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# netscaler_nitro_request – Issue Nitro API requests to a Netscaler instance

New in version 2.5.0.

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- Issue Nitro API requests to a Netscaler instance.
- This is intended to be a short hand for using the uri Ansible module to issue the raw HTTP requests directly.
- It provides consistent return values and has no other dependencies apart from the base Ansible runtime environment.
- This module is intended to run either on the Ansible control node or a bastion (jumpserver) with access to the actual Netscaler instance

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
action - |  | The action to perform when the operation value is set to `action`. Some common values for this parameter are `enable`, `disable`, `rename`.
args - |  | A dictionary which defines the key arguments by which we will select the Nitro object to operate on. It is required for the following operation values: `get_by_args`, `'delete_by_args'`.
attributes - |  | The attributes of the Nitro object we are operating on. It is required for the following operation values: `add`, `update`, `action`.
expected_nitro_errorcode - / required | Default: [0] | A list of numeric values that signify that the operation was successful.
filter - |  | A dictionary which defines the filter with which to refine the Nitro objects returned by the `get_filtered` operation.
instance_id - |  | The id of the target Netscaler instance when issuing a Nitro request through a MAS proxy.
instance_ip - |  | The IP address of the target Netscaler instance when issuing a Nitro request through a MAS proxy.
instance_name - |  | The name of the target Netscaler instance when issuing a Nitro request through a MAS proxy.
name - |  | The name of the resource we are operating on. It is required for the following operation values: `update`, `get`, `delete`.
nitro_auth_token - |  | The authentication token provided by the `mas_login` operation. It is required when issuing Nitro API calls through a MAS proxy.
nitro_pass - / required |  | The password with which to authenticate to the Netscaler node.
nitro_protocol - | Choices: http ← https | Which protocol to use when accessing the Nitro API objects.
nitro_user - / required |  | The username with which to authenticate to the Netscaler node.
nsip - |  | The IP address of the Netscaler or MAS instance where the Nitro API calls will be made. The port can be specified with the colon `:`. E.g. `192.168.1.1:555`.
operation - | Choices: add update get get_by_args get_filtered get_all delete delete_by_args count mas_login save_config action | Define the Nitro operation that we want to perform.
resource - |  | The type of resource we are operating on. It is required for all operation values except `mas_login` and `save_config`.
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

## Examples

    - name: Add a server
      delegate_to: localhost
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
        nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
        nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
        operation: add
        resource: server
        name: test-server-1
        attributes:
          name: test-server-1
          ipaddress: 192.168.1.1

    - name: Update server
      delegate_to: localhost
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
        nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
        nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
        operation: update
        resource: server
        name: test-server-1
        attributes:
          name: test-server-1
          ipaddress: 192.168.1.2

    - name: Get server
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: result
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
        nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
        nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
        operation: get
        resource: server
        name: test-server-1

    - name: Delete server
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: result
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
        nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
        nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
        operation: delete
        resource: server
        name: test-server-1

    - name: Rename server
      delegate_to: localhost
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
        nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
        nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
        operation: action
        action: rename
        resource: server
        attributes:
          name: test-server-1
          newname: test-server-2

    - name: Get server by args
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: result
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
        nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
        nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
        operation: get_by_args
        resource: server
        args:
          name: test-server-1

    - name: Get server by filter
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: result
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ nsip }}"
        nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
        nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
        operation: get_filtered
        resource: server
        filter:
          ipaddress: 192.168.1.2

    # Doing a NITRO request through MAS.
    # Requires to have an authentication token from the mas_login and used as the nitro_auth_token parameter
    # Also nsip is the MAS address and the target Netscaler IP must be defined with instance_ip
    # The rest of the task arguments remain the same as when issuing the NITRO request directly to a Netscaler instance.

    - name: Do mas login
      delegate_to: localhost
      register: login_result
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ mas_ip }}"
        nitro_user: "{{ nitro_user }}"
        nitro_pass: "{{ nitro_pass }}"
        operation: mas_login

    - name: Add resource through MAS proxy
      delegate_to: localhost
      netscaler_nitro_request:
        nsip: "{{ mas_ip }}"
        nitro_auth_token: "{{ login_result.nitro_auth_token }}"
        instance_ip: "{{ nsip }}"
        operation: add
        resource: server
        name: test-server-1
        attributes:
          name: test-server-1
          ipaddress: 192.168.1.7

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
http_response_body string | always | A string with the actual HTTP response body content if existent. If there is no HTTP response body it is an empty string. Sample: { errorcode: 0, message: Done, severity: NONE }
http_response_data dictionary | always | A dictionary that contains all the HTTP response's data. Sample: status: 200
nitro_auth_token string | when applicable | The token returned by the `mas_login` operation when successful. Sample: ##E8D7D74DDBD907EE579E8BB8FF4529655F22227C1C82A34BFC93C9539D66
nitro_errorcode integer | always | A numeric value containing the return code of the NITRO operation. When 0 the operation is successful. Any non zero value indicates an error.
nitro_message string | always | A string containing a human readable explanation for the NITRO operation result. Sample: Success
nitro_object list | when applicable | The object returned from the NITRO operation. This is applicable to the various get operations which return an object. Sample: [{'ipaddress': '192.168.1.8', 'ipv6address': 'NO', 'maxbandwidth': '0', 'name': 'test-server-1', 'port': 0, 'sp': 'OFF', 'state': 'ENABLED'}]
nitro_severity string | always | A string describing the severity of the NITRO operation error or NONE. Sample: NONE

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- George Nikolopoulos (@giorgos-nikolopoulos)

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