# netbox inventory source: set token in a vault

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/netbox-inventory-source-set-token-in-a-vault/33836>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [September 17, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netbox-inventory-source-set-token-in-a-vault/33836 "2020-09-17T06:57:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netbox-inventory-source-set-token-in-a-vault/33836/1 "2020-09-17T06:57:12Z")

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hello.  
i’m tinkering with netbox inventory source plugin and noticed , that i must set then auth token either in the inventory file, or in a env variable. but i’d rather have it in a vault file.  
my attempts to import the token variable from an external file (encrypted or not) to inventory.yml have failed so far.  
has anyone successfully done it?