search.yml

---
- name: elk search workflow
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false

  tasks:
    - name: search elasticsearch for job id
      uri:
        url: "http://{{ cluster_fqdn }}:9200/_search"
        method: "GET"
        body_format: "json"
        body: >
          {
            "query": {
              "match_phrase": {
                #"ansible_facts.config.wlan": {
                "job_id": {
                  "query":"{{ job_id }}"
                }
              }
            }
          }
          '
        headers:
          Content-Type: "application/json"
        # client_cert: /etc/ssl/cert.pem
        # client_key: /etc/ssl/cert.key
      register: elk_search

    - name: retrieve a list of hostnames
      set_fact:
        elk_hostnames: "{{ elk_search.json.hits.hits | map(attribute='_source.ansible_facts.hostname') | list | unique | lower }}"

    - name: retrieve hostnames from search results
      debug:
        var: elk_hostnames

    - name: add hostnames to playbook inventory
      add_host:
        hostname: elk_hostnames
        inventory_dir: "inventory"

    - name: run role against search result hostnames
      hosts: "{{ hostvars['localhost']['elk_hostnames'] }}"
      gather_facts: false
      connection: local
      roles:
        - role: tower-job
...