# SurrealDbServerResource Methods

- Package: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.SurrealDb](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.surrealdb.md)
- Type: [SurrealDbServerResource](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.surrealdb/surrealdbserverresource.md)
- Kind: `Methods`
- Members: `1`

A resource that represents a SurrealDB container.

## GetConnectionStringAsync(CancellationToken)

- Name: `GetConnectionStringAsync(CancellationToken)`
- Returns: `ValueTask<string?>`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Aspire/blob/d9dc6fc02412d7398c5722840513d99965a6e98f/src/CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.SurrealDb/SurrealDbServerResource.cs#L101-L106)

Gets the connection string for the SurrealDB instance.

```csharp
public class SurrealDbServerResource
{
    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 SurrealDB instance in the form "Server=scheme://host:port;User=username;Password=password".