# Endpoint
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Network information for accessing a cluster or instance. Client programs must specify a valid endpoint to access these Amazon DocumentDB resources.

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** Address **   
Specifies the DNS address of the instance.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** HostedZoneId **   
Specifies the ID that Amazon Route 53 assigns when you create a hosted zone.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** Port **   
Specifies the port that the database engine is listening on.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/docdb-2014-10-31/Endpoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/docdb-2014-10-31/Endpoint) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/docdb-2014-10-31/Endpoint)