define the variables like this:
  vars_prompt:
    - name: payload
      prompt: ""
      private: false
  1. When creating the template, “Prompt on launch” has to be checked.

You can pass the whole headers and payload to the job template.

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