Availability of Azure Cloud Service Name

Use PowerShell to easily check whether a cloud service name is available in Azure.

John Savill

October 15, 2014

1 Min Read
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Q: How can I check whether a specific cloud service name is available in Azure?

A: Cloud service names must be unique in Azure. To test whether a name is available, run the following PowerShell code:

Test-AzureName -Service 'CloudServiceNameToTestFor'

If the result is False, the name is available.

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