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**To register a resource type**
The following ``register-type`` example registers the specified resource type as a private resource type in the user's account. ::
aws cloudformation register-type \
--type-name My::Organization::ResourceName \
--schema-handler-package s3://bucket_name/my-organization-resource_name.zip \
--type RESOURCE
Output::
{
"RegistrationToken": "f5525280-104e-4d35-bef5-8f1f1example"
}
For more information, see `Registering Resource Providers <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation-cli/latest/userguide/resource-type-register.html>`__ in the *CloudFormation Command Line Interface User Guide for Type Development*.