ansible [core 2.17.14]
  config file = /root/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /root/myansible/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/collections
  executable location = /root/myansible/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.10.12 (main, Aug 15 2025, 14:32:43) [GCC 11.4.0] (/root/myansible/bin/python)
  jinja version = 3.1.6
  libyaml = True

Sys::Version
Main Package
  Product     BIG-IP
  Version     17.5.1
  Build       0.0.7
  Edition     Final
  Date        Wed Jun 18 06:03:07 PDT 2025

---
- name: AS3.JSON pushed via ansible
  hosts: all
  connection: httpapi
  gather_facts: false
  #dry_run: false
  #dryRun: false

  # Connection Info
  vars:
    ansible_user: admin
    ansible_httpapi_user: "admin"
    ansible_httpapi_pass: "admin"
    ansible_httpapi_password: admin
    ansible_httpapi_port: 443
    ansible_network_os: f5networks.f5_bigip.bigip
    ansible_httpapi_use_ssl: yes
    ansible_httpapi_validate_certs: false # was no

  tasks:
    - name: Deploy or Update AS3  
      f5networks.f5_bigip.bigip_as3_deploy:
        content: "{{ lookup('file', 'declarations/as3.json') }}"
        state: present
        #provider: "{{ httpapi }}"
        controls: 
          dry_run: "False"
        #dryRun: false
        #ignore_errors: true

# end

[as3.json] (from example files)
{
  "class": "AS3",
  "action": "deploy",
  "persist": true,
  "declaration": {
    "class": "ADC",
    "id": "id",
    "label": "WebApp",
    "ansible": {
      "class": "Tenant",
      "A1": {
        "class": "Application",
        "web": {
          "class": "Service_HTTP",
          "virtualAddresses": ["10.1.2.3"],
          "virtualPort": 80,
          "pool": "web_pool"
        },
        "web_pool": {
          "class": "Pool",
          "monitors": [{"use": "http_mon"}],
          "members": [
            {
              "servicePort": 8080,
              "serverAddresses": [
                "10.2.2.3"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "http_mon": {
            "class": "Monitor",
            "monitorType": "http",
            "receive": "I AM UP"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

(myansible) root@ubuntu-server:~# ansible-playbook -vvvvv -i inventory/hosts playbook.yaml
ansible-playbook [core 2.17.14]
  config file = /root/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /root/myansible/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/collections
  executable location = /root/myansible/bin/ansible-playbook
  python version = 3.10.12 (main, Aug 15 2025, 14:32:43) [GCC 11.4.0] (/root/myansible/bin/python)
  jinja version = 3.1.6
  libyaml = True
Using /root/ansible.cfg as config file
[DEPRECATION WARNING]: [defaults]collections_paths option, does not fit var naming standard, use the singular form collections_path
 instead. This feature will be removed from ansible-core in version 2.19. Deprecation warnings can be disabled by setting 
deprecation_warnings=False in ansible.cfg.
setting up inventory plugins
Loading collection ansible.builtin from 
host_list declined parsing /root/inventory/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
script declined parsing /root/inventory/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
auto declined parsing /root/inventory/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /root/inventory/hosts inventory source with ini plugin
Loading collection f5networks.f5_bigip from /root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip
Loading callback plugin default of type stdout, v2.0 from /root/myansible/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
Attempting to use 'default' callback.
Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback.
Attempting to use 'junit' callback.
Attempting to use 'minimal' callback.
Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback.
Attempting to use 'oneline' callback.
Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback.
Attempting to use 'tree' callback.

PLAYBOOK: playbook.yaml ************************************************************************************************************
Positional arguments: playbook.yaml
verbosity: 5
connection: ssh
become_method: sudo
tags: ('all',)
inventory: ('/root/inventory/hosts',)
forks: 5
1 plays in playbook.yaml

PLAY [AS3.JSON pushed via ansible] *************************************************************************************************

