JSON Fetcher Terraform Module

This Terraform module fetches a JSON file from a URL and outputs its content. It can be used to integrate external JSON data into your Terraform workflows.

Usage

module "json_fetcher" {
  source = "path/to/this/module"
  
  # Optional: Override the default URL
  json_url = "https://your-custom-json-url.com/data.json"
  
  # Optional: Provide a token for authenticated requests
  github_token = "your-github-token"
}

# Access the JSON data
output "fetched_data" {
  value = module.json_fetcher.json_data
}

Inputs

Name	Description	Type	Default	Required
json_url	URL of the JSON file to fetch	string	"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/json-iterator/test-data/refs/heads/master/large-file.json"	no
github_token	GitHub token for authenticated requests	string	""	no

Outputs

Name	Description
json_data	The complete parsed JSON data
json_first_element	The first element of the JSON array (if applicable)

Notes

• For very large JSON files, consider using the sensitive = true flag on outputs to prevent the data from being printed in logs.
• This module also creates a local file output.json containing the fetched JSON data.
• Ensure your Terraform environment has proper network access to reach the specified URL.

Requirements

Name	Version
terraform	>= 1.0.0
http	~> 3.0
local	>= 2.0.0

License

MIT