<commit_before>---
title: Bind a Service
---

_This page assumes that you are using cf v6._

## <a id='binding'></a>Binding a Service Instance to your Application ##

Some services provide bindable service instances.
For services that offer bindable service instances, binding a service to your
application adds credentials for the service instance to the
[VCAP_SERVICES](../deploy-apps/environment-variable.html#VCAP_SERVICES)<commit_msg>fix link which broke when anchor elsewhere was fixed<commit_after>---
title: Bind a Service
---

_This page assumes that you are using cf v6._

## <a id='binding'></a>Binding a Service Instance to your Application ##

Some services provide bindable service instances.
For services that offer bindable service instances, binding a service to your
application adds credentials for the service instance to the
[VCAP_SERVICES](../deploy-apps/environment-variable.html#VCAP-SERVICES)
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