community.routeros.api module – Ansible module for RouterOS API

Note

This module is part of the community.routeros collection (version 2.14.0).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.routeros.api.

Synopsis

  • Ansible module for RouterOS API with the Python librouteros library.

  • This module can add, remove, update, query and execute arbitrary command in RouterOS via API.

Requirements

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

  • librouteros

  • Python >= 3.6 (for librouteros)

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

add

string

Will add selected arguments in selected path to RouterOS config.

Example address=1.1.1.1/32 interface=ether1.

Equivalent in RouterOS CLI /ip address add address=1.1.1.1/32 interface=ether1.

ca_path

path

added in community.routeros 1.2.0

PEM formatted file that contains a CA certificate to be used for certificate validation.

See also validate_cert_hostname. Only used when tls=true and validate_certs=true.

cmd

string

Execute any/arbitrary command in selected path, after the command we can add .id.

Example path system script and cmd run .id=*03 is equivalent in RouterOS CLI /system script run number=0.

Example path ip address and cmd print is equivalent in RouterOS CLI /ip address print.

encoding

string

added in community.routeros 2.1.0

Use the specified encoding when communicating with the RouterOS device.

Default is ASCII. Note that UTF-8 requires librouteros 3.2.1 or newer.

Default: "ASCII"

extended_query

dictionary

Extended query given path for selected query attributes from RouterOS API.

Extended query allow conjunctive input. If there is no matching entry, an empty list will be returned.

attributes

list / elements=string / required

The list of attributes to return.

Every attribute used in a extended_query.where[] clause need to be listed here.

where

list / elements=dictionary

Allows to restrict the objects returned.

The conditions here must all match. An extended_query.where[].or condition needs at least one of its conditions to match.

attribute

string

The attribute to match. Must be part of extended_query.attributes.

Either extended_query.where[].or or all of extended_query.where[].attribute, extended_query.where[].is, and extended_query.where[].value have to be specified.

is

string

The operator to use for matching.

For equality use == or eq. For less use < or less. For more use > or more.

Use in to check whether the value is part of a list. In that case, extended_query.where[].value must be a list.

Either extended_query.where[].or or all of extended_query.where[].attribute, extended_query.where[].is, and extended_query.where[].value have to be specified.

Choices:

  • "=="

  • "!="

  • ">"

  • "<"

  • "in"

  • "eq"

  • "not"

  • "more"

  • "less"

or

list / elements=dictionary

A list of conditions so that at least one of them has to match.

Either extended_query.where[].or or all of extended_query.where[].attribute, extended_query.where[].is, and extended_query.where[].value have to be specified.

attribute

string / required

The attribute to match. Must be part of extended_query.attributes.

is

string / required

The operator to use for matching.

For equality use == or eq. For less use < or less. For more use > or more.

Use in to check whether the value is part of a list. In that case, extended_query.where[].or[].value must be a list.

Choices:

  • "=="

  • "!="

  • ">"

  • "<"

  • "in"

  • "eq"

  • "not"

  • "more"

  • "less"

value

any / required

The value to compare to. Must be a list for extended_query.where[].or[].is=in.

value

any

The value to compare to. Must be a list for extended_query.where[].is=in.

Either extended_query.where[].or or all of extended_query.where[].attribute, extended_query.where[].is, and extended_query.where[].value have to be specified.

force_no_cert

boolean

added in community.routeros 2.4.0

Set to true to connect without a certificate when tls=true.

See also validate_certs.

Note: this forces the use of anonymous Diffie-Hellman (ADH) ciphers. The protocol is susceptible to Man-in-the-Middle attacks, because the keys used in the exchange are not authenticated. Instead of simply connecting without a certificate to “make things work” have a look at validate_certs and ca_path.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

hostname

string / required

RouterOS hostname API.

password

string / required

RouterOS user password.

path

string / required

Main path for all other arguments.

If other arguments are not set, api will return all items in selected path.

Example ip address. Equivalent of RouterOS CLI /ip address print.

port

integer

RouterOS api port. If tls is set, port will apply to TLS/SSL connection.

Defaults are 8728 for the HTTP API, and 8729 for the HTTPS API.

query

string

Query given path for selected query attributes from RouterOS aip.

WHERE is key word which extend query. WHERE format is key operator value - with spaces.

WHERE valid operators are == or eq, != or not, > or more, < or less.

Example path ip address and query .id address will return only .id and address for all items in ip address path.

Example path ip address and query .id address WHERE address == 1.1.1.3/32. will return only .id and address for items in ip address path, where address is eq to 1.1.1.3/32.

