# register a variable in one playbook and use in a different playbook

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-a-variable-in-one-playbook-and-use-in-a-different-playbook/17996>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 16, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-a-variable-in-one-playbook-and-use-in-a-different-playbook/17996 "2015-04-16T20:43:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Felix\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Felix\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Felix_Wong)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-a-variable-in-one-playbook-and-use-in-a-different-playbook/17996/1 "2015-04-16T20:43:29Z")

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Hi,

is there a way to register a variable in one playbook and then use it somewhere else in a different playbook?

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**Author:** ![Adam\_Hamsik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Adam\_Hamsik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_Hamsik)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-a-variable-in-one-playbook-and-use-in-a-different-playbook/17996/2 "2015-04-18T18:37:09Z")

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If you register that variable with set\_fact you should be able to access it with hostvars