Azure Managed Grafana naming convention
The CAF abbreviation for Azure Managed Grafana is amg.
Names can be 2 to 23 characters long and allow alphanumerics and hyphens.
The name must be globally unique across all of Azure.
Naming rules
| CAF abbreviation | amg |
|---|---|
| Length | 2 to 23 characters |
| Allowed characters | Alphanumerics (a-z, A-Z, 0-9), hyphens |
| Scope of uniqueness | Global (must be unique across all of Azure) |
| CAF pattern | amg-{workload}-{environment}-{region}-{instance} |
Rules follow Microsoft's resource naming rules and CAF abbreviations. Some resource types have extra start/end character restrictions, so verify against the official docs before locking in a convention.
Example names
Generated by the same engine as the name generator, so length and character rules are already applied.
| Scenario | Generated name | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Payments API, production | amg-payments-prod-001 Dropped region to fit the 23-char limit. | 21/23 |
| Web app, development | amg-webapp-dev-weu-002 | 22/23 |
| Analytics with company prefix | amg-analytics-stage-001 Dropped company, region to fit the 23-char limit. | 23/23 |
Naming in Terraform and Bicep
Build the name from variables so one module produces the right name in every environment. The 23-character limit is enforced in the expression.
locals {
managed_grafana_name = substr("amg-${var.workload}-${var.environment}-${var.region}-001", 0, 23)
}var managedGrafanaName = take('amg-${workload}-${environment}-${region}-001', 23)Generate Azure Managed Grafana names for your workload
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See the full list of Azure resource naming rules or read the complete CAF naming guide.