diff --git a/.github/BOTMETA.yml b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
index 62b094da75..9eb521018f 100644
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ files:
     maintainers: vbotka
   $filters/replace_keys.py:
     maintainers: vbotka
+  $filters/reveal_ansible_type.py:
+    maintainers: vbotka
   $filters/time.py:
     maintainers: resmo
   $filters/to_days.yml:
@@ -1425,12 +1427,16 @@ files:
     ignore: matze
     labels: zypper
     maintainers: $team_suse
+  $plugin_utils/ansible_type.py:
+    maintainers: vbotka
   $plugin_utils/keys_filter.py:
     maintainers: vbotka
   $plugin_utils/unsafe.py:
     maintainers: felixfontein
   $tests/a_module.py:
     maintainers: felixfontein
+  $tests/ansible_type.py:
+    maintainers: vbotka
   $tests/fqdn_valid.py:
     maintainers: vbotka
 #########################
diff --git a/plugins/filter/reveal_ansible_type.py b/plugins/filter/reveal_ansible_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..916aaff930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/filter/reveal_ansible_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Vladimir Botka <vbotka@gmail.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: reveal_ansible_type
+    short_description: Return input type
+    version_added: "9.2.0"
+    author: Vladimir Botka (@vbotka)
+    description: This filter returns input type.
+    options:
+      _input:
+        description: Input data.
+        type: raw
+        required: true
+      alias:
+        description: Data type aliases.
+        default: {}
+        type: dictionary
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Substitution converts str to AnsibleUnicode
+# -------------------------------------------
+
+# String. AnsibleUnicode.
+data: "abc"
+result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => AnsibleUnicode
+
+# String. AnsibleUnicode alias str.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+data: "abc"
+result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+# result => str
+
+# List. All items are AnsibleUnicode.
+data: ["a", "b", "c"]
+result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => list[AnsibleUnicode]
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are AnsibleUnicode. All values are AnsibleUnicode.
+data: {"a": "foo", "b": "bar", "c": "baz"}
+result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => dict[AnsibleUnicode, AnsibleUnicode]
+
+# No substitution and no alias. Type of strings is str
+# ----------------------------------------------------
+
+# String
+result: '{{ "abc" | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => str
+
+# Integer
+result: '{{ 123 | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => int
+
+# Float
+result: '{{ 123.45 | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => float
+
+# Boolean
+result: '{{ true | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => bool
+
+# List. All items are strings.
+result: '{{ ["a", "b", "c"] | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => list[str]
+
+# List of dictionaries.
+result: '{{ [{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => list[dict]
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are strings. All values are integers.
+result: '{{ {"a": 1} | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => dict[str, int]
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are strings. All values are integers.
+result: '{{ {"a": 1, "b": 2} | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+# result => dict[str, int]
+
+# Type of strings is AnsibleUnicode or str
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+# Dictionary. The keys are integers or strings. All values are strings.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+data: {1: 'a', 'b': 'b'}
+result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+# result => dict[int|str, str]
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are integers. All values are keys.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+data: {1: 'a', 2: 'b'}
+result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+# result => dict[int, str]
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are strings. Multiple types values.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+data: {'a': 1, 'b': 1.1, 'c': 'abc', 'd': True, 'e': ['x', 'y', 'z'], 'f': {'x': 1, 'y': 2}}
+result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+# result => dict[str, bool|dict|float|int|list|str]
+
+# List. Multiple types items.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+data: [1, 2, 1.1, 'abc', True, ['x', 'y', 'z'], {'x': 1, 'y': 2}]
+result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+# result => list[bool|dict|float|int|list|str]
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: Type of the data.
+    type: str
+'''
+
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.plugin_utils.ansible_type import _ansible_type
+
+
+def reveal_ansible_type(data, alias=None):
+    """Returns data type"""
+
+    return _ansible_type(data, alias)
+
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+
+    def filters(self):
+        return {
+            'reveal_ansible_type': reveal_ansible_type
+        }
diff --git a/plugins/plugin_utils/ansible_type.py b/plugins/plugin_utils/ansible_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab78b78927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugin_utils/ansible_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Vladimir Botka <vbotka@gmail.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Mapping
+
+
+def _atype(data, alias):
+    """
+    Returns the name of the type class.
+    """
+
+    data_type = type(data).__name__
+    return alias.get(data_type, data_type)
+
+
+def _ansible_type(data, alias):
+    """
+    Returns the Ansible data type.
