# AzureBlobStorageResource Properties

- Package: [Aspire.Hosting.Azure.Storage](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.azure.storage.md)
- Type: [AzureBlobStorageResource](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.azure.storage/azureblobstorageresource.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `3`

A resource that represents an Azure Blob Storage account.

## ConnectionStringExpression

- Name: `ConnectionStringExpression`
- Modifiers: `get`
- Returns: `ReferenceExpression`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Azure.Storage/AzureBlobStorageResource.cs#L38)

Gets the connection string template for the manifest for the Azure Blob Storage resource.

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

## Parent

- Name: `Parent`
- Modifiers: `get`
- Returns: [AzureStorageResource](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.azure.storage/azurestorageresource.md)
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Azure.Storage/AzureBlobStorageResource.cs#L24)

Gets the parent AzureStorageResource of this AzureBlobStorageResource.

```csharp
public AzureStorageResource Parent { get; }
```

## UriExpression

- Name: `UriExpression`
- Modifiers: `get`
- Returns: `ReferenceExpression`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Azure.Storage/AzureBlobStorageResource.cs#L32)

Gets the connection URI expression for the blob storage service.

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

## Remarks

Format: `https://{host}:{port}` for emulator or `{blobEndpoint}` for Azure.