Container Names and IDs
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Container Names
Every container has a name, which is a user-assigned string that uniquely identifies the container within its tenant and in the dashboard.
Container-Name Restrictions
Container names are subject to the general file-system naming restrictions and the following additional restrictions:
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Contain only the following characters:
- Lowercase letters (a–z) and numeric digits (0–9)
- Hyphens (-)
- Underscores (_)
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Begin and end with a lowercase letter (a–z) or a numeric digit (0–9)
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Contain at least one lowercase letter (a–z)
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Not contain multiple successive hyphens (-) or underscores (_)
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Length of 1–128 characters
Note
Container names cannot contain spaces.
Container IDs
The platform assigns every container a unique numeric ID.
Container-ID Deprecation
Whenever possible, identify a container by its name (or "alias") and not by its ID.
For platform APIs that support both identification methods, the container-ID option is deprecated and will eventually be removed.