diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_community.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_community.py
index e1718a9d20f..5e2b2f9dab1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_community.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_community.py
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ description:
 author:
     - Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)
     - Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)
-notes:
-    - Tested against NXOSv 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL
 options:
     community:
         description:
@@ -80,7 +78,9 @@ commands:
 '''
 
 
-from ansible.module_utils.nxos import load_config, run_commands
+import re
+
+from ansible.module_utils.nxos import get_config, load_config, run_commands
 from ansible.module_utils.nxos import nxos_argument_spec, check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def execute_show_command(command, module):
         'output': 'json',
     }
 
-    return run_commands(module, command)
+    return run_commands(module, [command])
 
 
 def apply_key_map(key_map, table):
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ def flatten_list(command_lists):
 
 
 def get_snmp_groups(module):
-    data = execute_show_command('show snmp group', module)[0]
+    command = 'show snmp group'
+    data = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
+
     group_list = []
 
     try:
@@ -125,13 +127,14 @@ def get_snmp_groups(module):
         for group in group_table:
             group_list.append(group['role_name'])
     except (KeyError, AttributeError):
-        pass
+        return group_list
 
     return group_list
 
 
 def get_snmp_community(module, find_filter=None):
-    data = execute_show_command('show snmp community', module)[0]
+    command = 'show snmp community'
+    data = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
 
     community_dict = {}
 
@@ -222,7 +225,6 @@ def main():
     delta = dict(set(proposed.items()).difference(existing.items()))
 
     commands = []
-
     if state == 'absent':
         if existing:
             command = "no snmp-server community {0}".format(community)
@@ -237,7 +239,6 @@ def main():
         results['changed'] = True
         if not module.check_mode:
             load_config(module, cmds)
-
         if 'configure' in cmds:
             cmds.pop(0)
         results['commands'] = cmds
@@ -247,3 +248,4 @@ def main():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
+
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_contact.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_contact.py
index badba043a59..d6b1cfa1d4c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_contact.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_contact.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ commands:
 
 import re
 
-from ansible.module_utils.nxos import load_config, run_commands
+from ansible.module_utils.nxos import get_config, load_config, run_commands
 from ansible.module_utils.nxos import nxos_argument_spec, check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def execute_show_command(command, module):
         'output': 'text',
     }
 
-    return run_commands(module, command)
+    return run_commands(module, [command])
 
 
 def flatten_list(command_lists):
@@ -92,12 +92,17 @@ def flatten_list(command_lists):
 
 def get_snmp_contact(module):
     contact = {}
-    contact_regex = r'^\s*snmp-server\scontact\s(?P<contact>.+)$'
+    contact_regex = '.*snmp-server\scontact\s(?P<contact>\S+).*'
+    command = 'show run snmp'
 
-    body = execute_show_command('show run snmp', module)[0]
-    match_contact = re.search(contact_regex, body, re.M)
-    if match_contact:
-        contact['contact'] = match_contact.group("contact")
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
+
+    try:
+        match_contact = re.match(contact_regex, body, re.DOTALL)
+        group_contact = match_contact.groupdict()
+        contact['contact'] = group_contact["contact"]
+    except AttributeError:
+        contact = {}
 
     return contact
 
@@ -105,21 +110,25 @@ def get_snmp_contact(module):
 def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         contact=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'], default='present'),
+        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'],
+                       default='present')
     )
 
     argument_spec.update(nxos_argument_spec)
 
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                                supports_check_mode=True)
 
     warnings = list()
     check_args(module, warnings)
     results = {'changed': False, 'commands': [], 'warnings': warnings}
 
