import_playbook - Import a playbook

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Status
  • Support
  • Author

Synopsis

• Includes a file with a list of plays to be executed.
• Files with a list of plays can only be included at the top level. You cannot use this action inside a play.

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: play1

- name: Include a play after another play
  import_playbook: otherplays.yaml


- name: This DOES NOT WORK
  hosts: all
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: task1

    - name: This fails because I'm inside a play already
      import_playbook: stuff.yaml

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Support

For more information about Red Hat’s support of this module, please refer to this Knowledge Base article

Author

• Ansible Core Team (@ansible)