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layout: commands
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page_title: 'Commands: Intention Get'
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description: >-
The `consul intention get` command returns information about a single L4 service intention that authorizes services to communicate. It was deprecated in Consul v1.9.0; use `consul config` instead.
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---
# Consul Intention Get
Command: `consul intention get`
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Corresponding HTTP API Endpoints: [\[GET\] /v1/connect/intentions/exact](/consul/api-docs/connect/intentions#read-specific-intention-by-name), [\[GET\] /v1/connect/intentions/:uuid](/consul/api-docs/connect/intentions#read-specific-intention-by-id)
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The `intention get` command shows a single intention.
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-> **Deprecated** - The one argument form of this command is deprecated in
Consul 1.9.0. Intentions no longer need IDs when represented as
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[`service-intentions`](/consul/docs/connect/config-entries/service-intentions) config
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entries.
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The table below shows this command's [required ACLs](/consul/api-docs/api-structure#authentication). Configuration of
[blocking queries](/consul/api-docs/features/blocking) and [agent caching](/consul/api-docs/features/caching)
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are not supported from commands, but may be from the corresponding HTTP endpoint.
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| ACL Required |
| ----------------------------- |
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| `intentions:read`<p> Define intention rules in the `service` policy. Refer to [ACL requirements for intentions](/consul/docs/connect/intentions/create-manage-intentions#acl-requirements) for additional information.</p> |
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## Usage
Usage:
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- `consul intention get [options] SRC DST`
- `consul intention get [options] ID`
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`SRC` and `DST` can both take [several forms](/consul/commands/intention#source-and-destination-naming).
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#### Enterprise Options
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@include 'cli-http-api-partition-options.mdx'
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@include 'http_api_namespace_options.mdx'
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#### API Options
@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'
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## Examples
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```shell-session
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$ consul intention get web db
Source: web
Destination: db
Action: deny
ID: 20edfa56-9cd4-51db-8c22-db09fdec61ef
Created At: Thursday, 24-May-18 17:07:49 PDT
```
