example

[student1@ansible ~]$ cat netconf.yml
---
- name: RUN A NETCONF COMMAND
  hosts: cisco
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:
    - name: make sure jxmlease is installed locally
      pip:
        name: jxmlease
      run_once: true
      delegate_to: localhost
    # documented here for cisco https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/storage-networking/management/200933-YANG-NETCONF-Configuration-Validation.html#anc9
    - name: make sure netconf is on
      ios_config:
        lines:
          - netconf-yang
          - aaa new-model
          - aaa authorization exec default local

     # can verify with show platform software yang-management process

    - name: get interface info
      vars:
        ansible_connection: netconf
      netconf_rpc:
        display: json
        rpc: get-interface-information
        content:
          interface-name: "GigabitEthernet1"
      register: netconf_info

    - name: print out to terminal window
      debug:
        var: netconf_info