---
title: "POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Cache/CheckNameAvailability"
method: POST
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Cache/CheckNameAvailability"
tags: ["Redis"]
---

# POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Cache/CheckNameAvailability

`POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Cache/CheckNameAvailability`

Checks that the redis cache name is valid and is not already in use.

## Path parameters

- `subscriptionId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Request body

- CheckNameAvailabilityParameters — Parameters body to pass for resource name availability check.
  - `name` string, required — Resource name.
  - `type` string, required — Resource type. The only legal value of this property for checking redis cache name availability is 'Microsoft.Cache/redis'.

## Response `200`

Name is available

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