---
title: "EndpointSlices and backend selection"
description: "How can you check EndpointSlice backends when readiness is lost?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T31.04/"
topicId: "T31.04"
---

> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you check EndpointSlice backends when readiness is lost?

## What we will work through

Check EndpointSlice backends when readiness is lost.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: ClusterIP Services; Readiness, liveness, and startup probes.

- [ClusterIP Services](/en/articles/topics/T31.03/)
- [Readiness, liveness, and startup probes](/en/articles/topics/T30.10/)