Ansible Automation for Static DHCP Entries on UniFi Gear

unifi_dhcp_automation.yml

#!/usr/bin/ansible-playbook                                                    
# more api documentation here:                                                 
#   https://ubntwiki.com/products/software/unifi-controller/api                
---                                                                            
- name: test unifi api                                                         
  hosts: localhost                                                             
  gather_facts: no                                                             
                                                                               
  vars:                                                                        
    unifi_user: SVC_ACCT_USERNAME                                                
    unifi_pass: SVC_ACCT_PASSWORD                                              
    unifi_host: ubnt.example.com:8443                                        
    unifi_site: default                                                        
    mac_address: aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa                                             
    ip_address: 192.168.10.100                                           
                                                                               
  tasks:                                                                       
    - name: login                                                              
      uri:                                                                     
        url: https://{{ unifi_host }}/api/login                                
        method: POST                                                           
        validate_certs: no                                                     
        body:                                                                  
          username: "{{ unifi_user }}"                                         
          password: "{{ unifi_pass }}"                                         
          remember: false                                                      
          strict: false                                                        
        body_format: json                                                      
      register: unifi_login
                                                                               
    - debug:                                                                   
        msg: "{{ unifi_login }}"                                               
        verbosity: 1                                                           
                                                                               
    - name: get host id                                                           
      uri:                                                                        
        url: https://{{ unifi_host }}/api/s/{{ unifi_site }}/stat/user/{{ mac_address }}
        method: GET                                                            
        validate_certs: no                                                     
        headers:                                                               
          Cookie: "{{ unifi_login.set_cookie }}"                               
      register: unifi_meta 
                                                                                     
    - debug:                                                                   
        msg: "{{ unifi_meta }}"                                                
        verbosity: 1                                                           
                                                                               
    - name: set host ip                                                        
      uri:                                                                     
        url: https://{{ unifi_host }}/api/s/{{ unifi_site }}/rest/user/{{ unifi_meta.json.data.0._id }}
        method: PUT                                                            
        validate_certs: no                                                     
        headers:                                                               
          Cookie: "{{ unifi_login.set_cookie }}"                               
        body:                                                                  
          fixed_ip: "{{ ip_address }}"                                         
          network_id: "{{ unifi_meta.json.data.0.network_id }}"                
          use_fixedip: true                                                    
        body_format: json                                                      
      when: "'fixed_ip' not in unifi_meta.json.data.0 or unifi_meta.json.data.0.fixed_ip != ip_address"
      register: unifi_action
      changed_when: unifi_action.status == 200
                                                                               
    - name: logout                                                             
      uri:                                                                     
        url: https://{{ unifi_host }}/api/logout                               
        method: POST                                                           
        validate_certs: no                                                     
        headers:                                                               
          Cookie: "{{ unifi_login.set_cookie }}"