# indexed_items – rewrites lists to return ‘indexed items’

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- use this lookup if you want to loop over an array and also get the numeric index of where you are in the array as you go

- any list given will be transformed with each resulting element having the it’s previous position in item.0 and its value in item.1

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments
--- | --- | --- | ---
_terms - / required |  |  | list of items

## Examples

    - name: indexed loop demo
      debug:
        msg: "at array position {{ item.0 }} there is a value {{ item.1 }}"
      with_indexed_items:
        - "{{ some_list }}"

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
_raw list |  | list with each item.0 giving you the position and item.1 the value

## Status

- This lookup is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This lookup is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>

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