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ipify_facts - Retrieve the public IP of your internet gateway.
New in version 2.0.
Synopsis
- If behind NAT and need to know the public IP of your internet gateway.
 
Options
| parameter | required | default | choices | comments | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| api_url | 
      no | https://api.ipify.org | 
        
        URL of the ipify.org API service.
        
       ?format=json will be appended per default.
        | 
     |
| timeout 
        (added in 2.3)
         | 
      no | 10 | 
        
        HTTP connection timeout in seconds.
         | 
     |
| validate_certs 
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      no | yes | 
        
        When set to  NO, SSL certificates will not be validated.
        | 
     
Examples
# Gather IP facts from ipify.org
- name: get my public IP
  ipify_facts:
# Gather IP facts from your own ipify service endpoint with a custom timeout
- name: get my public IP
  ipify_facts:
    api_url: http://api.example.com/ipify
    timeout: 20
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| name | description | returned | type | sample | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipify_public_ip | 
        
        Public IP of the internet gateway.
         | 
      success | string | 1.2.3.4 | 
Notes
Note
- Visit https://www.ipify.org to get more information.
 
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.4/ipify_facts_module.html