Example path interface and query mtu name WHERE mut > 1400 will return only interfaces mtu,name where mtu is bigger than 1400.

Equivalent in RouterOS CLI /interface print where mtu > 1400.

remove

string

Remove config/value from RouterOS by ‘.id’.

Example *03 will remove config/value with id=*03 in selected path.

Equivalent in RouterOS CLI /ip address remove numbers=1.

Note number in RouterOS CLI is different from .id.

timeout

integer

added in community.routeros 2.3.0

Timeout for the request.

Default: 10

tls

aliases: ssl

boolean

If is set TLS will be used for RouterOS API connection.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

update

string

Update config/value in RouterOS by ‘.id’ in selected path.

Example .id=*03 address=1.1.1.3/32 and path ip address will replace existing ip address with .id=*03.

Equivalent in RouterOS CLI /ip address set address=1.1.1.3/32 numbers=1.

Note number in RouterOS CLI is different from .id.

username

string / required

RouterOS login user.

validate_cert_hostname

boolean

added in community.routeros 1.2.0

Set to true to validate hostnames in certificates.

See also validate_certs. Only used when tls=true and validate_certs=true.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

validate_certs

boolean

added in community.routeros 1.2.0

Set to false to skip validation of TLS certificates.

See also validate_cert_hostname. Only used when tls=true.

Note: instead of simply deactivating certificate validations to “make things work”, please consider creating your own CA certificate and using it to sign certificates used for your router. You can tell the module about your CA certificate with the ca_path option.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Attributes

Attribute

Support

Description

action_group

Action group: community.routeros.api

added in community.routeros 2.1.0

Use group/community.routeros.api in module_defaults to set defaults for this module.

check_mode

Support: none

Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target.

diff_mode

Support: none

Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode.

platform

Platform: RouterOS

Target OS/families that can be operated against.

Notes

Note

See Also

See also

How to quote and unquote commands and arguments

How to quote and unquote commands and arguments

community.routeros.api_facts

Collect facts from remote devices running MikroTik RouterOS using the API.

community.routeros.api_find_and_modify

Find and modify information using the API.

community.routeros.api_info

Retrieve information from API.

community.routeros.api_modify

Modify data at paths with API.

How to connect to RouterOS devices with the RouterOS API

How to connect to RouterOS devices with the RouterOS API

Examples

- name: Get example - ip address print
  community.routeros.api:
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    path: "ip address"
  register: ipaddrd_printout

- name: Dump "Get example" output
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: '{{ ipaddrd_printout }}'

- name: Add example - ip address
  community.routeros.api:
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    path: "ip address"
    add: "address=192.168.255.10/24 interface=ether2"

- name: Query example - ".id, address" in "ip address WHERE address == 192.168.255.10/24"
  community.routeros.api:
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    path: "ip address"
    query: ".id address WHERE address == {{ ip2 }}"
  register: queryout

- name: Dump "Query example" output
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: '{{ queryout }}'

- name: Extended query example - ".id,address,network" where address is not 192.168.255.10/24 or is 10.20.36.20/24
  community.routeros.api:
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    path: "ip address"
    extended_query:
      attributes:
        - network
        - address
        - .id
      where:
        - attribute: "network"
          is: "=="
          value: "192.168.255.0"
        - or:
            - attribute: "address"
              is: "!="
              value: "192.168.255.10/24"
            - attribute: "address"
              is: "eq"
              value: "10.20.36.20/24"
        - attribute: "network"
          is: "in"
          value:
             - "10.20.36.0"
             - "192.168.255.0"
  register: extended_queryout

- name: Dump "Extended query example" output
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: '{{ extended_queryout }}'

- name: Update example - ether2 ip address with ".id = *14"
  community.routeros.api:
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    path: "ip address"
    update: >-
        .id=*14
        address=192.168.255.20/24
        comment={{ 'Update 192.168.255.10/24 to 192.168.255.20/24 on ether2' | community.routeros.quote_argument_value }}

- name: Remove example - ether2 ip 192.168.255.20/24 with ".id = *14"
  community.routeros.api:
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    path: "ip address"
    remove: "*14"

- name: Arbitrary command example "/system identity print"
  community.routeros.api:
    hostname: "{{ hostname }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    path: "system identity"
    cmd: "print"
  register: arbitraryout

- name: Dump "Arbitrary command example" output
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    msg: '{{ arbitraryout }}'

Return Values

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

Key

Description

message

list / elements=string

All outputs are in list with dictionary elements returned from RouterOS api.

Returned: always

Sample: [{"address": "1.2.3.4"}, {"address": "2.3.4.5"}]

Authors

  • Nikolay Dachev (@NikolayDachev)