# MinioContainerResource Methods

- Package: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Minio](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.minio.md)
- Type: [MinioContainerResource](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.minio/miniocontainerresource.md)
- Kind: `Methods`
- Members: `1`

A resource that represents a MinIO storage

## GetConnectionStringAsync(CancellationToken)

- Name: `GetConnectionStringAsync(CancellationToken)`
- Returns: `ValueTask<string?>`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Aspire/blob/67afcca30f02c18687f9c5219313710af9706630/src/CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Minio/MinioContainerResource.cs#L63-L68)

Gets the connection string for the MinIO server.

```csharp
public sealed class MinioContainerResource
{
    public ValueTask<string?> GetConnectionStringAsync(
        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
    {
        // ...
    }
}
```

## Parameters

- `cancellationToken` (`CancellationToken`) `optional`
  A `Threading.CancellationToken` to observe while waiting for the task to complete.

## Returns

`ValueTask<string?>` -- A connection string for the MinIO server in the form "Host=host;Port=port;Username=postgres;Password=password".