sqldb SQL databaseA database on a logical SQL server. Unique within the server.
| CAF abbreviation | sqldb |
| Resource type | Microsoft.Sql/servers/databases |
| Length | 1–128 characters |
| Case | Mixed case |
| Allowed characters | Any characters except < > * % & : \ / ? and control characters. Can't end with a period or space. |
| Uniqueness | Parent resource |
| Separator | Hyphen |
Source: Microsoft Learn, “Naming rules and restrictions for Azure resources”, checked October 2026. Abbreviation from the Cloud Adoption Framework.
A worked name for workload app, env prod, region weu, instance 001.
sqldb-app-prod-weu-001
Valid
^(?=.{1,128}$)[^<>*%&:\\/?]*[^<>*%&:\\/?. ]$var name = take('sqldb-${workload}-${env}-${region}-${instance}', 128)locals {
name = substr(join("-", compact(["sqldb", var.workload, var.env, var.region, var.instance])), 0, 128)
}Azure Policy can't evaluate regular expressions, so a policy can check the sqldb prefix but not the full format. Run the regex in your pipeline, or audit existing names on a schedule.
Unique within its parent resource only, for example a subnet within its virtual network or a database within its server.
Open in the name generator