# How to add something to ansible\_facts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [November 30, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140 "2016-11-30T17:30:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thokari81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@thokari81](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thokari81)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/1 "2016-11-30T17:30:08Z")
Hi, maybe I am being stupid here, but why doesn’t it work, that when I call the set\_fact module, and then run the setup module, my newly set fact is not returned? What else do I have to do? ---
**Author:** ![Alexander\_H\_Laughlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Alexander\_H\_Laughlin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alexander_H_Laughlin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/2 "2016-12-01T00:40:38Z")
You can start by providing an example playbook. ---
**Author:** ![thokari81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@thokari81](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thokari81)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/3 "2016-12-01T09:17:30Z")
For example: ` - name: Get date command curl [http://some-url](http://some-url) register: my\_date - name: Set fact set\_fact: my\_date\_as\_fact: my\_date - name: Gather facts setup: register: {{ ansible\_facts }} - name: Print facts debug: msg={{ ansible\_facts }} ` “my\_date\_as\_fact” is not included in the output. ---
**Author:** ![Ali\_Jabir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Ali\_Jabir](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ali_Jabir)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/4 "2016-12-01T11:37:42Z")
Hi there, Try doing, -name: Set fact set\_fact: my\_date\_as\_fact: my\_date ---
**Author:** ![thokari81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@thokari81](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thokari81)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/5 "2016-12-01T12:11:49Z")
That is what I have, it was a typo in my post. ---
**Author:** ![thokari81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@thokari81](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thokari81)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/6 "2016-12-01T12:23:21Z")
This is what I have now, and it is still not working. ` - name: Get app version command: curl -H application/json localhost:8088/rs register: get\_version ignore\_errors: true - name: Set app version as fact set\_fact: fact\_app\_version: app\_version: “{{ ((get\_version | default({‘stdout’:‘N/A’})).stdout | from\_json).version }}” ignore\_errors: true - name: Gather facts setup: register: ansible\_facts - name: Send facts somewhere local\_action: module: uri url: “{{ some\_url }}” method: PUT body: “{{ ansible\_facts | combine(fact\_app\_version) | to\_json }}” status\_code: 204 body\_format: json ` The error is: ` FAILED! =\> {“failed”: true, “msg”: “the field ‘args’ has an invalid value (), and could not be converted to an dict. Error was: No JSON object could be decoded\n\nThe error appears to have been in ‘update-facts.yml’: line 18, column 7, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n\n - name: Set app version as fact\n ^ here\n”} ` I am fairly certain what I am trying to do should be rather simply, however the more I dig into it, the uglier it gets. I want to add an optional fact to the dictionary of facts, and then send all facts somewhere. What is the suggested approach do accomplish this? ---
**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:** [December 1, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/7 "2016-12-01T16:02:41Z")
> This is what I have now, and it is still not working. > - name: Get app version >   command: curl -H application/json localhost:8088/rs >   register: get\_version >   ignore\_errors: true > > - name: Set app version as fact >   set\_fact: >     fact\_app\_version: >           app\_version: "{{ ((get\_version | > default({'stdout':'N/A'})).stdout | from\_json).version }}" >   ignore\_errors: true > > - name: Gather facts >   setup: >   register: ansible\_facts Remove the register:, you don't need it. If gather\_facts is set to true you can remove the entire "Gather facts" task. > - name: Send facts somewhere >   local\_action: >     module: uri >     url: "{{ some\_url }}" >     method: PUT >     body: "{{ ansible\_facts | combine(fact\_app\_version) | to\_json }}" >     status\_code: 204 >     body\_format: json Change body to body: "{{ hostvars[inventory\_hostname] }}" > I am fairly certain what I am trying to do should be rather simply, however > the more I dig into it, the uglier it gets. > I want to add an optional fact to the dictionary of facts, and then send > all facts somewhere. > What is the suggested approach do accomplish this? hostvars should contain all you need as it contains all your facts, variables and groups. ---
**Author:** ![thokari81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@thokari81](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thokari81)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/8 "2016-12-09T14:31:37Z")
@Kai Stian Olstad Thank you, the magic that is hostvars[inventory\_hostname] was exactly what I was looking for! ---
**Author:** ![thokari81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@thokari81](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thokari81)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-something-to-ansible-facts/23140/9 "2016-12-09T15:32:17Z")
However I do have another question: Is there a way to easily filter this list to at least exclude the temporary variables that got introduced during the playbook run, for example from “register” ?