# which tags are being used in runtime? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [August 21, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385 "2018-08-21T15:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Castro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mauricio\_Castro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mauricio_Castro)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/1 "2018-08-21T15:11:28Z")
Hello all, is there a way to know during playbook execution which tags it was called with in command line with -t ? I mean given _ **ansible-playbook -t x,y,z** _ how do I know inside the playbook I am only executing tasks with those tags? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Lozada\_De\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jonathan\_Lozada\_De\_L](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonathan_Lozada_De_L)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/2 "2018-08-21T15:26:54Z")
either there’s a tag: name in the playbook or in the tasks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/3 "2018-08-21T20:40:00Z")
ansible\_run\_tags ---
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Castro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mauricio\_Castro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mauricio_Castro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/4 "2018-08-23T12:37:37Z")
great! thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Castro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mauricio\_Castro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mauricio_Castro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/5 "2018-08-23T12:46:51Z")
- debug: var=ansible\_run\_tags tags: [‘always’] is not giving me anything. are you sure Brian? thanks for the help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/6 "2018-08-23T12:49:50Z")
it reflects tags used at runtime, not those defined on the task. ---
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Castro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mauricio\_Castro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mauricio_Castro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/7 "2018-08-23T12:56:31Z")
hummm, that’s it: I tried: - debug: var=ansible\_run\_tags tags: [‘delete’] and I run: ansible-playbook -t delete pb.yml and I get: TASK [debug] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [localhost] =\> { “ansible\_run\_tags”: “VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!” } wrong? thanks. ---
**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 23, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/8 "2018-08-23T13:29:46Z")
> hummm, that's it: > > I tried: > > - debug: var=ansible\_run\_tags > tags: ['delete'] Indentation of tags if off, you should add two spaces. > and I run: > > ansible-playbook -t delete pb.yml > > and I get: > > TASK [debug] > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > ok: [localhost] =\> { >     "ansible\_run\_tags": "VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!" > } > > wrong? It work an Ansible 2.6.3 ---
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Castro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mauricio\_Castro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mauricio_Castro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/9 "2018-08-23T13:32:37Z")
Identation was a e-mail body problem. I think it should be my version. I will try to update it. Thanks a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Castro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mauricio\_Castro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mauricio_Castro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/10 "2018-08-23T13:44:51Z")
Kai, thanks, it was my version 2.4.2, updated to 2.6.3. Working now. Thanks a lot to all. ---
**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 23, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-tags-are-being-used-in-runtime/28385/11 "2018-08-23T13:48:33Z")
ansible\_run\_tags was added in 2.5.