ansible.builtin.include_tasks - Dynamically include a task list

This module is part of ansible-base and included in all Ansible installations. In most cases, you can use the short module name include_tasks even without specifying the collections: keyword. Despite that, we recommend you use the FQCN for easy linking to the module documentation and to avoid conflicting with other collections that may have the same module name.

New in version 2.4: of ansible.builtin

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• See Also
• Examples

Synopsis

• Includes a file with a list of tasks to be executed in the current playbook.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
apply string		Accepts a hash of task keywords (e.g. tags, become) that will be applied to the tasks within the include.
file string		The name of the imported file is specified directly without any other option. Unlike ansible.builtin.import_tasks, most keywords, including loop, with_items, and conditionals, apply to this statement. The do until loop is not supported on ansible.builtin.include_tasks.
free-form string		Supplying a file name via free-form - include_tasks: file.yml of a file to be included is the equivalent of specifying an argument of file.

Notes

• This is a core feature of the Ansible, rather than a module, and cannot be overridden like a module.

See Also

See also

ansible.builtin.import_playbook

The official documentation on the ansible.builtin.import_playbook module.

ansible.builtin.import_role

The official documentation on the ansible.builtin.import_role module.

ansible.builtin.import_tasks

The official documentation on the ansible.builtin.import_tasks module.

ansible.builtin.include_role

The official documentation on the ansible.builtin.include_role module.

Including and importing

More information related to including and importing playbooks, roles and tasks.

Examples

- hosts: all
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: task1

    - name: Include task list in play
      include_tasks: stuff.yaml

    - debug:
        msg: task10

- hosts: all
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: task1

    - name: Include task list in play only if the condition is true
      include_tasks: "{{ hostvar }}.yaml"
      when: hostvar is defined

- name: Apply tags to tasks within included file
  include_tasks:
    file: install.yml
    apply:
      tags:
        - install
  tags:
    - always

- name: Apply tags to tasks within included file when using free-form
  include_tasks: install.yml
  args:
    apply:
      tags:
        - install
  tags:
    - always

Authors

• Ansible Core Team (@ansible)

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