As network engineers, sometimes we need to use the aci_rest module when automating Cisco ACI with Ansible. Because what happens when we need to configure a specific ACI feature that doesn’t yet have a dedicated module? Or when we need to push a raw JSON or XML payload directly to the APIC?
That is where the aci_rest module shines. It is our “Swiss Army Knife” when automating Cisco ACI with Ansible, giving us direct access to the REST API while keeping our workflow within Ansible.
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