hashicorp/nomad · error

missing required value interval. Interval cannot be less tha

Error message

missing required value interval. Interval cannot be less than %v

What it means

The service check defines no `interval` (zero value); validateCommon requires a probing interval of at least the minimum check interval.

Source

Thrown at nomad/structs/services.go:286

		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 {
		return fmt.Errorf("interval (%v) cannot be lower than %v", sc.Interval, minCheckInterval)
	}

	// validate timeout
	if sc.Timeout == 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("missing required value timeout. Timeout cannot be less than %v", minCheckInterval)
	} else if sc.Timeout < minCheckTimeout {
		return fmt.Errorf("timeout (%v) is lower than required minimum timeout %v", sc.Timeout, minCheckInterval)
	}

	// validate the initial status
	switch sc.InitialStatus {
	case "":
	case api.HealthPassing:
	case api.HealthWarning:
	case api.HealthCritical:
	default:

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Solutions

1. Set interval to at least the minimum (e.g. "5s" or greater) in the check stanza

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nomad/structs/services.go:286 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/ee23508ffa109553. Report an issue: GitHub.