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.. _httpapi_plugins:
Httpapi plugins
===============
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:local:
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Httpapi plugins tell Ansible how to interact with a remote device's HTTP-based API and execute tasks on the
device.
Each plugin represents a particular dialect of API. Some are platform-specific (Arista eAPI, Cisco NXAPI), while others might be usable on a variety of platforms (RESTCONF). Ansible loads the appropriate httpapi plugin automatically based on the ``ansible_network_os`` variable.
.. _enabling_httpapi:
Adding httpapi plugins
-------------------------
You can extend Ansible to support other APIs by dropping a custom plugin into the ``httpapi_plugins`` directory. See :ref:`developing_plugins_httpapi` for details.
.. _using_httpapi:
Using httpapi plugins
------------------------
The httpapi plugin to use is determined automatically from the ``ansible_network_os`` variable.
Most httpapi plugins can operate without configuration. Additional options may be defined by each plugin.
Plugins are self-documenting. Each plugin should document its configuration options.
The following sample playbook shows the httpapi plugin for an Arista network device, assuming an inventory variable set as ``ansible_network_os=eos`` for the httpapi plugin to trigger off:
.. code-block:: yaml
- hosts: leaf01
connection: httpapi
gather_facts: false
tasks:
- name: type a simple arista command
eos_command:
commands:
- show version | json
register: command_output
- name: print command output to terminal window
debug:
var: command_output.stdout[0]["version"]
See the full working example `on GitHub <https://github.com/network-automation/httpapi>`_.
.. _httpapi_plugin_list:
Viewing httpapi plugins
-----------------------
These plugins have migrated to collections on `Ansible Galaxy <https://galaxy.ansible.com>`_. If you installed Ansible version 2.10 or later using ``pip``, you have access to several httpapi plugins. To list all available httpapi plugins on your control node, type ``ansible-doc -t httpapi -l``. To view plugin-specific documentation and examples, use ``ansible-doc -t httpapi``.
.. seealso::
:ref:`Ansible for Network Automation<network_guide>`
An overview of using Ansible to automate networking devices.
:ref:`Developing network modules<developing_modules_network>`
How to develop network modules.
`User Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
Have a question? Stop by the google group!
`irc.libera.chat <https://libera.chat/>`_
#ansible-network IRC chat channel
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