# confluent flink endpoint use ## Description Use a Flink endpoint as active endpoint for all subsequent Flink dataplane commands in current environment, such as `flink connection`, `flink statement` and `flink shell`. ```none confluent flink endpoint use [flags] ``` ## Global Flags ```none -h, --help Show help for this command. --unsafe-trace Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets. -v, --verbose count Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace). ``` ## Examples Use “[https://flink.us-east-1.aws.confluent.cloud](https://flink.us-east-1.aws.confluent.cloud)” for subsequent Flink dataplane commands. ```none confluent flink endpoint use "https://flink.us-east-1.aws.confluent.cloud" ``` ## See Also * [confluent flink endpoint](index.md#confluent-flink-endpoint) - Manage Flink endpoint.