---
title: "PATCH /projects/{project}/global/httpHealthChecks/{httpHealthCheck}"
method: PATCH
path: "/projects/{project}/global/httpHealthChecks/{httpHealthCheck}"
tags: ["httpHealthChecks"]
---

# PATCH /projects/{project}/global/httpHealthChecks/{httpHealthCheck}

`PATCH /projects/{project}/global/httpHealthChecks/{httpHealthCheck}`

Updates a HttpHealthCheck resource in the specified project using the data
included in the request. This method supportsPATCH
semantics and uses theJSON merge
patch format and processing rules.

## Path parameters

- `project` string, required
- `httpHealthCheck` string, required

## Query parameters

- `requestId` string

## Request body

- HttpHealthCheck — Represents a legacy HTTP Health Check resource. Legacy HTTP health checks are now only required by target pool-based network load balancers. For all other load balancers, including backend service-based network load balancers, and for managed instance group auto-healing, you must use modern (non-legacy) health checks. For more information, seeHealth checks overview.
  - `port` integer — The TCP port number for the HTTP health check request. The default value is80.
  - `selfLink` string — [Output Only] Server-defined URL for the resource.
  - `host` string — The value of the host header in the HTTP health check request. If left empty (default value), the public IP on behalf of which this health check is performed will be used.
  - `checkIntervalSec` integer — How often (in seconds) to send a health check. The default value is5 seconds.
  - `timeoutSec` integer — How long (in seconds) to wait before claiming failure. The default value is5 seconds. It is invalid for timeoutSec to have greater value than checkIntervalSec.
  - `id` string, uint64 — [Output Only] The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.
  - `requestPath` string — The request path of the HTTP health check request. The default value is/. This field does not support query parameters. Must comply withRFC3986.
  - `unhealthyThreshold` integer — A so-far healthy instance will be marked unhealthy after this many consecutive failures. The default value is 2.
  - `kind` string — Output only. [Output Only] Type of the resource. Alwayscompute#httpHealthCheck for HTTP health checks.
  - `healthyThreshold` integer — A so-far unhealthy instance will be marked healthy after this many consecutive successes. The default value is 2.
  - `name` string — Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply withRFC1035. Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
  - `description` string — An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create the resource.
  - `creationTimestamp` string — [Output Only] Creation timestamp inRFC3339 text format.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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