URI module keeps erroring

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Hi Group,

I have been stuck for a few days on this issue; I am not sure whether it is a defect or not.

I am running Ansible version 2,9.6. I am able to run any playbook using the ssh and Linux module. However when I attempt to make a simple connection to a website using the URI module, it errors. even though the formatting and indentation is correct.

I am using this example code I found on the Internet:

yamlchecker,com confirmed the format.

the following is the error that I keep getting, I have also used other code examples, see below, see debug error:

ansible-playbook 2.9.6
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = [u’/root/.ansible/plugins/modules’, u’/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules’]
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible-playbook
python version = 2.7.5 (default, Aug 7 2019, 00:51:29) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-39)]
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
host_list declined parsing /root/inventory as it did not pass its verify_file() method
script declined parsing /root/inventory as it did not pass its verify_file() method
auto declined parsing /root/inventory as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /root/inventory inventory source with ini plugin
ERROR! ‘debug’ is not a valid attribute for a Play
The error appears to be in ‘/root/webconn.yml’: line 2, column 4, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
The offending line appears to be:

  • name: url lookup splits lines by default
  • hosts: all
    ^ here

Another example:

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Hi Group,

I have been stuck for a few days on this issue; I am not sure whether it is a defect or not.

Hello Ingrum,

Your playbook isn't correctly formatted, is should look like

- hosts: all
  tasks:
    - name: display ip ranges
      debug: msg="{{ lookup('url', 'https://ip-ranges.amazonaws.com/ip-ranges.json’, split_lines=False) }}"
    - name: url lookup using authentication
      debug: msg="{{ lookup('url', 'https://some.private.site.com/file.txt’, username='bob', password='hunter2') }}"

Regards
        Racke

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Hi Jeff

There is indentation error which will be validated by yaml but when you execute it
From controller or AT it will give error

Please use below syntax

  • name:
    hosts:

Regards
Kundan singh

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Thanks for getting back to me Racke; I will retest with your suggestions and report back.

Ingrum

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Thank you for your response Kundan.

Ingrum