+    """
+
+    if alias is None:
+        alias = {}
+
+    if not isinstance(alias, Mapping):
+        msg = "The argument alias must be a dictionary. %s is %s"
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(msg % (alias, type(alias)))
+
+    data_type = _atype(data, alias)
+
+    if data_type == 'list' and len(data) > 0:
+        items = [_atype(i, alias) for i in data]
+        items_type = '|'.join(sorted(set(items)))
+        return ''.join((data_type, '[', items_type, ']'))
+
+    if data_type == 'dict' and len(data) > 0:
+        keys = [_atype(i, alias) for i in data.keys()]
+        vals = [_atype(i, alias) for i in data.values()]
+        keys_type = '|'.join(sorted(set(keys)))
+        vals_type = '|'.join(sorted(set(vals)))
+        return ''.join((data_type, '[', keys_type, ', ', vals_type, ']'))
+
+    return data_type
diff --git a/plugins/test/ansible_type.py b/plugins/test/ansible_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ac5e138eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/test/ansible_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Vladimir Botka <vbotka@gmail.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: ansible_type
+    short_description: Validate input type
+    version_added: "9.2.0"
+    author: Vladimir Botka (@vbotka)
+    description: This test validates input type.
+    options:
+      _input:
+        description: Input data.
+        type: raw
+        required: true
+      dtype:
+        description: A single data type, or a data types list to be validated.
+        type: raw
+        required: true
+      alias:
+        description: Data type aliases.
+        default: {}
+        type: dictionary
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+
+# Substitution converts str to AnsibleUnicode
+# -------------------------------------------
+
+# String. AnsibleUnicode.
+dtype: AnsibleUnicode
+data: "abc"
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# String. AnsibleUnicode alias str.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+dtype: str
+data: "abc"
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# List. All items are AnsibleUnicode.
+dtype: list[AnsibleUnicode]
+data: ["a", "b", "c"]
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are AnsibleUnicode. All values are AnsibleUnicode.
+dtype: dict[AnsibleUnicode, AnsibleUnicode]
+data: {"a": "foo", "b": "bar", "c": "baz"}
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# No substitution and no alias. Type of strings is str
+# ----------------------------------------------------
+
+# String
+dtype: str
+result: '{{ "abc" is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Integer
+dtype: int
+result: '{{ 123 is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Float
+dtype: float
+result: '{{ 123.45 is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Boolean
+dtype: bool
+result: '{{ true is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# List. All items are strings.
+dtype: list[str]
+result: '{{ ["a", "b", "c"] is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# List of dictionaries.
+dtype: list[dict]
+result: '{{ [{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are strings. All values are integers.
+dtype: dict[str, int]
+result: '{{ {"a": 1} is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are strings. All values are integers.
+dtype: dict[str, int]
+result: '{{ {"a": 1, "b": 2} is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Type of strings is AnsibleUnicode or str
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+# Dictionary. The keys are integers or strings. All values are strings.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+dtype: dict[int|str, str]
+data: {1: 'a', 'b': 'b'}
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are integers. All values are keys.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+dtype: dict[int, str]
+data: {1: 'a', 2: 'b'}
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Dictionary. All keys are strings. Multiple types values.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+dtype: dict[str, bool|dict|float|int|list|str]
+data: {'a': 1, 'b': 1.1, 'c': 'abc', 'd': True, 'e': ['x', 'y', 'z'], 'f': {'x': 1, 'y': 2}}
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# List. Multiple types items.
+alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+dtype: list[bool|dict|float|int|list|str]
+data: [1, 2, 1.1, 'abc', True, ['x', 'y', 'z'], {'x': 1, 'y': 2}]
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Option dtype is list
+# --------------------
+
+# AnsibleUnicode or str
+dtype: ['AnsibleUnicode', 'str']
+data: abc
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# float or int
+dtype: ['float', 'int']
+data: 123
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# float or int
+dtype: ['float', 'int']
+data: 123.45
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# Multiple alias
+# --------------
+
+# int alias number
+alias: {"int": "number", "float": "number"}
+dtype: number
+data: 123
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias) }}'
+# result => true
+
+# float alias number
+alias: {"int": "number", "float": "number"}
+dtype: number
+data: 123.45
+result: '{{ data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias) }}'
+# result => true
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+  _value:
+    description: Whether the data type is valid.
+    type: bool
+'''
+
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleFilterError
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Sequence
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.plugin_utils.ansible_type import _ansible_type
+
+
+def ansible_type(data, dtype, alias=None):
+    """Validates data type"""
+
+    if not isinstance(dtype, Sequence):
+        msg = "The argument dtype must be a string or a list. dtype is %s."
