# Need help with how to grab public ip and use it for later part in playbook **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [March 21, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-how-to-grab-public-ip-and-use-it-for-later-part-in-playbook/29946 "2019-03-21T21:48:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tinkuchowdary32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@tinkuchowdary32](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tinkuchowdary32)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-how-to-grab-public-ip-and-use-it-for-later-part-in-playbook/29946/1 "2019-03-21T21:48:03Z")
here is the dubug output ec2-facts “ec2”: { “changed”: false, “failed”: false, “instances”: [ { “ami\_launch\_index”: 0, “architecture”: “x86\_64”, “block\_device\_mappings”: [ { “device\_name”: “/dev/xvda”, “ebs”: { “attach\_time”: “2019-03-21T18:28:03+00:00”, “delete\_on\_termination”: true, “status”: “attached”, “volume\_id”: “vol-xxxx” } } ], “client\_token”: “”, “cpu\_options”: { “core\_count”: 1, “threads\_per\_core”: 1 }, “ebs\_optimized”: false, “ena\_support”: true, “hibernation\_options”: { “configured”: false }, “hypervisor”: “xen”, “image\_id”: “ami-xxxx”, “instance\_id”: “i-xxx”, “instance\_type”: “t2.micro”, “key\_name”: “xxxxx”, “launch\_time”: “2019-03-21T18:28:03+00:00”, “monitoring”: { “state”: “disabled” }, “network\_interfaces”: [ { “association”: { “ip\_owner\_id”: “amazon”, “public\_dns\_name”: “[ec2-xxxxx.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-xxxxx.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com)”, “public\_ip”: “xx.xx.xx.51” }, “attachment”: { “attach\_time”: “2019-03-21T18:28:03+00:00”, “attachment\_id”: “eni-attach-xxxxxx”, “delete\_on\_termination”: true, “device\_index”: 0, “status”: “attached” }, “description”: “”, “groups”: [ { “group\_id”: “sg-xx”, “group\_name”: “xxxxxx” } ], “ipv6\_addresses”: , “mac\_address”: “xx:66:xx:77:d4:f4”, “network\_interface\_id”: “eni-xxxxxxx”, “owner\_id”: “xxxxxx”, “private\_dns\_name”: “ip-xxxxxxx8.us-east-2.compute.internal”, “private\_ip\_address”: “1xxxxxx”, “private\_ip\_addresses”: [ { “association”: { “ip\_owner\_id”: “amazon”, “public\_dns\_name”: “[ec2-xx-xxx-xxx-xx.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://ec2-xx-xxx-xxx-xx.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com)”, “public\_ip”: "18.x.xx.xx }, “primary”: true, “private\_dns\_name”: “xxxxxx.us-east-2.compute.internal”, “private\_ip\_address”: “xxxxxx” } ], “source\_dest\_check”: true, “status”: “in-use”, “subnet\_id”: “subnet-xxxx”, “vpc\_id”: “vpc-xxxxx” } ], “placement”: { “availability\_zone”: “us-east-2c”, “group\_name”: “”, “tenancy”: “default” }, “private\_dns\_name”: “xxxxxxx.us-east-2.compute.internal”, “private\_ip\_address”: “xxx.xx.xx.xx”, “product\_codes”: , “public\_dns\_name”: “[xxxxxxx.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com](http://xxxxxxx.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com)”, “public\_ip\_address”: “xx.xxx.44.51”, “root\_device\_name”: “/dev/xvda”, “root\_device\_type”: “ebs”, “security\_groups”: [ { “group\_id”: “sg-xxxx”, “group\_name”: “xxxxxx” } ], “source\_dest\_check”: true, “state”: { “code”: 64, “name”: “stopping” }, “state\_reason”: { “code”: “Client.UserInitiatedShutdown”, “message”: “Client.UserInitiatedShutdown: User initiated shutdown” }, “state\_transition\_reason”: “User initiated (2019-03-21 19:33:16 GMT)”, “subnet\_id”: “subnet-xxx”, “virtualization\_type”: “hvm”, “vpc\_id”: “vpc-xxxx” } ] } } i want to use debug option in playbook to print only the public ip ec2.instances.public\_ip is not working can anyone please help ---
**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Sebastian\_Meyer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sebastian_Meyer)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-how-to-grab-public-ip-and-use-it-for-later-part-in-playbook/29946/2 "2019-03-21T22:10:58Z")
On 21.03.19 22:48, tinkuchowdary32@gmail.com wrote:\> here is the dubug output ec2-facts > "ec2": { >         "changed": false, >         "failed": false, >         "instances": [ >             { >                 "ami\_launch\_index": 0, >                 "architecture": "x86\_64", [..] >                 "product\_codes": , >                 "public\_dns\_name": > "xxxxxxx.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com", >                 "public\_ip\_address": "xx.xxx.44.51", >                 "root\_device\_name": "/dev/xvda", [...] >             } >         ] >     } > } > > i want to use debug option in playbook to print only the public ip > > ec2.instances.public\_ip is not working instances is an array of dicts here. You'll need a 0 in there to access the first element of that list: ec2.instances.0.public\_ip\_address - Sebastian ---
**Author:** ![tinkuchowdary32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@tinkuchowdary32](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tinkuchowdary32)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-how-to-grab-public-ip-and-use-it-for-later-part-in-playbook/29946/3 "2019-03-21T22:19:33Z")
Thank you sebastian for quick reply unfortunately that didn’t work here the part that i am running - name: “gather instance facts” ec2\_instance\_facts: instance\_ids: i-xxxxxx region: “{{ region }}” delegate\_to: localhost when: ec2\_instance\_prov == ‘no’ register: ec2 tags: - gather-facts - provision-ec2 - debug: var: ec2.instances.0.public\_ip\_address tags: - gather-facts after i run this i see no output PLAY [Provision an EC2 Instance] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* TASK [gather instance facts] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [localhost → localhost] TASK [debug] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [localhost] =\> { “ec2.instances.0.public\_ip\_address”: “VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!” } PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* localhost : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 ---
**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Sebastian\_Meyer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sebastian_Meyer)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-how-to-grab-public-ip-and-use-it-for-later-part-in-playbook/29946/4 "2019-03-22T08:04:52Z")
Hi, in this case verify that - debug:     var: ec2 works first. Then try: - debug:     var: ec2.instances Afterwards: - debug:     var: ec2.instances.0 So basically you try to build the path to the value you want. If one fails, please post the output of the last succeeding debug. - Sebastian ---
**Author:** ![tinkuchowdary32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@tinkuchowdary32](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tinkuchowdary32)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-how-to-grab-public-ip-and-use-it-for-later-part-in-playbook/29946/5 "2019-03-27T06:00:49Z")
Hello Sebastian Thank you for the help i was able to get it working i have another problem how can i get only the arn value but not complete output saved in to variable in the below example TASK [debug] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [localhost] =\> { “template\_arn.results.0.stdout\_lines[1]”: " "assessmentTemplateArn": "arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:024283424342:target/0-Rrtw16WK/template/0-5KIIPQREcC"" i want to print only arn:aws:inspector:us-west-2:024283424342:target/0-Rrtw16WK/template/0-5KIIPQREcC\ i dont want “”““assessmentTemplateArn””“” to be saved to my variable Can anyone please help Thank you ---
**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:** [March 27, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-how-to-grab-public-ip-and-use-it-for-later-part-in-playbook/29946/6 "2019-03-27T11:26:49Z")
Please send a new message for that and don't pollute this thread for (judging by the error) an unrelated issue. Be sure to add enough information though (tasks/playbooks). thx! Dick