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# Resource Location Management
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Azure resource location validation and name availability checking for Media Services resources across Azure regions. This capability ensures that Media Services account names are unique and available before attempting to create new resources.
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## Capabilities
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### Name Availability Checking
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Check whether a Media Services account name is available in a specific Azure region before attempting resource creation.
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```python { .api }
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def check_name_availability(
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    location_name: str,
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    parameters: CheckNameAvailabilityInput
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) -> EntityNameAvailabilityCheckOutput:
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    """
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    Check if a Media Services account name is available in a specific Azure region.
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    Parameters:
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    - location_name: The Azure region name where availability should be checked (str)
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    - parameters: Name availability check request parameters (CheckNameAvailabilityInput)
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    EntityNameAvailabilityCheckOutput containing availability status and reason if unavailable
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    """
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```
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### Usage Example
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```python
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from azure.mgmt.media import AzureMediaServices
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from azure.mgmt.media.models import CheckNameAvailabilityInput
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from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
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credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
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client = AzureMediaServices(credential, subscription_id)
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# Check if a media service name is available in East US
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check_request = CheckNameAvailabilityInput(
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    name="my-media-service-name",
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    type="Microsoft.Media/mediaservices"
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result = client.locations.check_name_availability(
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    location_name="eastus",
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    parameters=check_request
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if result.name_available:
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    print(f"Name '{result.name}' is available")
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    print(f"Name unavailable: {result.reason} - {result.message}")
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```
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## Data Types
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```python { .api }
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class CheckNameAvailabilityInput:
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    """Request parameters for name availability checking."""
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        name: str = None,
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        type: str = None
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        """
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        Initialize name availability check request.
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        - name: The resource name to check for availability (str)
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        - type: The resource type (typically "Microsoft.Media/mediaservices") (str)
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class EntityNameAvailabilityCheckOutput:
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    """Response containing name availability results."""
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    name_available: bool
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    """Whether the name is available for use."""
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    """Reason why the name is not available (if name_available is False)."""
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    message: str
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    """Detailed message explaining availability status."""
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```