+        raise AnsibleFilterError(msg % (dtype, type(dtype)))
+
+    if isinstance(dtype, str):
+        data_types = [dtype]
+    else:
+        data_types = dtype
+
+    return _ansible_type(data, alias) in data_types
+
+
+class TestModule(object):
+
+    def tests(self):
+        return {
+            'ansible_type': ansible_type
+        }
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12d1d6617e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+azp/posix/2
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c890c11901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Integration tests
+  import_tasks: tasks.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/tasks/tasks.yml b/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/tasks/tasks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37d3abcb71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/filter_reveal_ansible_type/tasks/tasks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# Substitution converts str to AnsibleUnicode
+# -------------------------------------------
+
+- name: String. AnsibleUnicode.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '"abc" is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '"abc" is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: "abc"
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: 'AnsibleUnicode'
+
+- name: String. AnsibleUnicode alias str.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '"abc" is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '"abc" is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: "abc"
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: 'str'
+
+- name: List. All items are AnsibleUnicode.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '["a", "b", "c"] is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '["a", "b", "c"] is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: ["a", "b", "c"]
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: 'list[AnsibleUnicode]'
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are AnsibleUnicode. All values are AnsibleUnicode.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '{"a": "foo", "b": "bar", "c": "baz"} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '{"a": "foo", "b": "bar", "c": "baz"} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: {"a": "foo", "b": "bar", "c": "baz"}
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: 'dict[AnsibleUnicode, AnsibleUnicode]'
+
+# No substitution and no alias. Type of strings is str
+# ----------------------------------------------------
+
+- name: String
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '"abc" is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '"abc" is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ "abc" | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: str
+
+- name: Integer
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '123 is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '123 is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ 123 | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: int
+
+- name: Float
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '123.45 is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '123.45 is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ 123.45 | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: float
+
+- name: Boolean
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: 'true is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  'true is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ true | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: bool
+
+- name: List. All items are strings.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '["a", "b", "c"] is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '["a", "b", "c"] is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ ["a", "b", "c"] | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: list[str]
+
+- name: List of dictionaries.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '[{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '[{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ [{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: list[dict]
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are strings. All values are integers.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '{"a": 1} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '{"a": 1} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ {"a": 1} | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: dict[str, int]
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are strings. All values are integers.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: '{"a": 1, "b": 2} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '{"a": 1, "b": 2} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ {"a": 1, "b": 2} | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: dict[str, int]
+
+# Type of strings is AnsibleUnicode or str
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+- name: Dictionary. The keys are integers or strings. All values are strings.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: 'data is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: 'data is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: {1: 'a', 'b': 'b'}
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: dict[int|str, str]
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are integers. All values are keys.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: 'data is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: 'data is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: {1: 'a', 2: 'b'}
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: dict[int, str]
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are strings. Multiple types values.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: 'data is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: 'data is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: {'a': 1, 'b': 1.1, 'c': 'abc', 'd': True, 'e': ['x', 'y', 'z'], 'f': {'x': 1, 'y': 2}}
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: dict[str, bool|dict|float|int|list|str]
+
+- name: List. Multiple types items.
+  assert:
+    that: result == dtype
+    success_msg: 'data is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: 'data is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: [1, 2, 1.1, 'abc', True, ['x', 'y', 'z'], {'x': 1, 'y': 2}]
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: list[bool|dict|float|int|list|str]
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12d1d6617e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+azp/posix/2
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c890c11901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Integration tests
+  import_tasks: tasks.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/tasks/tasks.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/tasks/tasks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..261256c0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_ansible_type/tasks/tasks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# Substitution converts str to AnsibleUnicode
+# -------------------------------------------
+
+- name: String. AnsibleUnicode.
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)
+    success_msg: '"abc" is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '"abc" is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: "abc"
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: 'AnsibleUnicode'
+
+- name: String. AnsibleUnicode alias str.
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias)
+    success_msg: '"abc" is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '"abc" is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: "abc"
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: 'str'
+
+- name: List. All items are AnsibleUnicode.
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)
+    success_msg: '["a", "b", "c"] is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '["a", "b", "c"] is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: ["a", "b", "c"]
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: 'list[AnsibleUnicode]'
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are AnsibleUnicode. All values are AnsibleUnicode.
