# AzureApplicationInsightsResource Properties

- Package: [Aspire.Hosting.Azure.ApplicationInsights](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.azure.applicationinsights.md)
- Type: [AzureApplicationInsightsResource](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.azure.applicationinsights/azureapplicationinsightsresource.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `3`

A resource that represents an Azure Application Insights resource.

## ConnectionString

- Name: `ConnectionString`
- Modifiers: `get`
- Returns: `BicepOutputReference`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Azure.ApplicationInsights/AzureApplicationInsightsResource.cs#L27)

Gets the "appInsightsConnectionString" output reference for the Azure Application Insights resource.

```csharp
public BicepOutputReference ConnectionString { get; }
```

## ConnectionStringExpression

- Name: `ConnectionStringExpression`
- Modifiers: `get`
- Returns: `ReferenceExpression`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Azure.ApplicationInsights/AzureApplicationInsightsResource.cs#L33)

Gets the connection string template for the manifest for the Azure Application Insights resource.

```csharp
public ReferenceExpression ConnectionStringExpression { get; }
```

## NameOutputReference

- Name: `NameOutputReference`
- Modifiers: `get`
- Returns: `BicepOutputReference`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Azure.ApplicationInsights/AzureApplicationInsightsResource.cs#L22)

Gets the "name" output reference for the resource.

```csharp
public BicepOutputReference NameOutputReference { get; }
```