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| id: client-libraries-cpp-initialize | |
| title: Initialize a C++ client object | |
| sidebar_label: "Initialize" | |
| description: Learn how to Initialize C++ client in Pulsar. | |
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| You can instantiate a Client object using just a URL for the target Pulsar [cluster](reference-terminology.md#cluster) like this: | |
| ```cpp | |
| Client client("pulsar://localhost:6650"); | |
| ``` | |
| :::note | |
| If you run a cluster in [standalone mode](getting-started-standalone.md), the broker is available at the `pulsar://localhost:6650` URL by default. | |
| ::: |