# EndpointReference.getValueAsync

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.md)
- Defined on: [EndpointReference](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting/endpointreference.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Kind: `method`

Gets the URL of the endpoint asynchronously. Waits for the endpoint to be allocated if necessary.

## Definition

```typescript
interface EndpointReference {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  getValueAsync(cancellationToken?: cancellationToken): string;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
getValueAsync(cancellationToken?: cancellationToken): string
```

## Parameters

- `cancellationToken` (`cancellationToken`) `optional`

## Returns

`string`

## Defined on

- [EndpointReference](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting/endpointreference.md) -- `handle`