# ProviderMetadataRegistry Methods

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.configuration.providermetadataregistry/)

## Register(IProviderMetadataProvider) {#register-orleans-serialization-configuration-iprovidermetadataprovider-6f4b9284}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/b7a9e3e1c9c54b3cec3a467c5734bf7744541bcf/src/Orleans.Serialization/Configuration/ProviderMetadataRegistry.cs#L32-L55)

```csharp
public static void Register(IProviderMetadataProvider provider)
```

Registers generated provider metadata.

### Parameters

- `provider` (`IProviderMetadataProvider`): The generated provider metadata.