# variable sub dict output shows undefined **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [June 19, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-sub-dict-output-shows-undefined/30597 "2019-06-19T06:29:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [June 19, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-sub-dict-output-shows-undefined/30597/1 "2019-06-19T06:29:52Z")
Hi, I have a part of playbook task as below: - name: get url data uri: uri: method: GET user: username password: password register: dns\_result no\_log: true - set\_fact: dns\_content: “{{ dns\_result.content.records}}” Gives an error: “msg” : The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was ansible.vars.unsafe\_proxy.AnsibleUnsafeText object’ has no attribute ‘records’ however when I set\_fact separately as below, it works : - name: get url data uri: uri: method: GET user: username password: password register: dns\_result no\_log: true - set\_fact: dns\_content: “{{ dns\_result.content}}” - debug: msg: “{dns\_contents.records}” This works fine and returns results. Any advice what am i doing wrong here ? Regards, Punit ---
**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:** [June 19, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-sub-dict-output-shows-undefined/30597/2 "2019-06-19T09:25:25Z")
> Hi, > > I have a part of playbook task as below: > > - name: get url data >   uri: >     uri: \ >     method: GET >     user: username >     password: password >   register: dns\_result >   no\_log: true > > - set\_fact: >     dns\_content: "{{ dns\_result.content.records}}" > > Gives an error: > > "msg" : The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error > was ansible.vars.unsafe\_proxy.AnsibleUnsafeText object' has no attribute > 'records' That is because is doesn't exist, you need to check what is contains with - debug: var=dns\_result > however when I set\_fact separately as below, it works : > > - name: get url data >   uri: >     uri: \ >     method: GET >     user: username >     password: password >   register: dns\_result >   no\_log: true > > - set\_fact: >     dns\_content: "{{ dns\_result.content}}" > > - debug: >     msg: "{dns\_contents.records}" You only have one curly brackets so this is not treated as a variable but as a string. And if you add the missing curly brackets it will fail since you are using dns\_contents and not dns\_content. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-sub-dict-output-shows-undefined/30597/3 "2019-06-19T12:26:21Z")
Hi Kai, It seems while copying i missed {{ but actually code does have this. So repasting code : - name: get url data uri: uri: method: GET user: username password: password register: dns\_result no\_log: true - set\_fact: dns\_content: “{{ dns\_result.content}}” - debug: msg: “{{dns\_content.records}}” gives result: ok: [10.4.12.5] =\> “msg”: [ { “\_links”: { “self”: { “href”: “/api/name-services/dns/1e3w4r1q” } }, “servers”: [ 10.2.12.3" ], }, { “\_links”: { “self”: { “href”: “/api/name-services/dns/1f7j9f0a” } }, “servers”: [ 10.2.122.4" ], }, The data in dns\_result is : ok: [10.4.12.5] =\> “msg”: [ { “\_links”: { “self”: { “href”: “/api/name-services/dns?fields=\*” } }, “num\_records”: 2, “ **records** ”: [ { “\_links”: { “self”: { “href”: “/api/name-services/dns/1e3w4r1q” } }, “servers”: [ 10.2.12.3" ], }, { ---- more data ----- } So why i cant access data like : - set\_fact: dns\_content: “{{ dns\_result.content.records}}” ---
**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:** [June 19, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-sub-dict-output-shows-undefined/30597/4 "2019-06-19T15:21:49Z")
> Hi Kai, > > It seems while copying i missed {{ but actually code does have this. So > repasting code : > > - name: get url data >   uri: >     uri: \ >     method: GET >     user: username >     password: password >   register: dns\_result >   no\_log: true > > - set\_fact: >     dns\_content: "{{ dns\_result.content}}" This doesn't add up, you say dns\_result contain content, but you listing below show that dns\_result doesn't contain content. > - debug: >      msg: "{{dns\_content.records}}" > > gives result: > > ok: [10.4.12.5] =\> >    "msg": [ >        { >          "\_links": { >             "self": { >                 "href": "/api/name-services/dns/1e3w4r1q" >              } >            }, >          "servers": [ >               10.2.12.3" >            ], >        }, >        { >           "\_links": { >             "self": { >                 "href": "/api/name-services/dns/1f7j9f0a" >              } >            }, >          "servers": [ >               10.2.122.4" >            ], >        }, > > The data in dns\_result is : > > ok: [10.4.12.5] =\> >    "msg": [ >        { >          "\_links": { >             "self": { >                 "href": "/api/name-services/dns?fields=\*" >              } >            }, >          "num\_records": 2, >          "\*records\*": [ >            { >              "\_links": { >             "self": { >                 "href": "/api/name-services/dns/1e3w4r1q" >              } >            }, >          "servers": [ >               10.2.12.3" >            ], >        }, >        { >       ---- more data ----- >        } According to this output dns\_result is a list and there isn't a content, to get the records that would be {{ dns\_result.0.records }}.