# Var of var in Ansible playbook

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/var-of-var-in-ansible-playbook/22307>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [August 17, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/var-of-var-in-ansible-playbook/22307 "2016-08-17T14:42:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Saad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Saad)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/var-of-var-in-ansible-playbook/22307/1 "2016-08-17T14:42:07Z")

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Hello,  
i try to do a var of var in a playbook on Ansible but i can’t figure out how to do this proprly, or if it is even possible ?  
here is what i try to do :  
`"name : {{ groups['{{ ANOTHER_VAR_HERE }}'][0] }}"`  
Ansible --version : ansible 2.1.0.0

PS : ANOTHER\_VAR\_HERE its a **variable** that i include from a vars file.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/var-of-var-in-ansible-playbook/22307/2 "2016-08-18T18:54:47Z")

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This should work:

{{ groups[ANOTHER\_VAR\_HERE][0] }}