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Intentions - Connect HTTP API
The /connect/intentions
endpoint provide tools for managing
intentions.
Create Intention
This endpoint creates a new intention and returns its ID if it was created successfully.
The name and destination pair must be unique. If another intention matches the name and destination, the creation will fail. You must either update the existing intention or delete it prior to creating a new one.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/connect/intentions |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | ACL Required |
---|---|---|
NO |
none |
intentions:write 1 |
1 Intention ACL rules are specified as part of a service
rule.
See Intention Management Permissions for more details.
Parameters
-
SourceName
(string: <required>)
- The source of the intention. For aSourceType
ofconsul
this is the name of a Consul service. The service doesn't need to be registered. -
DestinationName
(string: <required>)
- The destination of the intention. The intention destination is always a Consul service, unlike the source. The service doesn't need to be registered. -
SourceType
(string: <required>)
- The type for theSourceName
value. This can be only "consul" today to represent a Consul service. -
Action
(string: <required>)
- This is one of "allow" or "deny" for the action that should be taken if this intention matches a request. -
Description
(string: nil)
- Description for the intention. This is not used for anything by Consul, but is presented in API responses to assist tooling. -
Meta
(map<string|string>: nil)
- Specifies arbitrary KV metadata pairs.
Sample Payload
{
"SourceName": "web",
"DestinationName": "db",
"SourceType": "consul",
"Action": "allow"
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/connect/intentions
Sample Response
{
"ID": "8f246b77-f3e1-ff88-5b48-8ec93abf3e05"
}
Read Specific Intention
This endpoint reads a specific intention.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
GET |
/connect/intentions/:uuid |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | ACL Required |
---|---|---|
YES |
all |
intentions:read 1 |
1 Intention ACL rules are specified as part of a service
rule.
See Intention Management Permissions for more details.
Parameters
uuid
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the UUID of the intention to read. This is specified as part of the URL.
Sample Request
$ curl \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/connect/intentions/e9ebc19f-d481-42b1-4871-4d298d3acd5c
Sample Response
{
"ID": "e9ebc19f-d481-42b1-4871-4d298d3acd5c",
"Description": "",
"SourceNS": "default",
"SourceName": "web",
"DestinationNS": "default",
"DestinationName": "db",
"SourceType": "consul",
"Action": "allow",
"DefaultAddr": "",
"DefaultPort": 0,
"Meta": {},
"Precedence": 9,
"CreatedAt": "2018-05-21T16:41:27.977155457Z",
"UpdatedAt": "2018-05-21T16:41:27.977157724Z",
"CreateIndex": 11,
"ModifyIndex": 11
}
List Intentions
This endpoint lists all intentions.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
GET |
/connect/intentions |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | ACL Required |
---|---|---|
YES |
all |
intentions:read 1 |
1 Intention ACL rules are specified as part of a service
rule.
See Intention Management Permissions for more details.
Sample Request
$ curl \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/connect/intentions
Sample Response
[
{
"ID": "e9ebc19f-d481-42b1-4871-4d298d3acd5c",
"Description": "",
"SourceNS": "default",
"SourceName": "web",
"DestinationNS": "default",
"DestinationName": "db",
"SourceType": "consul",
"Action": "allow",
"DefaultAddr": "",
"DefaultPort": 0,
"Meta": {},
"Precedence": 9,
"CreatedAt": "2018-05-21T16:41:27.977155457Z",
"UpdatedAt": "2018-05-21T16:41:27.977157724Z",
"CreateIndex": 11,
"ModifyIndex": 11
}
]
Update Intention
This endpoint updates an intention with the given values.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
PUT |
/connect/intentions/:uuid |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | ACL Required |
---|---|---|
NO |
none |
intentions:write 1 |
1 Intention ACL rules are specified as part of a service
rule.
See Intention Management Permissions for more details.
Parameters
-
uuid
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the UUID of the intention to update. This is specified as part of the URL. -
Other parameters are identical to creating an intention.
Sample Payload
{
"SourceName": "web",
"DestinationName": "other-db",
"SourceType": "consul",
"Action": "allow"
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--request PUT \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/connect/intentions/e9ebc19f-d481-42b1-4871-4d298d3acd5c
Delete Intention
This endpoint deletes a specific intention.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
DELETE |
/connect/intentions/:uuid |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | ACL Required |
---|---|---|
NO |
none |
intentions:write 1 |
1 Intention ACL rules are specified as part of a service
rule.
See Intention Management Permissions for more details.
Parameters
uuid
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the UUID of the intention to delete. This is specified as part of the URL.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--request DELETE \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/connect/intentions/e9ebc19f-d481-42b1-4871-4d298d3acd5c
Check Intention Result
This endpoint evaluates the intentions for a specific source and destination and returns whether the connection would be authorized or not given the current Consul configuration and set of intentions.
This endpoint will work even if the destination service has
intention = "deny"
specifically set, because the resulting API response
does not contain any information about the intention itself.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
GET |
/connect/intentions/check |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | ACL Required |
---|---|---|
NO |
none |
intentions:read 1 |
1 Intention ACL rules are specified as part of a service
rule.
See Intention Management Permissions for more details.
Parameters
-
source
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the source service. This is specified as part of the URL. -
destination
(string: <required>)
- Specifies the destination service. This is specified as part of the URL.
Sample Request
$ curl \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/connect/intentions/check?source=web&destination=db
Sample Response
{
"Allowed": true
}
Allowed
is true if the connection would be allowed, false otherwise.
List Matching Intentions
This endpoint lists the intentions that match a given source or destination. The intentions in the response are in evaluation order.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
GET |
/connect/intentions/match |
application/json |
The table below shows this endpoint's support for blocking queries, consistency modes, and required ACLs.
Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | ACL Required |
---|---|---|
NO |
none |
intentions:read 1 |
1 Intention ACL rules are specified as part of a service
rule.
See Intention Management Permissions for more details.
Parameters
-
by
(string: <required>)
- Specifies whether to match the "name" value by "source" or "destination". -
name
(string: <required>)
- Specifies a name to match. This parameter can be repeated for batching multiple matches.
Sample Request
$ curl \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/connect/intentions/match?by=source&name=web
Sample Response
{
"web": [
{
"ID": "ed16f6a6-d863-1bec-af45-96bbdcbe02be",
"Description": "",
"SourceNS": "default",
"SourceName": "web",
"DestinationNS": "default",
"DestinationName": "db",
"SourceType": "consul",
"Action": "deny",
"DefaultAddr": "",
"DefaultPort": 0,
"Meta": {},
"CreatedAt": "2018-05-21T16:41:33.296693825Z",
"UpdatedAt": "2018-05-21T16:41:33.296694288Z",
"CreateIndex": 12,
"ModifyIndex": 12
},
{
"ID": "e9ebc19f-d481-42b1-4871-4d298d3acd5c",
"Description": "",
"SourceNS": "default",
"SourceName": "web",
"DestinationNS": "default",
"DestinationName": "*",
"SourceType": "consul",
"Action": "allow",
"DefaultAddr": "",
"DefaultPort": 0,
"Meta": {},
"CreatedAt": "2018-05-21T16:41:27.977155457Z",
"UpdatedAt": "2018-05-21T16:41:27.977157724Z",
"CreateIndex": 11,
"ModifyIndex": 11
}
]
}