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---
layout: "random"
page_title: "Random: random_pet"
sidebar_current: "docs-random-resource-pet"
description: |-
Generates a random pet.
---
# random\_pet
The resource `random_pet` generates random pet names that are intended to be
used as unique identifiers for other resources.
This resource can be used in conjunction with resources that have
the `create_before_destroy` lifecycle flag set, to avoid conflicts with
unique names during the brief period where both the old and new resources
exist concurrently.
## Example Usage
The following example shows how to generate a unique pet name for an AWS EC2
instance that changes each time a new AMI id is selected.
```
resource "random_pet" "server" {
keepers = {
# Generate a new pet name each time we switch to a new AMI id
ami_id = "${var.ami_id}"
}
}
resource "aws_instance" "server" {
tags = {
Name = "web-server-${random_pet.server.id}"
}
# Read the AMI id "through" the random_pet resource to ensure that
# both will change together.
ami = "${random_pet.server.keepers.ami_id}"
# ... (other aws_instance arguments) ...
}
```
The result of the above will set the Name of the AWS Instance to
`web-server-simple-snake`.
## Argument Reference
The following arguments are supported:
* `keepers` - (Optional) Arbitrary map of values that, when changed, will
trigger a new id to be generated. See
[the main provider documentation](../index.html) for more information.
* `length` - (Optional) The length (in words) of the pet name.
* `prefix` - (Optional) A string to prefix the name with.
* `separator` - (Optional) The character to separate words in the pet name.