community.aws.directconnect_gateway module – Manage AWS Direct Connect gateway

Note

This module is part of the community.aws collection (version 10.1.0).

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

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.aws.directconnect_gateway.

New in community.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis

Creates AWS Direct Connect Gateway.
Deletes AWS Direct Connect Gateway.
Attaches Virtual Gateways to Direct Connect Gateway.
Detaches Virtual Gateways to Direct Connect Gateway.
Prior to release 5.0.0 this module was called community.aws.aws_direct_connect_gateway. The usage did not change.

Aliases: aws_direct_connect_gateway

Requirements

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

python >= 3.6
boto3 >= 1.34.0
botocore >= 1.34.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_key aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key string	AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` or `AWS_ACCESS_KEY` environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK.
amazon_asn string	The Amazon side ASN. Required when state=present.
aws_ca_bundle path	The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. The `AWS_CA_BUNDLE` environment variable may also be used.
aws_config dictionary	A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean	Use a `botocore.endpoint` logger to parse the unique (rather than total) `"resource:action"` API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the `aws_resource_action` callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The `ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS` environment variable may also be used. Choices: `false` ← (default) `true`
direct_connect_gateway_id string	The ID of an existing Direct Connect Gateway. Required when state=absent.
endpoint_url aliases: aws_endpoint_url string	URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The `AWS_URL` environment variable may also be used.
name string	Name of the Direct Connect Gateway to be created or deleted.
profile aliases: aws_profile string	A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The `AWS_PROFILE` environment variable may also be used. The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and session_token options.
region aliases: aws_region string	The AWS region to use. For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored. The `AWS_REGION` environment variable may also be used. See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region.
secret_key aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key string	AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` or `AWS_SECRET_KEY` environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK.
session_token aliases: aws_session_token string	AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The `AWS_SESSION_TOKEN` environment variable may also be used. The session_token and profile options are mutually exclusive.
state string	Set state=present to ensure a resource is created. Set state=absent to remove a resource. Choices: `"present"` ← (default) `"absent"`
validate_certs boolean	When set to `false`, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs. Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead. Choices: `false` `true` ← (default)
virtual_gateway_id string	The VPN gateway ID of an existing virtual gateway.
wait_timeout integer	How long to wait for the association to be deleted. Default: `320`

Notes

Note

Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.
The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

- name: Create a new direct connect gateway attached to virtual private gateway
  community.aws.directconnect_gateway:
    state: present
    name: my-dx-gateway
    amazon_asn: 7224
    virtual_gateway_id: vpg-12345
  register: created_dxgw

- name: Create a new unattached dxgw
  community.aws.directconnect_gateway:
    state: present
    name: my-dx-gateway
    amazon_asn: 7224
  register: created_dxgw

Return Values

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

Key	Description
result complex	The attributes of the Direct Connect Gateway Returned: state=present
amazon_side_asn string	ASN on the amazon side. Returned: success
direct_connect_gateway_id string	The ID of the direct connect gateway. Returned: success
direct_connect_gateway_name string	The name of the direct connect gateway. Returned: success
direct_connect_gateway_state string	The state of the direct connect gateway. Returned: success
owner_account string	The AWS account ID of the owner of the direct connect gateway. Returned: success

Authors

Gobin Sougrakpam (@gobins)

Collection links

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2025 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/collections/community/aws/directconnect_gateway_module.html