alwaysup_no.yml

---
- name: ec2 test
  hosts: localhost
  become: true
  vars:
    region: us-west-2
    wait_for_stop: False

  tasks:
    - name: Build a list of AlwaysUp:NO instances
      ec2_instance_info:
        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
        aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
        region: "{{ region }}"
        filters:
          "tag:AlwaysUp": "NO"
      register: alwaysup_no_instances

    - name: Log instance_ids
      debug:
        var: item.instance_id
      with_items: "{{ alwaysup_no_instances.instances }}"

    - name: set fact instance_ids
      set_fact:
        instance_ids: "{{ instance_ids|default([]) }} + [ '{{ item.instance_id }}' ]"
      with_items: "{{ alwaysup_no_instances.instances }}"

    - name: Log instance_ids
      debug:
        var: instance_ids

    - name: Stop the AlwaysUp:NO instances
      ec2:
        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
        aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
        region: "{{ region }}"
        instance_ids: "{{ instance_ids }}"
        state: stopped
        wait: "{{ wait_for_stop }}"