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# ec2_vpc_endpoint – Create and delete AWS VPC Endpoints

New in version 2.4.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- Creates AWS VPC endpoints.
- Deletes AWS VPC endpoints.
- This module support check mode.

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- boto
- boto3
- python >= 2.6

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
aws_access_key string |  | AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used. aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_secret_key string |  | AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used. aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
client_token - |  | Optional client token to ensure idempotency
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean added in 2.8 | Choices: no ← yes | Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.
ec2_url string |  | Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.
policy - |  | A properly formatted json policy as string, see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/7005#issuecomment-42894813. Cannot be used with policy_file. Option when creating an endpoint. If not provided AWS will utilise a default policy which provides full access to the service.
policy_file - |  | The path to the properly json formatted policy file, see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/7005#issuecomment-42894813 on how to use it properly. Cannot be used with policy. Option when creating an endpoint. If not provided AWS will utilise a default policy which provides full access to the service. aliases: policy_path
profile string |  | Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
region string |  | The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region
route_table_ids - |  | List of one or more route table ids to attach to the endpoint. A route is added to the route table with the destination of the endpoint if provided.
security_token string |  | AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used. aliases: access_token
service - |  | An AWS supported vpc endpoint service. Use the ec2_vpc_endpoint_info module to describe the supported endpoint services. Required when creating an endpoint.
state - | Choices: present ← absent | present to ensure resource is created. absent to remove resource
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.
vpc_endpoint_id - |  | One or more vpc endpoint ids to remove from the AWS account
vpc_id - |  | Required when creating a VPC endpoint.
wait boolean | Choices: no ← yes | When specified, will wait for either available status for state present. Unfortunately this is ignored for delete actions due to a difference in behaviour from AWS.
wait_timeout - | Default: 320 | Used in conjunction with wait. Number of seconds to wait for status. Unfortunately this is ignored for delete actions due to a difference in behaviour from AWS.

## Notes

Note

- If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence `AWS_URL` or `EC2_URL`, `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` or `AWS_ACCESS_KEY` or `EC2_ACCESS_KEY`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` or `AWS_SECRET_KEY` or `EC2_SECRET_KEY`, `AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN` or `EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN`, `AWS_REGION` or `EC2_REGION`
- Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html
- `AWS_REGION` or `EC2_REGION` can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file

## Examples

    # Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

    - name: Create new vpc endpoint with a json template for policy
      ec2_vpc_endpoint:
        state: present
        region: ap-southeast-2
        vpc_id: vpc-12345678
        service: com.amazonaws.ap-southeast-2.s3
        policy: " {{ lookup( 'template', 'endpoint_policy.json.j2') }} "
        route_table_ids:
          - rtb-12345678
          - rtb-87654321
      register: new_vpc_endpoint

    - name: Create new vpc endpoint the default policy
      ec2_vpc_endpoint:
        state: present
        region: ap-southeast-2
        vpc_id: vpc-12345678
        service: com.amazonaws.ap-southeast-2.s3
        route_table_ids:
          - rtb-12345678
          - rtb-87654321
      register: new_vpc_endpoint

    - name: Create new vpc endpoint with json file
      ec2_vpc_endpoint:
        state: present
        region: ap-southeast-2
        vpc_id: vpc-12345678
        service: com.amazonaws.ap-southeast-2.s3
        policy_file: "{{ role_path }}/files/endpoint_policy.json"
        route_table_ids:
          - rtb-12345678
          - rtb-87654321
      register: new_vpc_endpoint

    - name: Delete newly created vpc endpoint
      ec2_vpc_endpoint:
        state: absent
        nat_gateway_id: "{{ new_vpc_endpoint.result['VpcEndpointId'] }}"
        region: ap-southeast-2

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
endpoints list | success | The resulting endpoints from the module call Sample: [{'creation_timestamp': '2017-02-20T05:04:15+00:00', 'policy_document': {'Id': 'Policy1450910922815', 'Statement': [{'Action': 's3:*', 'Effect': 'Allow', 'Principal': '*', 'Resource': ['arn:aws:s3:::*/*', 'arn:aws:s3:::*'], 'Sid': 'Stmt1450910920641'}], 'Version': '2012-10-17'}, 'route_table_ids': ['rtb-abcd1234'], 'service_name': 'com.amazonaws.ap-southeast-2.s3', 'vpc_endpoint_id': 'vpce-a1b2c3d4', 'vpc_id': 'vpc-abbad0d0'}]

## Status

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

### Authors

- Karen Cheng (@Etherdaemon)

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