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community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer module – create, delete, accept, and reject VPC peering connections between two VPCs.

Note

This module is part of the community.aws collection (version 6.4.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer.

New in community.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Read the AWS documentation for VPC Peering Connections https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonVPC/latest/UserGuide/vpc-peering.html.

Requirements

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

• python >= 3.6

• boto3 >= 1.22.0

• botocore >= 1.25.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_key aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key string	AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
aws_ca_bundle path	The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.
aws_config dictionary	A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean	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. Choices: false ← (default) true
endpoint_url aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url string	URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference. The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
peer_owner_id string	The AWS account number for cross account peering.
peer_region string	Region of the accepting VPC.
peer_vpc_id string	VPC id of the accepting VPC.
peering_id string	Peering connection id.
profile aliases: aws_profile string	A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used. The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.
purge_tags boolean	If purge_tags=true and tags is set, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by tags parameter. If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified, even if purge_tags=True. Tag keys beginning with aws: are reserved by Amazon and can not be modified. As such they will be ignored for the purposes of the purge_tags parameter. See the Amazon documentation for more information https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_tagging.html#tag-conventions. Choices: false true ← (default)
region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region string	The AWS region to use. For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored. The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used. See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region. The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01 Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
secret_key aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key string	AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
session_token aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token string	AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive. Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0. The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
state string	Create, delete, accept, reject a peering connection. Choices: "present" ← (default) "absent" "accept" "reject"
tags aliases: resource_tags dictionary	A dictionary representing the tags to be applied to the resource. If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.
validate_certs boolean	When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs. Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead. Choices: false true ← (default)
vpc_id string	VPC id of the requesting VPC.
wait boolean	Wait for peering state changes to complete. Choices: false ← (default) true

Notes

Note

• Support for purge_tags was added in release 2.0.0.

• Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

• The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

# Complete example to create and accept a local peering connection.
- name: Create local account VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_vpc_id: vpc-87654321
    state: present
    tags:
      Name: Peering connection for VPC 21 to VPC 22
      CostCode: CC1234
      Project: phoenix
  register: vpc_peer

- name: Accept local VPC peering request
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    peering_id: "{{ vpc_peer.peering_id }}"
    state: accept
  register: action_peer

# Complete example to delete a local peering connection.
- name: Create local account VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_vpc_id: vpc-87654321
    state: present
    tags:
      Name: Peering connection for VPC 21 to VPC 22
      CostCode: CC1234
      Project: phoenix
  register: vpc_peer

- name: delete a local VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    peering_id: "{{ vpc_peer.peering_id }}"
    state: absent
  register: vpc_peer

  # Complete example to create and accept a cross account peering connection.
- name: Create cross account VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_owner_id: 123456789012
    state: present
    tags:
      Name: Peering connection for VPC 21 to VPC 22
      CostCode: CC1234
      Project: phoenix
  register: vpc_peer

- name: Accept peering connection from remote account
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    peering_id: "{{ vpc_peer.peering_id }}"
    profile: bot03_profile_for_cross_account
    state: accept
  register: vpc_peer

# Complete example to create and accept an intra-region peering connection.
- name: Create intra-region VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: us-east-1
    vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_vpc_id: vpc-87654321
    peer_region: us-west-2
    state: present
    tags:
      Name: Peering connection for us-east-1 VPC to us-west-2 VPC
      CostCode: CC1234
      Project: phoenix
  register: vpc_peer

- name: Accept peering connection from peer region
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: us-west-2
    peering_id: "{{ vpc_peer.peering_id }}"
    state: accept
  register: vpc_peer

# Complete example to create and reject a local peering connection.
- name: Create local account VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_vpc_id: vpc-87654321
    state: present
    tags:
      Name: Peering connection for VPC 21 to VPC 22
      CostCode: CC1234
      Project: phoenix
  register: vpc_peer

- name: Reject a local VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    peering_id: "{{ vpc_peer.peering_id }}"
    state: reject

# Complete example to create and accept a cross account peering connection.
- name: Create cross account VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_owner_id: 123456789012
    state: present
    tags:
      Name: Peering connection for VPC 21 to VPC 22
      CostCode: CC1234
      Project: phoenix
  register: vpc_peer

