---
title: "Checks resource name validity"
method: POST
path: "/providers/Microsoft.Resources/checkResourceName"
tags: ["Tenants"]
---

# Checks resource name validity

`POST /providers/Microsoft.Resources/checkResourceName`

A resource name is valid if it is not a reserved word, does not contains a reserved word and does not start with a reserved word

## Parameters

- `../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/components/parameters/ApiVersionParameter` — unresolved $ref

## Request body

- ResourceName — Name and Type of the Resource
  - `name` string, required — Name of the resource
  - `type` string, required — The type of the resource

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- CheckResourceNameResult — Resource Name valid if not a reserved word, does not contain a reserved word and does not start with a reserved word
  - `name` string — Name of Resource
  - `type` string — Type of Resource
  - `status` 'Allowed' | 'Reserved' — Is the resource name Allowed or Reserved

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (2015-11-01) `abbabab6a26c` — 1 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `api-version`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/resources-microsoft-resources-subscriptions/changes/providers/Microsoft.Resources/checkResourceName/post.md)

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