# RegisterProviderAttribute Properties

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization.abstractions/orleans.registerproviderattribute/)

## Kind {#kind-8a8aa81b}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization.Abstractions/Annotations.cs#L392)

```csharp
public string Kind
```

Gets the kind of the provider, for example, `"Clustering"`, `"Reminders"`.

## Name {#name-9131a36e}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization.Abstractions/Annotations.cs#L387)

```csharp
public string Name
```

Gets the provider name, for example, `"AzureTableStorage"`.

## Target {#target-eb304b30}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization.Abstractions/Annotations.cs#L397)

```csharp
public string Target
```

Gets the type used to configure the provider, for example, `"Server"`, `"Client"`.

## Type {#type-99277952}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization.Abstractions/Annotations.cs#L402)

```csharp
public Type Type
```

Gets the type used to configure the provider.