restconf_get – Fetch configuration/state data from RESTCONF enabled devices

New in version 2.8.

Synopsis

  • RESTCONF is a standard mechanisms to allow web applications to access the configuration data and state data developed and standardized by the IETF. It is documented in RFC 8040.

  • This module allows the user to fetch configuration and state data from RESTCONF enabled devices.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
content
-
    Choices:
  • config
  • nonconfig
  • all
The content is a query parameter that controls how descendant nodes of the requested data nodes in path will be processed in the reply. If value is config return only configuration descendant data nodes of value in path. If value is nonconfig return only non-configuration descendant data nodes of value in path. If value is all return all descendant data nodes of value in path
output
-
    Choices:
  • json ←
  • xml
The output of response received.
path
- / required
URI being used to execute API calls.

Examples

- name: get l3vpn services
  restconf_get:
      path: /config/ietf-l3vpn-svc:l3vpn-svc/vpn-services

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
response
dictionary
when the device response is valid JSON
A dictionary representing a JSON-formatted response

Sample:
{ "vpn-services": { "vpn-service": [ { "customer-name": "red", "vpn-id": "blue_vpn1", "vpn-service-topology": "ietf-l3vpn-svc:any-to-any" } ] } }


Status

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

  • Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)

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