+
     contact = module.params['contact']
     state = module.params['state']
 
     existing = get_snmp_contact(module)
+    proposed = dict(contact=contact)
     commands = []
 
     if state == 'absent':
@@ -131,12 +140,11 @@ def main():
 
     cmds = flatten_list(commands)
     if cmds:
-        results['changed'] = True
         if not module.check_mode:
             load_config(module, cmds)
-
         if 'configure' in cmds:
             cmds.pop(0)
+        results['changed'] = True
         results['commands'] = cmds
 
     module.exit_json(**results)
@@ -144,3 +152,4 @@ def main():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
+
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_host.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_host.py
index 94ac7b9e17d..10e669f54cb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_host.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_host.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
+
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
                     'status': ['preview'],
                     'supported_by': 'network'}
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ options:
         required: true
         default: present
         choices: ['present','absent']
+
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -91,29 +93,67 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     snmp_host: 3.3.3.3
     community: TESTING
     state: present
+    host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ un }}"
+    password: "{{ pwd }}"
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
-commands:
+proposed:
+    description: k/v pairs of parameters passed into module
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"community": "TESTING", "snmp_host": "3.3.3.3",
+            "snmp_type": "trap", "version": "v2c", "vrf_filter": "one_more_vrf"}
+existing:
+    description: k/v pairs of existing snmp host
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"community": "TESTING", "snmp_type": "trap",
+            "udp": "162", "v3": "noauth", "version": "v2c",
+            "vrf": "test_vrf", "vrf_filter": ["test_vrf",
+            "another_test_vrf"]}
+end_state:
+    description: k/v pairs of switchport after module execution
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {"community": "TESTING", "snmp_type": "trap",
+            "udp": "162", "v3": "noauth", "version": "v2c",
+            "vrf": "test_vrf", "vrf_filter": ["test_vrf",
+            "another_test_vrf", "one_more_vrf"]}
+updates:
     description: commands sent to the device
     returned: always
     type: list
     sample: ["snmp-server host 3.3.3.3 filter-vrf another_test_vrf"]
+changed:
+    description: check to see if a change was made on the device
+    returned: always
+    type: boolean
+    sample: true
 '''
 
 
-from ansible.module_utils.nxos import load_config, run_commands
+from ansible.module_utils.nxos import get_config, load_config, run_commands
 from ansible.module_utils.nxos import nxos_argument_spec, check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
-def execute_show_command(command, module):
-    command = {
-        'command': command,
-        'output': 'json',
-    }
+import re
+import re
 
-    return run_commands(module, command)
+
+def execute_show_command(command, module, command_type='cli_show'):
+    if module.params['transport'] == 'cli':
+        if 'show run' not in command:
+            command += ' | json'
+        cmds = [command]
+        body = run_commands(module, cmds)
+    elif module.params['transport'] == 'nxapi':
+        cmds = [command]
+        body = run_commands(module, cmds)
+
+    return body
 
 
 def apply_key_map(key_map, table):
@@ -129,18 +169,9 @@ def apply_key_map(key_map, table):
     return new_dict
 
 
-def flatten_list(command_lists):
-    flat_command_list = []
-    for command in command_lists:
-        if isinstance(command, list):
-            flat_command_list.extend(command)
-        else:
-            flat_command_list.append(command)
-    return flat_command_list
-
-
 def get_snmp_host(host, module):
-    body = execute_show_command('show snmp host', module)
+    command = 'show snmp host'
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module)
 
     host_map = {
         'port': 'udp',
@@ -161,19 +192,19 @@ def get_snmp_host(host, module):
 
             for each in resource_table:
                 key = str(each['host'])
-                src = each.get('src_intf')
+                src = each.get('src_intf', None)
                 host_resource = apply_key_map(host_map, each)
 
                 if src:
                     host_resource['src_intf'] = src.split(':')[1].strip()
 
-                vrf_filt = each.get('TABLE_vrf_filters')
+                vrf_filt = each.get('TABLE_vrf_filters', None)
                 if vrf_filt:
                     vrf_filter = vrf_filt['ROW_vrf_filters']['vrf_filter'].split(':')[1].split(',')
                     filters = [vrf.strip() for vrf in vrf_filter]
                     host_resource['vrf_filter'] = filters
 
-                vrf = each.get('vrf')
+                vrf = each.get('vrf', None)
                 if vrf:
                     host_resource['vrf'] = vrf.split(':')[1].strip()
                 resource[key] = host_resource
@@ -181,7 +212,7 @@ def get_snmp_host(host, module):
         except (KeyError, AttributeError, TypeError):
             return resource
 
