hashicorp/nomad · error

http type must have http path

Error message

http type must have http path

What it means

An HTTP-type service check was defined without a `path`; validateCommon requires a request path for http checks.

Source

Thrown at nomad/structs/services.go:269

	if sc.OnUpdate == "" {
		sc.OnUpdate = OnUpdateRequireHealthy
	}
}

// validateCommon validates the parts of ServiceCheck shared across providers.
func (sc *ServiceCheck) validateCommon(allowableTypes []string) error {
	// validate the type is allowable (different between nomad, consul checks)
	checkType := strings.ToLower(sc.Type)
	if !slices.Contains(allowableTypes, checkType) {
		s := strings.Join(allowableTypes, ", ")
		return fmt.Errorf(`invalid check type (%q), must be one of %s`, checkType, s)
	}

	// validate specific check types
	switch checkType {
	case ServiceCheckHTTP:
		if sc.Path == "" {
			return fmt.Errorf("http type must have http path")
		}
		checkPath, pathErr := url.Parse(sc.Path)
		if pathErr != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("http type must have valid http path")
		}
		if checkPath.IsAbs() {
			return fmt.Errorf("http type must have relative http path")
		}
	case ServiceCheckScript:
		if sc.Command == "" {
			return fmt.Errorf("script type must have a valid script path")
		}
	}

	// validate interval
	if sc.Interval == 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("missing required value interval. Interval cannot be less than %v", minCheckInterval)
	} else if sc.Interval < minCheckInterval {

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Solutions

1. Add a path such as "/health" to the check definition

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nomad/structs/services.go:269 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of hashicorp/nomad@482b49bf1a (2026-09-04). Data as JSON: /api/errors/49cb0c6ba686e21d. Report an issue: GitHub.