TXT Record

Use the nios_txt_record module to create, update, or remove a TXT record object from a NIOS Grid.

The following table describes the parameters you can define in the nios_txt_record module:

Parameter	Required/Optional	Description
`name`	Required	Specifies the fully qualified host name of the TXT record to add, update, or remove from NIOS.
`view`	Optional	Specifies the DNS view to associate the TXT record with. If a value is not specified, the default view configured in NIOS is used.
`text`	Optional	Specifies the text associated with the record. It can contain up to 255 bytes per substring and a total of up to 512 bytes. To enter leading, trailing, or embedded spaces in the text, add quotation marks around the text to preserve the spaces.
`ttl`	Optional	Specifies the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record. The duration that the record is valid for, in seconds (cached).
`extattrs`	Optional	Specifies extensible attributes for the TXT record object.
`state`	Optional	Specifies the state of the TXT record instance on the NIOS server. Set one of the following values: `present` (default): Configures the record. `absent`: Removes the record.
`comment`	Optional	Describes the TXT record object.
`provider`	Required	Defines the details of the connection: `host`: The DNS host name or IP address to connect to the remote instance of NIOS. `username`: The user name to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance. `password`: The password to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance. For information on additional fields you can define, see the list of subparameters in the NIOS Modules for Ansible Collections topic.
`connection`	Required	The `nios_txt_record` module must be run locally.

Examples

name: Ensure a text Record Exists
infoblox.nios_modules.nios_txt_record:
name: fqdn.txt.record.com
text: mytext
view: External
state: present
provider:
host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip>
username: <nios_username>
password: <nios_password>
connection: local