--- layout: api page_title: Connect - HTTP API description: >- The `/connect` endpoints provide access to service mesh-related operations for intentions and the certificate authority. --- # Connect HTTP Endpoint The `/connect` endpoints provide access to [service mesh-related](/consul/docs/connect) operations for intentions and the certificate authority. There are also service mesh-related endpoints in the [Agent](/consul/api-docs/agent) and [Catalog](/consul/api-docs/catalog) APIs. For example, the API for requesting a TLS certificate for a service is part of the agent APIs. And the catalog API has an endpoint for finding all mesh-capable services in the catalog. The noun _connect_ is used throughout this documentation to refer to the connect subsystem that provides Consul's service mesh capabilities. Where you encounter the _noun_ connect, it is usually functionality specific to service mesh. Please choose a sub-section in the navigation for more information.