# AzureContainerAppEnvironmentResource.asExpress

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Azure.AppContainers](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.azure.appcontainers.md)
- Defined on: [AzureContainerAppEnvironmentResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.azure.appcontainers/azurecontainerappenvironmentresource.md)
- Version: `13.6.0`
- Kind: `method`

Configures the container app environment to publish and deploy HTTP applications using Azure Container Apps Express.

## Definition

```typescript
interface AzureContainerAppEnvironmentResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  asExpress(): AzureContainerAppEnvironmentResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
asExpress(): AzureContainerAppEnvironmentResource
```

## Returns

[AzureContainerAppEnvironmentResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.azure.appcontainers/azurecontainerappenvironmentresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [AzureContainerAppEnvironmentResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.azure.appcontainers/azurecontainerappenvironmentresource.md) -- `handle`