diff --git a/infrared/infrared_instance-ha_plugin_main.yml b/infrared/infrared_instance-ha_plugin_main.yml
index 6b641d8..437c365 100644
--- a/infrared/infrared_instance-ha_plugin_main.yml
+++ b/infrared/infrared_instance-ha_plugin_main.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,59 @@
 #  - include_role:
 #      name: instance-ha
 
-#This executes all from the undercloud itself:
+#This creates the clouds.yaml file from undercloud/overcloud credentials
+#for use in pythonsdk api for osp connection and querrying:
 
+- name: create clouds.yaml for pythonsdk api
+  hosts: undercloud
+  tasks:
+        
+        - name: get undercloud variables
+          shell: |
+              for key in $( set | awk '{FS="="}  /^OS_/ {print $1}' ); do unset $key ; done
+              source /home/stack/stackrc
+              echo -n "undercloud: {'auth': { 'auth-url': '$OS_AUTH_URL', 'username': '$OS_USERNAME', 'password': '$OS_PASSWORD', 'project-name': '${OS_PROJECT_NAME:-$OS_TENANT_NAME}' }}"
+          register: cloud_details
+
+        - name: create clouds.yaml if doesn't exist
+          blockinfile:
+              content: 'clouds:'
+              dest: " /home/stack/clouds.yaml"
+              marker: "#{mark} HEADER"
+              create: yes
+
+        - name: insert undercloud parameters
+          blockinfile:
+              dest: " /home/stack/clouds.yaml"
+              block: |5
+                    {{ cloud_details.stdout|from_yaml|to_nice_yaml(indent=4) }}
+              insertbefore: "#END undercloud SECTION"
+              marker: "#{mark} undercloud PARAMETERS"
+
+        - name: get overcloud variables
+          shell: |
+              for key in $( set | awk '{FS="="}  /^OS_/ {print $1}' ); do unset $key ; done
+              source /home/stack/overcloudrc
+              echo -n "overcloud: {'auth': { 'auth-url': '$OS_AUTH_URL', 'username': '$OS_USERNAME', 'password': '$OS_PASSWORD', 'project-name': '${OS_PROJECT_NAME:-$OS_TENANT_NAME}' }}"
+          register: cloud_details
+        
+        - name: create clouds.yaml if doesn't exist
+          blockinfile:
+              content: 'clouds:'
+              dest: " /home/stack/clouds.yaml"
+              marker: "#{mark} HEADER"
+              create: yes
+        
+        - name: insert overcloud parameters
+          blockinfile:
+              dest: " /home/stack/clouds.yaml"
+              block: |5
+                    {{ cloud_details.stdout|from_yaml|to_nice_yaml(indent=4) }}
+              insertbefore: "#END overcloud SECTION"
+              marker: "#{mark} overcloud PARAMETERS"
+
+
+#This executes all from the undercloud itself:
 
 - name: Configure Instance HA
   hosts: undercloud