amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering module – create, delete, accept, and reject VPC peering connections between two VPCs.

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 9.0.0).

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 amazon.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering.

New in community.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis

Aliases: ec2_vpc_peer

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.6

  • boto3 >= 1.28.0

  • botocore >= 1.31.0

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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering request
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection from remote account
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection from peer region
  amazon.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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection request
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peering:
    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 EC2 VPC Peering Connection
  amazon.aws.ec2_vpc_peeriing:
    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

dictionary

The details of the VPC peering connection.

Returned: success

accepter_vpc_info

dictionary

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

list / elements=dictionary

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

boolean

Indicates whether a local ClassicLink connection can communicate with the peer VPC over the VPC peering connection.

Returned: success

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"

expiration_time

string

The time that an unaccepted VPC peering connection will expire.

Returned: success

Sample: "2024-10-01T12:11:12+00:00"

requester_vpc_info

dictionary

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

list / elements=dictionary

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

boolean

Indicates whether a local ClassicLink connection can communicate with the peer VPC over the VPC peering connection.

Returned: success

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)

  • Alina Buzachis (@alinabuzachis)