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layout: "consul"
page_title: "Consul: consul_service"
sidebar_current: "docs-consul-resource-service"
description: |-
  A high-level resource for creating a Service in Consul. Since Consul requires clients to register services with either the catalog or an agent, `consul_service` may register with either the catalog or an agent, depending on the configuration of `consul_service`. For now, `consul_service` always registers services with the agent running at the address defined in the `consul` resource. Health checks are not currently supported.
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# consul\_service

A high-level resource for creating a Service in Consul. Currently,
defining health checks for a service is not supported.

## Example Usage

```
resource "consul_service" "google" {
    address = "www.google.com"
    name = "google"
    port = 80
    tags = ["tag0", "tag1"]
}
```

## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

* `service_id` - (Optional, string) The ID of the service, defaults to the value of `name`
  if not supplied.

* `address` - (Optional, string) The address of the service. Defaults to the
  address of the agent.

* `name` - (Required, string) The name of the service.

* `port` - (Optional, int) The port of the service.

* `tags` - (Optional, set of strings) A list of values that are opaque to Consul,
  but can be used to distinguish between services or nodes.
  

## Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

* `service_id` - The id of the service, defaults to the value of `name`.
* `address` - The address of the service.
* `name` - The name of the service.
* `port` - The port of the service.
* `tags` - The tags of the service.