# addAzureKustoCluster

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Azure.Kusto](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.azure.kusto.md)
- Version: `13.4.0-preview.1.26281.18`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire)

Adds an Azure Data Explorer (Kusto) cluster resource to the application model.

## Definition

```typescript
interface IDistributedApplicationBuilder {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addAzureKustoCluster(name: string): AzureKustoClusterResource
}
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)

## Returns

[AzureKustoClusterResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.azure.kusto/azurekustoclusterresource.md) `builder`

## Applies to

- [IDistributedApplicationBuilder](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.azure.kusto/idistributedapplicationbuilder.md)