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page_title: "Google: google_compute_https_health_check"
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  Manages an HTTPS Health Check within GCE.
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# google\_compute\_https\_health\_check

Manages an HTTPS health check within GCE. This is used to monitor instances
behind load balancers. Timeouts or HTTPS errors cause the instance to be
removed from the pool. For more information, see [the official
documentation](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/load-balancing/health-checks)
and
[API](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/latest/httpsHealthChecks).

## Example Usage

```js
resource "google_compute_https_health_check" "default" {
  name         = "test"
  request_path = "/health_check"

  timeout_sec        = 1
  check_interval_sec = 1
}
```

## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

* `name` - (Required) A unique name for the resource, required by GCE. Changing
    this forces a new resource to be created.

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* `check_interval_sec` - (Optional) How often to poll each instance (default 5).

* `description` - (Optional) Textual description field.

* `healthy_threshold` - (Optional) Consecutive successes required (default 2).

* `host` - (Optional) HTTPS host header field (default instance's public ip).

* `port` - (Optional) TCP port to connect to (default 443).

* `project` - (Optional) The project in which the resource belongs. If it
    is not provided, the provider project is used.

* `request_path` - (Optional) URL path to query (default /).

* `timeout_sec` - (Optional) How long before declaring failure (default 5).

* `unhealthy_threshold` - (Optional) Consecutive failures required (default 2).


## Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

* `self_link` - The URL of the created resource.