# query on action plugins

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/query-on-action-plugins/31984>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [January 15, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/query-on-action-plugins/31984 "2020-01-15T17:10:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Punit\_Jain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@Punit\_Jain](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Punit_Jain)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/query-on-action-plugins/31984/1 "2020-01-15T17:10:07Z")

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Hi,

I have variable defined in role as below:  
default.yml

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/query-on-action-plugins/31984/2 "2020-01-15T17:55:49Z")

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client\_data is not a var, its a module option, those are not the same  
thing and are not supposed to be conflated. Options are populated FROM  
vars via templating, they are not vars themselves.