--- title: Content: New Parameter in Multiple something | daily.dev description: Ansible's cisco.ios.ios_config and arista.eos.eos_config modules have gained a new `content` parameter that accepts rendered configuration as a string. This... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/content-new-parameter-in-multiple-something-phkoomstn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Content: New Parameter in Multiple something | daily.dev og:description: Ansible's cisco.ios.ios_config and arista.eos.eos_config modules have gained a new `content` parameter that accepts rendered configuration as a string. This... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/content-new-parameter-in-multiple-something-phkoomstn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/phkOoMsTN.png og:image:alt: Content: New Parameter in Multiple something og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Content: New Parameter in Multiple something **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ansible's cisco.ios.ios_config and arista.eos.eos_config modules have gained a new `content` parameter that accepts rendered configuration as a string. This resolves a long-standing issue where Ansible 12 broke network device configuration playbooks that relied on templating in the `src` parameter. The `src` parameter's templating capability is slated for deprecation, and the new `content` parameter is the recommended replacement. The change appears to have been applied across multiple device configuration modules. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the new `content` parameter in Ansible ios_config and eos_config modules and why was it added? The `content` parameter accepts a pre-rendered configuration string directly, replacing the need to use Jinja2 templating inside the `src` parameter. It was added after Ansible 12 broke network device configuration playbooks that relied on `src` templating. The `src` parameter's templating capability is being deprecated, and `content` is the recommended migration path for cisco.ios.ios_config, arista.eos.eos_config, and likely other device config modules. _Network engineers migrating Ansible playbooks away from src templating track changes like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Deep Dive: Automating NetOps with the cisco.catalystcenter Ansible Collection](https://daily.dev/posts/deep-dive-automating-netops-with-the-cisco-catalystcenter-ansible-collection-2bstaaosj) · Cisco · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [What’s new in Ansible Certified Content Collection for AWS](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-ansible-certified-content-collection-for-aws-tugkon68u) · Red Hat Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ansible Fetch Module: How it Works & Examples](https://daily.dev/posts/ansible-fetch-module-how-it-works-examples-csmuasw4u) · Spacelift · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Crappy Cisco IOS CLI Error Reporting « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/the-crappy-cisco-ios-cli-error-reporting-ipspace-net-blog-2cshblas0) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#ansible](https://daily.dev/tags/ansible) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/content-new-parameter-in-multiple-something-phkoomstn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Content: New Parameter in Multiple something","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/content-new-parameter-in-multiple-something-phkoomstn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/content-new-parameter-in-multiple-something-phkoomstn"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:54:11.723Z","dateModified":"2026-08-24T07:03:16.998Z","description":"Ansible's cisco.ios.ios_config and arista.eos.eos_config modules have gained a new `content` parameter that accepts rendered configuration as a string. 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