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# azure_rm_iothub – Manage Azure IoT hub

New in version 2.9.

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

## Synopsis

- Create, delete an Azure IoT hub.

## Requirements

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

- python >= 2.7
- azure >= 2.0.0

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
ad_user string |  | Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
adfs_authority_url string added in 2.6 |  | Azure AD authority url. Use when authenticating with Username/password, and has your own ADFS authority.
api_profile string added in 2.5 | Default: "latest" | Selects an API profile to use when communicating with Azure services. Default value of `latest` is appropriate for public clouds; future values will allow use with Azure Stack.
append_tags boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Use to control if tags field is canonical or just appends to existing tags. When canonical, any tags not found in the tags parameter will be removed from the object's metadata.
auth_source string added in 2.5 | Choices: auto cli credential_file env msi | Controls the source of the credentials to use for authentication. If not specified, ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE environment variable will be used and default to `auto` if variable is not defined. `auto` will follow the default precedence of module parameters -> environment variables -> default profile in credential file `~/.azure/credentials`. When set to `cli`, the credentials will be sources from the default Azure CLI profile. Can also be set via the `ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE` environment variable. When set to `msi`, the host machine must be an azure resource with an enabled MSI extension. `subscription_id` or the environment variable `AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID` can be used to identify the subscription ID if the resource is granted access to more than one subscription, otherwise the first subscription is chosen. The `msi` was added in Ansible 2.6.
cert_validation_mode string added in 2.5 | Choices: ignore validate | Controls the certificate validation behavior for Azure endpoints. By default, all modules will validate the server certificate, but when an HTTPS proxy is in use, or against Azure Stack, it may be necessary to disable this behavior by passing `ignore`. Can also be set via credential file profile or the `AZURE_CERT_VALIDATION` environment variable.
client_id string |  | Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
cloud_environment string added in 2.4 | Default: "AzureCloud" | For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, `AzureChinaCloud`, `AzureUSGovernment`), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the `AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT` environment variable.
enable_file_upload_notifications boolean | Choices: no yes | File upload notifications are enabled if set to `True`.
event_endpoint dictionary |  | The Event Hub-compatible endpoint property.
| partition_count integer |  | The number of partitions for receiving device-to-cloud messages in the Event Hub-compatible endpoint. See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#device-to-cloud-messages. Default is `2`.
| retention_time_in_days integer |  | The retention time for device-to-cloud messages in days. See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#device-to-cloud-messages. Default is `1`.
ip_filters list |  | Configure rules for rejecting or accepting traffic from specific IPv4 addresses.
| action string / required | Choices: accept reject | The desired action for requests captured by this rule.
| ip_mask string / required |  | A string that contains the IP address range in CIDR notation for the rule.
| name string / required |  | Name of the filter.
location string |  | Location of the IoT hub.
name string / required |  | Name of the IoT hub.
password string |  | Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
profile string |  | Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
resource_group string / required |  | Name of resource group.
routes list |  | Route device-to-cloud messages to service-facing endpoints.
| condition string |  | The query expression for the routing query that is run against the message application properties, system properties, message body, device twin tags, and device twin properties to determine if it is a match for the endpoint. For more information about constructing a query, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-routing-query-syntax
| enabled boolean / required | Choices: no yes | Whether to enable the route.
| endpoint_name string / required |  | The name of the endpoint in routing_endpoints where IoT Hub sends messages that match the query.
| name string / required |  | Name of the route.
| source string / required | Choices: device_messages twin_change_events device_lifecycle_events device_job_lifecycle_events | The origin of the data stream to be acted upon.
routing_endpoints list |  | Custom endpoints.
| connection_string string / required |  | Connection string of the custom endpoint. The connection string should have send privilege.
| container string |  | Container name of the custom endpoint when resource_type=storage.
| encoding string |  | Encoding of the message when resource_type=storage.
| name string / required |  | Name of the custom endpoint.
| resource_group string |  | Resource group of the endpoint. Default is the same as resource_group.
| resource_type string / required | Choices: eventhub queue storage topic | Resource type of the custom endpoint.
| subscription string |  | Subscription id of the endpoint. Default is the same as subscription.
secret string |  | Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
sku string | Choices: b1 b2 b3 f1 s1 s2 s3 | Pricing tier for Azure IoT Hub. Note that only one free IoT hub instance is allowed in each subscription. Exception will be thrown if free instances exceed one. Default is `s1` when creation.
state string | Choices: absent present ← | State of the IoT hub. Use `present` to create or update an IoT hub and `absent` to delete an IoT hub.
subscription_id string |  | Your Azure subscription Id.
tags dictionary |  | Dictionary of string:string pairs to assign as metadata to the object. Metadata tags on the object will be updated with any provided values. To remove tags set append_tags option to false.
tenant string |  | Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
unit integer |  | Units in your IoT Hub. Default is `1`.

## Notes

Note

- For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables, use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials, or log in before you run your tasks or playbook with `az login`.
- Authentication is also possible using a service principal or Active Directory user.
- To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.
- To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.
- Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

## See Also

See also

Sign in with Azure CLI
  How to authenticate using the `az login` command.