-        find = resource.get(host)
+        find = resource.get(host, None)
 
         if find:
             fix_find = {}
@@ -191,8 +222,10 @@ def get_snmp_host(host, module):
                 else:
                     fix_find[key] = value
             return fix_find
-
-    return {}
+        else:
+            return {}
+    else:
+        return {}
 
 
 def remove_snmp_host(host, existing):
@@ -218,10 +251,10 @@ def config_snmp_host(delta, proposed, existing, module):
     host = proposed['snmp_host']
     cmd = 'snmp-server host {0}'.format(proposed['snmp_host'])
 
-    snmp_type = delta.get('snmp_type')
-    version = delta.get('version')
-    ver = delta.get('v3')
-    community = delta.get('community')
+    snmp_type = delta.get('snmp_type', None)
+    version = delta.get('version', None)
+    ver = delta.get('v3', None)
+    community = delta.get('community', None)
 
     command_builder.append(cmd)
     if any([snmp_type, version, ver, community]):
@@ -258,14 +291,26 @@ def config_snmp_host(delta, proposed, existing, module):
         'src_intf': 'snmp-server host {0} source-interface {src_intf}'
     }
 
-    for key in delta:
-        command = CMDS.get(key)
-        if command:
-            cmd = command.format(host, **delta)
-            commands.append(cmd)
+    for key, value in delta.items():
+        if key in ['vrf_filter', 'vrf', 'udp', 'src_intf']:
+            command = CMDS.get(key, None)
+            if command:
+                cmd = command.format(host, **delta)
+                commands.append(cmd)
+            cmd = None
     return commands
 
 
+def flatten_list(command_lists):
+    flat_command_list = []
+    for command in command_lists:
+        if isinstance(command, list):
+            flat_command_list.extend(command)
+        else:
+            flat_command_list.append(command)
+    return flat_command_list
+
+
 def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         snmp_host=dict(required=True, type='str'),
@@ -282,11 +327,13 @@ def main():
 
     argument_spec.update(nxos_argument_spec)
 
-    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                                supports_check_mode=True)
 
     warnings = list()
     check_args(module, warnings)
-    results = {'changed': False, 'commands': [], 'warnings': warnings}
+
+
 
     snmp_host = module.params['snmp_host']
     community = module.params['community']
@@ -297,6 +344,7 @@ def main():
     vrf_filter = module.params['vrf_filter']
     vrf = module.params['vrf']
     snmp_type = module.params['snmp_type']
+
     state = module.params['state']
 
     if snmp_type == 'inform' and version != 'v3':
@@ -321,49 +369,67 @@ def main():
 
     # existing returns the list of vrfs configured for a given host
     # checking to see if the proposed is in the list
-    store = existing.get('vrf_filter')
+    store = existing.get('vrf_filter', None)
     if existing and store:
         if vrf_filter not in existing['vrf_filter']:
             existing['vrf_filter'] = None
         else:
             existing['vrf_filter'] = vrf_filter
-    commands = []
 
-    if state == 'absent' and existing:
-        command = remove_snmp_host(snmp_host, existing)
-        commands.append(command)
-
-    elif state == 'present':
-        args = dict(
-            community=community,
-            snmp_host=snmp_host,
-            udp=udp,
-            version=version,
-            src_intf=src_intf,
-            vrf_filter=vrf_filter,
-            v3=v3,
-            vrf=vrf,
-            snmp_type=snmp_type
+    args = dict(
+        community=community,
+        snmp_host=snmp_host,
+        udp=udp,
+        version=version,
+        src_intf=src_intf,
+        vrf_filter=vrf_filter,
+        v3=v3,
+        vrf=vrf,
+        snmp_type=snmp_type
         )
-        proposed = dict((k, v) for k, v in args.items() if v is not None)
 
-        delta = dict(set(proposed.items()).difference(existing.items()))
+    proposed = dict((k, v) for k, v in args.items() if v is not None)
+
+    delta = dict(set(proposed.items()).difference(existing.items()))
+
+    changed = False
+    commands = []
+    end_state = existing
+
+    if state == 'absent':
+        if existing:
+            command = remove_snmp_host(snmp_host, existing)
+            commands.append(command)
+    elif state == 'present':
         if delta:
             command = config_snmp_host(delta, proposed, existing, module)
             commands.append(command)
 
     cmds = flatten_list(commands)
     if cmds:
-        results['changed'] = True
-        if not module.check_mode:
+        if module.check_mode:
+            module.exit_json(changed=True, commands=cmds)
+        else:
+            changed = True
             load_config(module, cmds)
+            end_state = get_snmp_host(snmp_host, module)
+            if 'configure' in cmds:
+                cmds.pop(0)
 
