open-consul/website/content/commands/intention/check.mdx

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layout: commands
page_title: 'Commands: Intention Check'
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# Consul Intention Check

Command: `consul intention check`

The `intention check` command checks whether a connection attempt between
two services would be authorized given the current set of intentions and
Consul configuration.

This command requires less ACL permissions than other intention-related
tasks because no information about the intention is revealed. Therefore,
callers only need to have `service:read` access for the destination. Richer
commands like [match](/commands/intention/match) require full
intention read permissions and don't evaluate the result.

-> **Note:** This command will always treat intentions with `Permissions`
defined as _deny_ intentions during evaluation, as this endpoint is only suited
for networking layer 4 (e.g. TCP) integration.

## Usage

Usage: `consul intention check [options] SRC DST`

`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 check web db
Denied

$ consul intention check web billing
Allowed
```