TASK [Deploy or Update AS3] ********************************************************************************************************
task path: /root/playbook.yaml:21
looking for "declarations/as3.json" at "/root/files/declarations/as3.json"
looking for "declarations/as3.json" at "/root/declarations/as3.json"
File lookup using /root/declarations/as3.json as file
redirecting (type: connection) ansible.builtin.httpapi to ansible.netcommon.httpapi
Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /root/myansible/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/netcommon
Loading collection ansible.utils from /root/myansible/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/utils
<10.155.236.223> Using network group action f5networks.f5_bigip.bigip for f5networks.f5_bigip.bigip_as3_deploy
<10.155.236.223> attempting to start connection
<10.155.236.223> using connection plugin ansible.netcommon.httpapi
Found ansible-connection at path /root/myansible/bin/ansible-connection
<10.155.236.223> local domain socket does not exist, starting it
<10.155.236.223> control socket path is /root/.ansible/pc/9e4fb5c77b
<10.155.236.223> Loading collection ansible.builtin from 
<10.155.236.223> redirecting (type: connection) ansible.builtin.httpapi to ansible.netcommon.httpapi
<10.155.236.223> Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /root/myansible/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/netcommon
<10.155.236.223> Loading collection ansible.utils from /root/myansible/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/utils
<10.155.236.223> Loading collection f5networks.f5_bigip from /root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip
<10.155.236.223> local domain socket listeners started successfully
<10.155.236.223> loaded API plugin ansible_collections.f5networks.f5_bigip.plugins.httpapi.bigip from path /root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/httpapi/bigip.py for platform type f5networks.f5_bigip.bigip
<10.155.236.223> Loading collection ansible.builtin from 
<10.155.236.223> local domain socket path is /root/.ansible/pc/9e4fb5c77b
<10.155.236.223> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: enabled
<10.155.236.223> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: found f5networks.f5_bigip.bigip_as3_deploy  at /root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py
<10.155.236.223> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: running f5networks.f5_bigip.bigip_as3_deploy
<10.155.236.223> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: complete
<10.155.236.223> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: Result: {'failed': True, 'msg': '{\'code\': 500, \'message\': "Cannot set property \'dryRun\' of undefined"}', 'exception': '  File "/root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py", line 825, in main\n    results = mm.exec_module()\n  File "/root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py", line 504, in exec_module\n    changed = self.present()\n  File "/root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py", line 520, in present\n    if self.exists():\n  File "/root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py", line 574, in exists\n    raise F5ModuleError(response[\'contents\'])\n', 'invocation': {'module_args': {'content': {'class': 'AS3', 'action': 'deploy', 'persist': True, 'declaration': {'class': 'ADC', 'id': 'id', 'label': 'WebApp', 'ansible': {'class': 'Tenant', 'A1': {'class': 'Application', 'web': {'class': 'Service_HTTP', 'virtualAddresses': ['10.1.2.3'], 'virtualPort': 80, 'pool': 'web_pool'}, 'web_pool': {'class': 'Pool', 'monitors': [{'use': 'http_mon'}], 'members': [{'servicePort': 8080, 'serverAddresses': ['10.2.2.3']}]}, 'http_mon': {'class': 'Monitor', 'monitorType': 'http', 'receive': 'I AM UP'}}}}}, 'state': 'present', 'controls': {'dry_run': False, 'log_level': None, 'trace': None, 'trace_response': None, 'user_agent': None}, 'timeout': 300, 'tenant': None, 'as3_apps_delete': None}}, '_ansible_parsed': True}
The full traceback is:
  File "/root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py", line 825, in main
    results = mm.exec_module()
  File "/root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py", line 504, in exec_module
    changed = self.present()
  File "/root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py", line 520, in present
    if self.exists():
  File "/root/collections/ansible_collections/f5networks/f5_bigip/plugins/modules/bigip_as3_deploy.py", line 574, in exists
    raise F5ModuleError(response['contents'])
fatal: [10.155.236.223]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "as3_apps_delete": null,
            "content": {
                "action": "deploy",
                "class": "AS3",
                "declaration": {
                    "ansible": {
                        "A1": {
                            "class": "Application",
                            "http_mon": {
                                "class": "Monitor",
                                "monitorType": "http",
                                "receive": "I AM UP"
                            },
                            "web": {
                                "class": "Service_HTTP",
                                "pool": "web_pool",
                                "virtualAddresses": [
                                    "10.1.2.3"
                                ],
                                "virtualPort": 80
                            },
                            "web_pool": {
                                "class": "Pool",
                                "members": [
                                    {
                                        "serverAddresses": [
                                            "10.2.2.3"
                                        ],
                                        "servicePort": 8080
                                    }
                                ],
                                "monitors": [
                                    {
                                        "use": "http_mon"
                                    }
                                ]
                            }
                        },
                        "class": "Tenant"
                    },
                    "class": "ADC",
                    "id": "id",
                    "label": "WebApp"
                },
                "persist": true
            },
            "controls": {
                "dry_run": false,
                "log_level": null,
                "trace": null,
                "trace_response": null,
                "user_agent": null
            },
            "state": "present",
            "tenant": null,
            "timeout": 300
        }
    },
    "msg": "{'code': 500, 'message': \"Cannot set property 'dryRun' of undefined\"}"
}

PLAY RECAP *************************************************************************************************************************
10.155.236.223             : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   

(myansible) root@ubuntu-server:~#