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layout: docs
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page_title: 'Commands: Intention'
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sidebar_title: intention
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---
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# Consul Intention
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Command: `consul intention`
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The `intention` command is used to interact with Connect
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[intentions](/docs/connect/intentions). It exposes commands for
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creating, updating, reading, deleting, checking, and managing intentions.
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This command is available in Consul 1.2 and later.
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Intentions may also be managed via the [HTTP API](/api/connect/intentions).
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## Usage
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Usage: `consul intention <subcommand>`
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For the exact documentation for your Consul version, run `consul intention -h` to view
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the complete list of subcommands.
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```text
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Usage: consul intention <subcommand> [options] [args]
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...
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Subcommands:
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check Check whether a connection between two services is allowed.
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create Create intentions for service connections.
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delete Delete an intention.
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get Show information about an intention.
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match Show intentions that match a source or destination.
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```
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For more information, examples, and usage about a subcommand, click on the name
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of the subcommand in the sidebar.
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## Basic Examples
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Create an intention to allow "web" to talk to "db":
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```shell
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$ consul intention create web db
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```
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Test whether a "web" is allowed to connect to "db":
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```shell
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$ consul intention check web db
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```
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Find all intentions for communicating to the "db" service:
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```shell
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$ consul intention match db
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```
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