diff --git a/ansible/scripts/config_ldap_api_payload.py b/ansible/scripts/config_ldap_api_payload.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccff48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/scripts/config_ldap_api_payload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+import os
+import json
+
+# no of LDAP entries
+ldapCfgList_count = max(int(var.split("_")[2]) for var in os.environ.keys() if var.startswith("settings_url_"))
+
+# Retrieve config values from environment variables. Wherever applicable, assign default values for undefined enviorment variables
+provider = os.getenv('settings_provider', 'LDAP')
+cacheSize = os.getenv('settings_cacheSize','10')
+cacheTTL = os.getenv('settings_cacheTTL', '60')
+cdsRunning = os.getenv('settings_cdsRunning', 'false')
+
+# Create ldapCfgList
+ldapCfgList = []
+for i in range(ldapCfgList_count):
+    index_key     =f'settings_index_{i}'
+    url_key       = f'settings_url_{i}'
+    principal_key = f'settings_principal_{i}'
+    password_key  = f'settings_password_{i}'
+    timeout_key   = f'settings_timeout_{i}'
+    poolMax_key   = f'settings_poolMax_{i}'
+    poolMin_key   = f'settings_poolMin_{i}'
+    useaf_key     = f'settings_synthesizeDN_{i}'
+    dnPrefix_key  = f'settings_dnPrefix_{i}'
+    dnSuffix_key  = f'settings_dnSuffix_{i}'
+    uidProp_key   = f'settings_uidProp_{i}'
+    userRootDn_key         = f'settings_userRootDn_{i}'
+    userEmailAttribute_key = f'settings_userEmailAttribute_{i}'
+    group_key              = f'settings_group_{i}'
+    groupIdProperty_key    = f'settings_groupIdProperty_{i}'
+    groupRootDN_key        = f'settings_groupRootDN_{i}'
+    memberAttribute_key    = f'settings_memberAttribute_{i}'
+
+    index_val     = os.getenv(index_key)
+    url_val       = os.getenv(url_key)
+    principal_val = os.getenv(principal_key)
+    password_val  = os.getenv(password_key)
+    timeout_val   = os.getenv(timeout_key, '5')
+    poolMax_val   = os.getenv(poolMax_key, '10')
+    poolMin_val   = os.getenv(poolMin_key, '0')
+    useaf_val     = os.getenv(useaf_key)
+    dnPrefix_val  = os.getenv(dnPrefix_key)
+    dnSuffix_val  = os.getenv(dnSuffix_key)
+    uidProp_val   = os.getenv(uidProp_key)
+    userRootDn_val         = os.getenv(userRootDn_key)
+    userEmailAttribute_val = os.getenv(userEmailAttribute_key)
+    group_val              = os.getenv(group_key)
+    groupIdProperty_val    = os.getenv(groupIdProperty_key)
+    groupRootDN_val        = os.getenv(groupRootDN_key)
+    memberAttribute_val    = os.getenv(memberAttribute_key)
+
+    ldapCfgList.append({'index': index_val, 'url': url_val, 'principal': principal_val, 'password': password_val, 'timeout': timeout_val, 'poolMax': poolMax_val, 'poolMin': poolMin_val, 'useaf': useaf_val, 'dnPrefix': dnPrefix_val, 'dnSuffix': dnSuffix_val, 'uidProp': uidProp_val, 'userRootDn': userRootDn_val, 'userEmailAttribute': userEmailAttribute_val, 'group': group_val, 'groupIdProperty': groupIdProperty_val, 'groupRootDN': groupRootDN_val, 'memberAttribute': memberAttribute_val})
+
+# Create JSON payload
+json_payload = {'ldapConfig': {'provider': provider, 'cacheSize': cacheSize, 'cacheTTL': cacheTTL,  'ldapDirectoryList': ldapCfgList, 'cdsRunning': cdsRunning}}
+
+print(json.dumps(json_payload))
diff --git a/ansible/vars/settings_ldap.yaml b/ansible/vars/settings_ldap.yaml
index 54ed07e..629bd6a 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/settings_ldap.yaml
+++ b/ansible/vars/settings_ldap.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ vars_ldap_enabled: "{{ lookup('env', 'settings_ldap_configure') | default('false
 vars_ldap_ignore_errors: "{{ lookup('env', 'settings_ldap_configure_ignore_errors') | default(vars_default_ignore_errors,true) }}"
 
 ## api gateway connectivity to ldap
-vars_ldap_settings: {}
+vars_ldap_settings: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'scripts/config_ldap_api_payload.py') }}"