Ansible Roles

Ansible Galaxy Roles API

The Ansible Galaxy v1 and v2 REST API enables searching, discovering, and downloading Ansible roles contributed by the community. Supports searching roles by keyword, author, or tag; retrieving role details and version history; and downloading specific role versions for use in playbooks.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://galaxy.ansible.com/docs/
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APIReference
https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/
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GettingStarted
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/galaxy/user_guide.html

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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ansible-roles/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Ansible Galaxy Roles API
description: The Ansible Galaxy v1 and v2 REST API enables searching, discovering, and downloading Ansible
  roles contributed by the community. Supports searching roles by keyword, author, or tag; retrieving
  role details and version history; and downloading specific role versions for use in playbooks.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://galaxy.ansible.com
baseURL: https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/
tags:
- Ansible
- Community
- Galaxy
- Roles
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://galaxy.ansible.com/docs/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v1/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/galaxy/user_guide.html
contact:
- FN: Ansible Galaxy Team
  url: https://github.com/ansible/galaxy/issues