# Optional handlers

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/optional-handlers/14320>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 11, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/optional-handlers/14320 "2014-01-11T02:17:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stan\_Lemon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@Stan\_Lemon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stan_Lemon)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/optional-handlers/14320/1 "2014-01-11T02:17:42Z")

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Is it possible to notify a handler and have it be silent if the handler doesn’t exist? Basically what I am looking to do is have a standardized set of tasks and then optionally implement handlers for certain tasks. More like an ‘event’ I guess, where the playbook I have using a set of tasks may or may not ‘subscribe’ to the event by declaring handler.

Thanks for your help,