# confluent usm connect-cluster register ## Description Register a USM Connect cluster. ```none confluent usm connect-cluster register [flags] ``` ## Flags ```none --kafka-cluster-id string REQUIRED: The unique identifier of the metadata Kafka cluster for the Connect Cluster. --cloud string Specify the cloud provider as "aws", "azure", or "gcp". --region string The home region of the Confluent Platform Connect cluster where the metadata should be stored. This field is optional. If provided, 'cloud' must also be provided. If neither 'cloud' nor 'region' are provided, the home region of the associated metadata Kafka cluster (identified by 'kafka_cluster_id') will be used as a fallback. --environment string Environment ID. --context string CLI context name. -o, --output string Specify the output format as "human", "json", or "yaml". (default "human") ``` ## 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 Register a Confluent Platform Connect cluster with the ID connect-group-xyz123. ```none confluent usm connect-cluster register connect-group-xyz123 --kafka-cluster-id 4k0R9d1GTS5tI9f4Y2xZ0Q --cloud aws --region us-east-1 ``` ## See Also * [confluent usm connect-cluster](index.md#confluent-usm-connect-cluster) - Manage Confluent Cloud USM Connect clusters.