get_all_tags_from_virtual_machine.yml

---
- name: Gather all tags attached to the given virtual machine
  gather_facts: no
  vars_files:
    - vcenter_vars.yml
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - name: Login task
      include_tasks: login.yml

    - name: Get virtual machine id for {{ vm_name }}
      uri:
        url: https://{{ vcenter_server }}/rest/vcenter/vm?filter.names={{ vm_name }}
        force_basic_auth: yes
        validate_certs: "{{ validate_certs }}"
        headers:
          Cookie: "{{ login.set_cookie }}"
      register: vVMs

    - set_fact:
        vm_id: "{{ vVMs.json.value[0].vm }}"

    - debug:
        msg: "{{ vm_id }}"
      when: debug_flag

    - name: Get tags attached to virtual machine {{ vm_name }}
      uri:
        url: https://{{ vcenter_server }}/rest/com/vmware/cis/tagging/tag-association?~action=list-attachable-tags
        force_basic_auth: yes
        validate_certs: "{{ validate_certs }}"
        method: POST
        body_format: json
        body:
          object_id:
            id: '{{ vm_id }}'
            type: 'VirtualMachine'
        headers:
          Cookie: "{{ login.set_cookie }}"
      register: vTags

    - name: Get tag names for collected tags
      uri:
        url: https://{{ vcenter_server }}/rest//com/vmware/cis/tagging/tag/id:{{ item }}
        force_basic_auth: yes
        validate_certs: "{{ validate_certs }}"
        headers:
          Cookie: "{{ login.set_cookie }}"
      register: attached_tags
      with_items: "{{ vTags.json.value }}"

    - name: Create a list of tags which is associated with {{ vm_name }}
      set_fact: vm_tag_list="{{ vm_tag_list|default([]) + [ item.json.value.name ] }}"
      with_items: "{{ attached_tags.results }}"

    - debug:
        msg: "{{ vm_tag_list }}"