19.13. Use callback plugins with automation controller

Ansible has a flexible method of handling actions during playbook runs, called callback plugins. You can use these plugins with automation controller to do things such as notify services upon playbook runs or failures, or send emails after every playbook run.

For official documentation on the callback plugin architecture, see Developing plugins.

You might also want to review some example plugins, which should be modified for site-specific purposes, such as those available at: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/tree/devel/lib/ansible/plugins/callback

To use these plugins, put the callback plugin .py file into a directory called /callback_plugins alongside your playbook in your automation controller Project. Then, specify their paths (one path per line) in the Ansible Callback Plugins field of the Job settings: