# Resource

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/a3766e994fd2cba86c8ac60b8a80268cab7e6383/src/Aspire.Hosting/ApplicationModel/Resource.cs)
- Implements: [IResource](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/iresource.md)

Represents an abstract resource that can be used by an application, that implements [IResource](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/iresource.md).

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel;

public abstract class Resource
    : Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.IResource
{
    // ...
}
```

## Properties

- [Annotations](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/resource/properties.md#annotations) : [ResourceAnnotationCollection](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/resourceannotationcollection.md) `virtual` `get` -- Gets the annotations associated with the resource.
- [Name](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/resource/properties.md#name) : `string` `virtual` `get` -- Gets the name of the resource.