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+.. _vyos.rest.vyos_info_module:
+
+
+*******************
+vyos.rest.vyos_info
+*******************
+
+**Retrieve system information from a VyOS device via the REST API.**
+
+
+Version added: 1.0.0
+
+.. contents::
+ :local:
+ :depth: 1
+
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+- Queries the public ``/info`` endpoint (HTTP GET) which requires no authentication and returns the VyOS version, hostname, and a welcome banner.
+
+
+
+Requirements
+------------
+The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
+
+- VyOS 1.3+
+
+
+Parameters
+----------
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+ <table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
+ <tr>
+ <th colspan="1">Parameter</th>
+ <th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
+ <th width="100%">Comments</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>api_key</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>API key. Not required for this module (the /info endpoint is public) but kept in the spec for consistency with other modules in this collection.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>hostname</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ / <span style="color: red">required</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>IP address or FQDN of the VyOS device.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>port</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">443</div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>HTTPS port for the REST API.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>timeout</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">integer</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">10</div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Request timeout in seconds.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
+ <b>verify_ssl</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
+ <li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
+ <li>yes</li>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Validate the device&#x27;s TLS certificate.</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ <br/>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Return Values
+-------------
+Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+ <table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
+ <tr>
+ <th colspan="1">Key</th>
+ <th>Returned</th>
+ <th width="100%">Description</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>banner</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>success</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Welcome banner text.</div>
+ <br/>
+ <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
+ <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">Welcome to VyOS</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>hostname</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>success</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>System hostname.</div>
+ <br/>
+ <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
+ <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">vyos-router</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>info</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>success</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>Full info dict as returned by the device.</div>
+ <br/>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="1">
+ <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
+ <b>version</b>
+ <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
+ <div style="font-size: small">
+ <span style="color: purple">string</span>
+ </div>
+ </td>
+ <td>success</td>
+ <td>
+ <div>VyOS version string.</div>
+ <br/>
+ <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
+ <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">1.4-rolling-202401010000</div>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ <br/><br/>
+
+
+Status
+------
+
+
+Authors
+~~~~~~~
+
+- VyOS Community (@vyos)