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layout: docs
page_title: Consul API Gateway MeshService
description: >-
This topic describes how to configure the Consul API Gateway MeshService object
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# MeshService
This topic provides full details about the `MeshService` resource.
## Introduction
A `MeshService` is a resource in the Kubernetes cluster that enables Kubernetes configuration models, such as `HTTPRoute` and `TCPRoute`, to reference services that only exist in Consul. A `MeshService` represents a service in the Consul service mesh outside the Kubernetes cluster where Consul API Gateway is deployed. The service represented by the `MeshService` resource must be in the same Consul datacenter as the Kubernetes cluster.
## Configuration Model
The following outline shows how to format the configurations in the `MeshService` object. Click on a property name to view details about the configuration.
* [`name`](#name): string | required
## Specification
This topic provides details about the configuration parameters.
### name
Specifies the name of the service in the Consul service mesh to send traffic to.
* Type: string
* Required: required