---
title: Host Endpoint Resource (hostEndpoint)
canonical_url: 'https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.2/reference/calicoctl/resources/hostendpoint'
---

A Host Endpoint resource (hostEndpoint) represents an interface attached to a host that is running Calico.  

Each host endpoint may include a set of labels and list of profiles that Calico will use to apply policy 
to the interface.  If no profiles or labels are applied, Calico will 
not apply any policy.

For `calicoctl` commands that specify a resource type on the CLI, the following
aliases are supported (all case insensitive): `hostendpoint`, `hostendpoints`, `hep`, `heps`.

### Sample YAML

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: hostEndpoint
metadata:
  name: eth0
  node: myhost
  labels:
    type: production
spec:
  interfaceName: eth0
  expectedIPs: 
  - 192.168.0.1
  - 192.168.0.2
  profiles: 
  - profile1
  - profile2
```

### HostEndpoint Definition

#### Metadata

| Field       | Description                 | Accepted Values   | Schema  |
|-------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|---------|
| name        | The name of this hostEndpoint. |      | string |
| node        | The name of the node where this hostEndpoint resides. |      | string |
| labels      | A set of labels to apply to this endpoint. |      | map    |

#### Spec

| Field       | Description                 | Accepted Values   | Schema | Default    |
|-------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|--------|------------|
| interfaceName | The name of the interface on which to apply policy.      |                             | string          |
| expectedIPs   | The expected IP addresses associated with the interface. | Valid IPv4 or IPv6 address  | list |
| profiles      | The list of profiles to apply to the endpoint.           |                             | list |
