# Dependencies for checks

**URL:** <https://discourse.sensu.io/t/dependencies-for-checks/76>\
**Category:** Sensu Classic (EOL)\
**Created:** [September 15, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/dependencies-for-checks/76 "2013-09-15T21:18:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Maxim\_Nikolaev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Maxim\_Nikolaev](https://discourse.sensu.io/u/Maxim_Nikolaev)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/dependencies-for-checks/76/1 "2013-09-15T21:18:22Z")

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Hi

I’m checking now Sensu and it looks great. I have question about check dependencies. In Nagios there is an option to configure check dependent on other checks, so that I won’t get errors from other checks if “parent” will fall. How can I do sane in Sensu?

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Porter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Sean\_Porter](https://discourse.sensu.io/u/Sean_Porter)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/dependencies-for-checks/76/2 "2013-09-17T16:44:13Z")

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Hey Maxim,

The sensu-plugin library that provides Sensu::Handler provides a filter for this functionality, [https://github.com/sensu/sensu-plugin/blob/master/lib/sensu-handler.rb#L109](https://github.com/sensu/sensu-plugin/blob/master/lib/sensu-handler.rb#L109) You may provide “dependencies” in your check definition(s). Note that this is limited to the scope of the individual client.

Sean.

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> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Maxim Nikolaev [max@maximnik.com](mailto:max@maximnik.com) wrote:
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> > Hi
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> > I’m checking now Sensu and it looks great. I have question about check dependencies. In Nagios there is an option to configure check dependent on other checks, so that I won’t get errors from other checks if “parent” will fall. How can I do sane in Sensu?

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**Author:** ![jspaleta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.sensu.io/jspaleta/32/141_2.png) [@jspaleta](https://discourse.sensu.io/u/jspaleta)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.sensu.io/t/dependencies-for-checks/76/3 "2018-11-22T02:04:59Z")

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