Use valid Cognitive Search service names

Operational Excellence · Cognitive Search · Azure.Search.Name

Azure Cognitive Search service names should meet naming requirements.

Description

When naming Azure resources, resource names must meet service requirements. The requirements for Cognitive Search service names are:

• Between 2 and 60 characters long.
• Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.
• The first two and last one character must be a letter or a number.
• Cognitive Search service names must be globally unique.

Recommendation

Consider using names that meet Azure Cognitive Search service naming requirements. Additionally consider naming resources with a standard naming convention.

Notes

This rule does not check if Azure Cognitive Search service names are unique.

Links

• Repeatable infrastructure
• REST API reference
• Define your naming convention
• Recommended abbreviations for Azure resource types

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Last update: 2021-09-24