---
layout: commands
page_title: 'Commands: Intention Get'
---

# Consul Intention Get

Command: `consul intention get`

The `intention get` command shows a single intention.

-> **Deprecated** - The one argument form of this command is deprecated in
Consul 1.9.0. Intentions no longer need IDs when represented as
[`service-intentions`](/docs/connect/config-entries/service-intentions) config
entries.

## Usage

Usage:

- `consul intention get [options] SRC DST`
- `consul intention get [options] ID`

`SRC` and `DST` can both take [several forms](/commands/intention#source-and-destination-naming).

#### API Options

@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'

#### Enterprise Options

@include 'http_api_namespace_options.mdx'

## Examples

```shell-session
$ 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
```
