# In playbook, reference hosts variable in tags

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/in-playbook-reference-hosts-variable-in-tags/25178>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [August 3, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/in-playbook-reference-hosts-variable-in-tags/25178 "2017-08-03T19:03:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nick\_Kakouros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Nick\_Kakouros](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nick_Kakouros)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/in-playbook-reference-hosts-variable-in-tags/25178/1 "2017-08-03T19:03:21Z")

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Can I do sth like this?

- hosts: myhost  
tags: “{{ hosts }}”