URI Module instead of curl

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Hey all,

Trying to use the URI module instead of a curl command and I can’t seem to get the usage right.

Here’s the shell command:
curl -X POST --data “action=login&username={{api_user}}&password={{api_pass}}” {{api_URL}} -k

Here’s what I have for the module args but I’m not sure how to pass in the --data section

  • name: Start new API session
    uri:
    method=POST
    url={{api_URL}}
    returncontent=yes
    register: session_id_raw
    when: session_id is not defined

I’m not sure where to pass in the other flags and arguments. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Chip

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Here is an example from the URI module docs:

- uri:  url=[https://your.form.based.auth.examle.com/index.php](https://your.form.based.auth.examle.com/index.php) method=POST body="name=your_username&password=your_password&enter=Sign%20in" status_code=302 HEADER_Content-Type="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" register: login

http://docs.ansible.com/uri_module.html

You should be able to manipulate that with your parameters to get what you need.