## Examples

    - name: Create a simplest IoT hub
      azure_rm_iothub:
        name: Testing
        resource_group: myResourceGroup
    - name: Create an IoT hub with route
      azure_rm_iothub:
        resource_group: myResourceGroup
        name: Testing
        routing_endpoints:
            - connection_string: "Endpoint=sb://qux.servicebus.windows.net/;SharedAccessKeyName=quux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=myQueue"
              name: foo
              resource_type: queue
              resource_group: myResourceGroup1
        routes:
            - name: bar
              source: device_messages
              endpoint_name: foo
              enabled: yes

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
cloud_to_device complex | success | Cloud to device message properties.
| max_delivery_count integer | success | The number of times the IoT hub attempts to deliver a message on the feedback queue. See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#cloud-to-device-messages. Sample: 10
| ttl_as_iso8601 string | success | The period of time for which a message is available to consume before it is expired by the IoT hub. See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#cloud-to-device-messages. Sample: 1:00:00
enable_file_upload_notifications boolean | success | Whether file upload notifications are enabled. Sample: True
event_endpoints complex | success | Built-in endpoint where to deliver device message.
| endpoint string | success | The Event Hub-compatible endpoint. Sample: sb://iothub-ns-testing-1478811-9bbc4a15f0.servicebus.windows.net/
| partition_count integer | success | The number of partitions for receiving device-to-cloud messages in the Event Hub-compatible endpoint. See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#device-to-cloud-messages. Sample: 2
| partition_ids list | success | List of the partition id for the event endpoint. Sample: ['0', '1']
| retention_time_in_days integer | success | The retention time for device-to-cloud messages in days. See https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-messaging#device-to-cloud-messages. Sample: 1
host_name string | success | Host of the IoT hub. Sample: testing.azure-devices.net
id string | success | Resource ID of the IoT hub. Sample: /subscriptions/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Devices/IotHubs/Testing
ip_filters complex | success | Configure rules for rejecting or accepting traffic from specific IPv4 addresses.
| action string | success | The desired action for requests captured by this rule. Sample: Reject
| ip_mask string | success | A string that contains the IP address range in CIDR notation for the rule. Sample: 40.54.7.3
| name string | success | Name of the filter. Sample: filter
location string | success | Location of the IoT hub. Sample: eastus
name string | success | Name of the IoT hub. Sample: Testing
resource_group string | success | Resource group of the IoT hub. Sample: myResourceGroup.
routes complex | success | Route device-to-cloud messages to service-facing endpoints.
| condition boolean | success | The query expression for the routing query that is run against the message application properties, system properties, message body, device twin tags, and device twin properties to determine if it is a match for the endpoint. For more information about constructing a query, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-devguide-routing-query-syntax Sample: true
| enabled string | success | Whether to enable the route. Sample: True
| endpoint_name string | success | The name of the endpoint in `routing_endpoints` where IoT Hub sends messages that match the query. Sample: foo
| name string | success | Name of the route. Sample: route1
| source string | success | The origin of the data stream to be acted upon. Sample: device_messages
routing_endpoints complex | success | Custom endpoints.
| event_hubs complex | success | List of custom endpoints of event hubs.
|  | connection_string string | success | Connection string of the custom endpoint. Sample: Endpoint=sb://quux.servicebus.windows.net:5671/;SharedAccessKeyName=qux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=foo
|  | name string | success | Name of the custom endpoint. Sample: foo
|  | resource_group string | success | Resource group of the endpoint. Sample: bar
|  | subscription string | success | Subscription id of the endpoint. Sample: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
| service_bus_queues complex | always | List of custom endpoints of service bus queue.
|  | connection_string string | success | Connection string of the custom endpoint. Sample: Endpoint=sb://quux.servicebus.windows.net:5671/;SharedAccessKeyName=qux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=foo
|  | name string | success | Name of the custom endpoint. Sample: foo
|  | resource_group string | success | Resource group of the endpoint. Sample: bar
|  | subscription string | success | Subscription ID of the endpoint. Sample: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
| service_bus_topics complex | success | List of custom endpoints of service bus topic.
|  | connection_string string | success | Connection string of the custom endpoint. Sample: Endpoint=sb://quux.servicebus.windows.net:5671/;SharedAccessKeyName=qux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=foo
|  | name string | success | Name of the custom endpoint. Sample: foo
|  | resource_group string | success | Resource group of the endpoint. Sample: bar
|  | subscription string | success | Subscription ID of the endpoint. Sample: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
| storage_containers complex | success | List of custom endpoints of storage
|  | connection_string string | success | Connection string of the custom endpoint. Sample: Endpoint=sb://quux.servicebus.windows.net:5671/;SharedAccessKeyName=qux;SharedAccessKey=****;EntityPath=foo
|  | name string | success | Name of the custom endpoint. Sample: foo
|  | resource_group string | success | Resource group of the endpoint. Sample: bar
|  | subscription string | success | Subscription ID of the endpoint. Sample: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
sku string | success | Pricing tier for Azure IoT Hub. Sample: f1
unit integer | success | Units in the IoT Hub. Sample: 1

## Status

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

### Authors

- Yuwei Zhou (@yuwzho)

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