How do I get some data from a website which requires authentication with Ansbile?

Question

I have been trying to login a web page and get/download some specific data from there, but couldn't make it. Is it possible?

Answer 1

If you need to download a specific file, and you can get it via http://username:[email protected]/path/file.conf then you can use the get_url module:

- name: < Fetch file that requires authentication.
  get_url:
    url: http://example.com/path/file.conf
    dest: /etc/foo.conf
    url_username: bar
    url_password: '{{ mysecret }}'

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/get_url_module.html