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)
+    success_msg: '{"a": "foo", "b": "bar", "c": "baz"} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '{"a": "foo", "b": "bar", "c": "baz"} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: {"a": "foo", "b": "bar", "c": "baz"}
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: 'dict[AnsibleUnicode, AnsibleUnicode]'
+
+# No substitution and no alias. Type of strings is str
+# ----------------------------------------------------
+
+- name: String
+  assert:
+    that: '"abc" is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)'
+    success_msg: '"abc" is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '"abc" is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ "abc" | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: str
+
+- name: Integer
+  assert:
+    that: '123 is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)'
+    success_msg: '123 is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '123 is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ 123 | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: int
+
+- name: Float
+  assert:
+    that: '123.45 is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)'
+    success_msg: '123.45 is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '123.45 is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ 123.45 | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: float
+
+- name: Boolean
+  assert:
+    that: 'true is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)'
+    success_msg: 'true is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  'true is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ true | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: bool
+
+- name: List. All items are strings.
+  assert:
+    that: '["a", "b", "c"] is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)'
+    success_msg: '["a", "b", "c"] is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '["a", "b", "c"] is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ ["a", "b", "c"] | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: list[str]
+
+- name: List of dictionaries.
+  assert:
+    that: '[{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)'
+    success_msg: '[{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '[{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ [{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}] | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: list[dict]
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are strings. All values are integers.
+  assert:
+    that: '{"a": 1} is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)'
+    success_msg: '{"a": 1} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '{"a": 1} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ {"a": 1} | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: dict[str, int]
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are strings. All values are integers.
+  assert:
+    that: '{"a": 1, "b": 2} is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)'
+    success_msg: '{"a": 1, "b": 2} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg:  '{"a": 1, "b": 2} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    result: '{{ {"a": 1, "b": 2} | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: dict[str, int]
+
+# Type of strings is AnsibleUnicode or str
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+- name: Dictionary. The keys are integers or strings. All values are strings.
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias)
+    success_msg: '{"1": "a", "b": "b"} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '{"1": "a", "b": "b"} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: {1: 'a', 'b': 'b'}
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: dict[int|str, str]
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are integers. All values are keys.
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias)
+    success_msg: '{"1": "a", "2": "b"} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '{"1": "a", "2": "b"} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: {1: 'a', 2: 'b'}
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: dict[int, str]
+
+- name: Dictionary. All keys are strings. Multiple types values.
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias)
+    success_msg: '{"a": 1, "b": 1.1, "c": "abc", "d": true, "e": ["x", "y", "z"], "f": {"x": 1, "y": 2}} is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '{"a": 1, "b": 1.1, "c": "abc", "d": true, "e": ["x", "y", "z"], "f": {"x": 1, "y": 2}} is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: {'a': 1, 'b': 1.1, 'c': 'abc', 'd': True, 'e': ['x', 'y', 'z'], 'f': {'x': 1, 'y': 2}}
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: dict[str, bool|dict|float|int|list|str]
+
+- name: List. Multiple types items.
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias)
+    success_msg: '[1, 2, 1.1, "abc", true, ["x", "y", "z"], {"x": 1, "y": 2}] is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '[1, 2, 1.1, "abc", true, ["x", "y", "z"], {"x": 1, "y": 2}] is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"AnsibleUnicode": "str"}
+    data: [1, 2, 1.1, 'abc', True, ['x', 'y', 'z'], {'x': 1, 'y': 2}]
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: list[bool|dict|float|int|list|str]
+
+# Option dtype is list
+# --------------------
+
+- name: AnsibleUnicode or str
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)
+    success_msg: '"abc" is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '"abc" is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: abc
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: ['AnsibleUnicode', 'str']
+
+- name: float or int
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)
+    success_msg: '123 is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '123 is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: 123
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: ['float', 'int']
+
+- name: float or int
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype)
+    success_msg: '123.45 is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '123.45 is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    data: 123.45
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type }}'
+    dtype: ['float', 'int']
+
+# Multiple alias
+# --------------
+
+- name: int alias number
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias)
+    success_msg: '123 is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '123 is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"int": "number", "float": "number"}
+    data: 123
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: number
+
+- name: float alias number
+  assert:
+    that: data is community.general.ansible_type(dtype, alias)
+    success_msg: '123.45 is {{ dtype }}'
+    fail_msg: '123.45 is {{ result }}'
+    quiet: '{{ quiet_test | d(true) | bool }}'
+  vars:
+    alias: {"int": "number", "float": "number"}
+    data: 123.45
+    result: '{{ data | community.general.reveal_ansible_type(alias) }}'
+    dtype: number