# RegisterProviderAttribute.Kind

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

[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"`.