-        if 'configure' in cmds:
-            cmds.pop(0)
-        results['commands'] = cmds
+    if store:
+        existing['vrf_filter'] = store
+
+    results = {}
+    results['proposed'] = proposed
+    results['existing'] = existing
+    results['end_state'] = end_state
+    results['updates'] = cmds
+    results['changed'] = changed
+    results['warnings'] = warnings
 
     module.exit_json(**results)
 
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
+
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_location.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_location.py
index 52604148e0a..bd728c4f7ba 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_location.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snmp_location.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
+
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
                     'status': ['preview'],
                     'supported_by': 'network'}
@@ -32,8 +33,6 @@ description:
 author:
     - Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)
     - Gabriele Gerbino (@GGabriele)
-notes:
-    - Tested against NXOSv 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL
 options:
     location:
         description:
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 RETURN = '''
 commands:
-    description: commands sent to the device
+    description: command sent to the device
     returned: always
     type: list
     sample: ["snmp-server location New_Test"]
@@ -70,18 +69,36 @@ commands:
 
 import re
 
-from ansible.module_utils.nxos import load_config, run_commands
+from ansible.module_utils.nxos import get_config, load_config, run_commands
 from ansible.module_utils.nxos import nxos_argument_spec, check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
-def execute_show_command(command, module):
-    command = {
-        'command': command,
-        'output': 'text',
-    }
+def execute_show_command(command, module, command_type='cli_show'):
+    if 'show run' not in command:
+        cmds = [{
+            'command': command,
+            'output': 'json',
+        }]
+    else:
+        cmds = [{
+            'command': command,
+            'output': 'text',
+        }]
 
-    return run_commands(module, command)
+    return run_commands(module, cmds)
+
+
+def apply_key_map(key_map, table):
+    new_dict = {}
+    for key, value in table.items():
+        new_key = key_map.get(key)
+        if new_key:
+            if value:
+                new_dict[new_key] = str(value)
+            else:
+                new_dict[new_key] = value
+    return new_dict
 
 
 def flatten_list(command_lists):
@@ -96,12 +113,16 @@ def flatten_list(command_lists):
 
 def get_snmp_location(module):
     location = {}
-    location_regex = r'^\s*snmp-server\slocation\s(?P<location>.+)$'
+    location_regex = '.*snmp-server\slocation\s(?P<location>\S+).*'
+    command = 'show run snmp'
 
-    body = execute_show_command('show run snmp', module)[0]
-    match_location = re.search(location_regex, body, re.M)
-    if match_location:
-        location['location'] = match_location.group("location")
+    body = execute_show_command(command, module, command_type='cli_show_ascii')
+    try:
+        match_location = re.match(location_regex, body[0], re.DOTALL)
+        group_location = match_location.groupdict()
+        location['location'] = group_location["location"]
+    except (AttributeError, TypeError):
+        location = {}
 
     return location
 
@@ -109,7 +130,7 @@ def get_snmp_location(module):
 def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         location=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'], default='present'),
+        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'], default='present')
     )
 
     argument_spec.update(nxos_argument_spec)
@@ -118,13 +139,15 @@ def main():
 
     warnings = list()
     check_args(module, warnings)
-    results = {'changed': False, 'commands': [], 'warnings': warnings}
+    results = {'commands': [], 'changed': False, 'warnings': warnings}
 
     location = module.params['location']
     state = module.params['state']
 
     existing = get_snmp_location(module)
     commands = []
+    proposed = dict(location=location)
+    end_state = existing
 
     if state == 'absent':
         if existing and existing['location'] == location:
@@ -135,16 +158,16 @@ def main():
 
     cmds = flatten_list(commands)
     if cmds:
-        results['changed'] = True
         if not module.check_mode:
             load_config(module, cmds)
 
         if 'configure' in cmds:
             cmds.pop(0)
         results['commands'] = cmds
+        results['changed'] = True
 
     module.exit_json(**results)
 
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()