# getting key:value from fact

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-key-value-from-fact/24892>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** azure\
**Created:** [July 4, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-key-value-from-fact/24892 "2017-07-04T16:59:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jan\_Mattsson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@Jan\_Mattsson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jan_Mattsson)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-key-value-from-fact/24892/1 "2017-07-04T16:59:24Z")

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I am trying to get back into some Ansible automation after some absence but get stuck immediately trying to get the IP address of an Azure VM from ansible facts:

ok: [localhost] =\> {  
“ **interface\_facts.ansible\_facts.azure\_networkinterfaces** ”: [  
{  
“etag”: “W/"a4csdf-b1120d-5c9fb31354129"”,  
“id”: “/subscriptions/a444df-b1120d-5c9fb31-354129-2gbf3e5b/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/testvm1-eth0”,  
“location”: “westeurope”,  
“ **properties** ”: {  
“dnsSettings”: {  
“appliedDnsServers”: ,  
“dnsServers”: ,  
“internalDomainNameSuffix”: “[kttxupoc3ofsdf25452peia.ax.internal.cloudapp.net](http://kttxupoc3ofsdf25452peia.ax.internal.cloudapp.net)”  
},  
“enableIPForwarding”: false,  
“ **ipConfigurations** ”: [  
{  
“etag”: “W/"ae60d652-3b57-4cfd-b10d-5c9fb11296e6"”,  
“id”: “/subscriptions/a444df-b1120d-5c9fb31-354129-2gbf3e5b/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/testvm1-eth0/ipConfigurations/default”,  
“name”: “default”,  
“ **properties** ”: {  
“privateIPAddress”: “192.168.1.2”,  
**“privateIPAddressVersion”: “IPv4”,**  
“privateIPAllocationMethod”: “Dynamic”,  
“provisioningState”: “Succeeded”,  
“subnet”: {  
“id”: “/subscriptions/a444df-b1120d-5c9fb31-354129-2gbf3e5b/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/IaaS-Vnet/subnets/IaaS-Test-FE-Subnet”  
}  
}  
}  
],  
“macAddress”: “0E-0D-3E-29-FE-AF”,  
“networkSecurityGroup”: {  
“id”: “/subscriptions/a4csdf-b1120d-5c9fb31354129/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/testvm1-eth001”  
},  
“primary”: true,  
“provisioningState”: “Succeeded”,  
“resourceGuid”: “a7182a83-61bc-3bed-9758-2d72f251952d”,  
“virtualMachine”: {  
“id”: “/subscriptions/1a4csdf-b1120d-5c9fb31329-e5b/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/testvm1”  
}  
}  
}  
]  
}

I Thought that I could get the IP by using "interface\_facts.ansible\_facts.azure\_networkinterfaces.properties,ipConfigurations.properties.privateIPAddress

But no amounts of dots and square brackets gets me past the interface\_facts.ansible\_facts.azure\_networkinterfaces level, anything below just responds “VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!”

I am pretty sure this is just a YAML list/dict noob issue, but after hours of searching I am still lost.

Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-key-value-from-fact/24892/2 "2017-07-04T17:24:47Z")

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> I am trying to get back into some Ansible automation after some absence but  
> get stuck immediately trying to get the IP address of an Azure VM from  
> ansible facts:
> 
> ok: [localhost] =\> {  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"\*interface\_facts.ansible\_facts.azure\_networkinterfaces\*": [

Here you have a list.

> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"etag": "W/\"a4csdf-b1120d-5c9fb31354129\"",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"id":  
> "/subscriptions/a444df-b1120d-5c9fb31-354129-2gbf3e5b/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/testvm1-eth0",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"location": "westeurope",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"\*properties\*": {  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"dnsSettings": {  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"appliedDnsServers": ,  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"dnsServers": ,  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"internalDomainNameSuffix":  
> "kttxupoc3ofsdf25452peia.ax.internal.cloudapp.net"  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"enableIPForwarding": false,  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"\*ipConfigurations\*": [

Here you have a list.

> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"etag":  
> "W/\"ae60d652-3b57-4cfd-b10d-5c9fb11296e6\"",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"id":  
> "/subscriptions/a444df-b1120d-5c9fb31-354129-2gbf3e5b/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/testvm1-eth0/ipConfigurations/default",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"name": "default",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"\*properties\*": {  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"privateIPAddress": "192.168.1.2",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\*"privateIPAddressVersion": "IPv4",\*  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"privateIPAllocationMethod": "Dynamic",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"provisioningState": "Succeeded",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"subnet": {  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"id":  
> "/subscriptions/a444df-b1120d-5c9fb31-354129-2gbf3e5b/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/IaaS-Vnet/subnets/IaaS-Test-FE-Subnet"  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;],  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"macAddress": "0E-0D-3E-29-FE-AF",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"networkSecurityGroup": {  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"id":  
> "/subscriptions/a4csdf-b1120d-5c9fb31354129/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/testvm1-eth001"  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"primary": true,  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"provisioningState": "Succeeded",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"resourceGuid": "a7182a83-61bc-3bed-9758-2d72f251952d",  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"virtualMachine": {  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"id":  
> "/subscriptions/1a4csdf-b1120d-5c9fb31329-e5b/resourceGroups/testRG/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/testvm1"  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]  
> }
> 
> I Thought that I could get the IP by using  
> "interface\_facts.ansible\_facts.azure\_networkinterfaces.properties,ipConfigurations.properties.privateIPAddress

You have two list in you structure to reach privateIPAddress, try  
interface\_facts.ansible\_facts.azure\_networkinterfaces.0.properties.ipConfigurations.0.properties.privateIPAddress

it can also be written like this  
interface\_facts.ansible\_facts.azure\_networkinterfaces[0].properties.ipConfigurations[0].properties.privateIPAddress

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**Author:** ![Jan\_Mattsson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@Jan\_Mattsson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jan_Mattsson)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-key-value-from-fact/24892/3 "2017-07-05T07:36:02Z")

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Solved, and for posterity the answer is: interface\_facts.ansible\_facts.azure\_networkinterfaces[0].properties.ipConfigurations[0].properties.privateIPAddress