# GrainReferenceShared.CodecProvider

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core.abstractions/orleans.runtime.grainreferenceshared/) | [Properties](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core.abstractions/orleans.runtime.grainreferenceshared/properties/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Core.Abstractions/Runtime/GrainReference.cs#L66)

```csharp
public CodecProvider CodecProvider
```

Gets the serialization codec provider.