# How can I use the ip in a playbook when inventory has ansible\_host **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [April 21, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-ip-in-a-playbook-when-inventory-has-ansible-host/32740 "2020-04-21T01:11:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scott\_Fella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Scott\_Fella](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Fella)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-ip-in-a-playbook-when-inventory-has-ansible-host/32740/1 "2020-04-21T01:11:02Z")
Currently trying to see if there is a way I can grab the ip defined in the ansible\_host and use that in a playbook. I know there is inventory\_hostaname, but these for example are not in dns. hosts inventory example: [aireos] wlc2504-01 ansible\_host=10.10.201.24 wlc2504-02 ansible\_host=10.10.201.25 wlc5520-01 ansible\_host=10.11.201.24 wlc5520-02 ansible\_host=10.11.201.25 Here is a sample of a playbook which works if the device is registered in dns but fails of course when not. Is there any way I can extract the ip address so I can loop through all devices in the inventory group? ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-ip-in-a-playbook-when-inventory-has-ansible-host/32740/2 "2020-04-21T04:47:55Z")
Try ‘ansible\_host’ ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-ip-in-a-playbook-when-inventory-has-ansible-host/32740/3 "2020-04-21T04:49:10Z")
From: [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference\_appendices/special\_variables.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/special_variables.html) ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Fella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Scott\_Fella](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Fella)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-ip-in-a-playbook-when-inventory-has-ansible-host/32740/4 "2020-04-21T04:55:08Z")
Thank you very much! I can’t believe that I didn’t scroll down that page far enough, basically was looking at the magic variables. -Scott ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-ip-in-a-playbook-when-inventory-has-ansible-host/32740/5 "2020-04-21T05:01:32Z")
> Thank you very much! I can't believe that I didn't scroll down that page far enough, basically was looking at the magic > variables. > > -Scott Hello Scott, in fact ansible\_host is a special variable, but any variable you stick on the host line will be available as variable later. [aireos] wlc2504-01 ansible\_host=10.10.201.24 myvar=foo Can be used as {{ myvar }}. Regards        Racke ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Fella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Scott\_Fella](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Fella)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-ip-in-a-playbook-when-inventory-has-ansible-host/32740/6 "2020-04-21T05:09:40Z")
Thanks for that info also. I will play around with that in the inventory or in the host\_vars. That gives me more options I can use during a play. -Scott