- name: Accept a cross account VPC peering connection request
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    peering_id: "{{ vpc_peer.peering_id }}"
    profile: bot03_profile_for_cross_account
    state: accept
    tags:
      Name: Peering connection for VPC 21 to VPC 22
      CostCode: CC1234
      Project: phoenix

# Complete example to create and reject a cross account peering connection.
- name: Create cross account VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_vpc_id: vpc-12345678
    peer_owner_id: 123456789012
    state: present
    tags:
      Name: Peering connection for VPC 21 to VPC 22
      CostCode: CC1234
      Project: phoenix
  register: vpc_peer

- name: Reject a cross account VPC peering Connection
  community.aws.ec2_vpc_peer:
    region: ap-southeast-2
    peering_id: "{{ vpc_peer.peering_id }}"
    profile: bot03_profile_for_cross_account
    state: reject

Return Values

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

Key	Description
peering_id string	The id of the VPC peering connection created/deleted. Returned: always Sample: "pcx-034223d7c0aec3cde"
vpc_peering_connection complex	The details of the VPC peering connection as returned by Boto3 (snake cased). Returned: success
accepter_vpc_info complex	Information about the VPC which accepted the connection. Returned: success
cidr_block string	The primary CIDR for the VPC. Returned: when connection is in the accepted state. Sample: "10.10.10.0/23"
cidr_block_set complex	A list of all CIDRs for the VPC. Returned: when connection is in the accepted state.
cidr_block string	A CIDR block used by the VPC. Returned: success Sample: "10.10.10.0/23"
owner_id string	The AWS account that owns the VPC. Returned: success Sample: "123456789012"
peering_options dictionary	Additional peering configuration. Returned: when connection is in the accepted state.
allow_dns_resolution_from_remote_vpc boolean	Indicates whether a VPC can resolve public DNS hostnames to private IP addresses when queried from instances in a peer VPC. Returned: success
allow_egress_from_local_classic_link_to_remote_vpc boolean	Indicates whether a local ClassicLink connection can communicate with the peer VPC over the VPC peering connection. Returned: success
allow_egress_from_local_vpc_to_remote_classic_link boolean	Indicates whether a local VPC can communicate with a ClassicLink connection in the peer VPC over the VPC peering connection. Returned: success
region string	The AWS region that the VPC is in. Returned: success Sample: "us-east-1"
vpc_id string	The ID of the VPC Returned: success Sample: "vpc-0123456789abcdef0"
requester_vpc_info complex	Information about the VPC which requested the connection. Returned: success
cidr_block string	The primary CIDR for the VPC. Returned: when connection is not in the deleted state. Sample: "10.10.10.0/23"
cidr_block_set complex	A list of all CIDRs for the VPC. Returned: when connection is not in the deleted state.
cidr_block string	A CIDR block used by the VPC Returned: success Sample: "10.10.10.0/23"
owner_id string	The AWS account that owns the VPC. Returned: success Sample: "123456789012"
peering_options dictionary	Additional peering configuration. Returned: when connection is not in the deleted state.
allow_dns_resolution_from_remote_vpc boolean	Indicates whether a VPC can resolve public DNS hostnames to private IP addresses when queried from instances in a peer VPC. Returned: success
allow_egress_from_local_classic_link_to_remote_vpc boolean	Indicates whether a local ClassicLink connection can communicate with the peer VPC over the VPC peering connection. Returned: success
allow_egress_from_local_vpc_to_remote_classic_link boolean	Indicates whether a local VPC can communicate with a ClassicLink connection in the peer VPC over the VPC peering connection. Returned: success
region string	The AWS region that the VPC is in. Returned: success Sample: "us-east-1"
vpc_id string	The ID of the VPC Returned: success Sample: "vpc-0123456789abcdef0"
status complex	Details of the current status of the connection. Returned: success
code string	A short code describing the status of the connection. Returned: success Sample: "active"
message string	Additional information about the status of the connection. Returned: success Sample: "Pending Acceptance by 123456789012"
tags dictionary	Tags applied to the connection. Returned: success
vpc_peering_connection_id string	The ID of the VPC peering connection. Returned: success Sample: "pcx-0123456789abcdef0"

Authors

• Mike Mochan (@mmochan)

Collection links

• Issue Tracker
• Repository (Sources)
• Communication