November 13, 2026 · Cloudflare
AI Search - Manage AI Search instances in any namespace with Terraform
Starting with Cloudflare Terraform provider ↗︎ v5.29.0, you can manage AI Search instances in any namespace, not only default.
The cloudflare_ai_search_instance resource has a new namespace argument. It defaults to default, so existing configurations keep managing the same instances.
resource "cloudflare_ai_search_namespace" "support" {
account_id = var.account_id
name = "support"
}
resource "cloudflare_ai_search_instance" "docs" {
account_id = var.account_id
id = "docs"
namespace = cloudflare_ai_search_namespace.support.name
}
You can import existing instances and namespaces:
terraform import cloudflare_ai_search_instance.docs <account_id>/support/docs
terraform import cloudflare_ai_search_namespace.support <account_id>/support
The data sources read instances from the namespace you set:
data "cloudflare_ai_search_instance" "docs" {
account_id = var.account_id
namespace = "support"
id = "docs"
}
data "cloudflare_ai_search_instances" "support" {
account_id = var.account_id
namespace = "support"
}
When you upgrade to v5.29.0, review these changes:
- The
cloudflare_ai_search_instanceimport ID now includes the namespace:<account_id>/<namespace>/<id>. For instances in the default namespace, use<account_id>/default/<id>. - The
cloudflare_ai_search_instanceandcloudflare_ai_search_instancesdata sources requirenamespace. Setnamespace = "default"for instances in the default namespace. cloudflare_ai_search_instancesreturns the instances in one namespace. Thefilter.namespaceargument ofcloudflare_ai_search_instanceis removed.- Changing
namespacereplaces the instance.