get_host_record.yml

---
- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - name: fetch host leaf01
      set_fact:
        host: "{{ lookup('nios', 'record:host', filter={'name': 'leaf01'}, provider=nios_provider) }}"

    - name: check the leaf01 return variable
      debug:
        var: host

    - name: debug specific variable (ipv4 address)
      debug:
        var: host.ipv4addrs[0].ipv4addr

    - name: fetch host leaf02
      set_fact:
        host: "{{ lookup('nios', 'record:host', filter={'name': 'leaf02'}, provider=nios_provider) }}"

    - name: check the leaf02 return variable
      debug:
        var: host