# getConnectionString

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Testing](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.testing.md)
- Version: `13.3.0`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire)

Gets the connection string for the specified resource.

## Definition

```typescript
interface DistributedApplication {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  getConnectionString(resourceName: string): string
}
```

## Parameters

- `resourceName` (`string`)

## Returns

`string`

## Applies to

- [DistributedApplication](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.testing/distributedapplication.md)