script name not set, please specify K6_CLOUD_NAME or options

Error message

script name not set, please specify K6_CLOUD_NAME or options.cloud.name

What it means

Error "script name not set, please specify K6_CLOUD_NAME or options.cloud.name" thrown in grafana/k6.

Source

Thrown at internal/output/cloud/output.go:167

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if warn != "" {
		params.Logger.Warn(warn)
	}

	if err := validateRequiredSystemTags(params.ScriptOptions.SystemTags); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	logger := params.Logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"output": "cloud"})

	if !conf.Name.Valid || conf.Name.String == "" {
		scriptPath := params.ScriptPath.String()
		if scriptPath == "" {
			// Script from stdin without a name, likely from stdin
			return nil, errors.New("script name not set, please specify K6_CLOUD_NAME or options.cloud.name")
		}

		conf.Name = null.StringFrom(filepath.Base(scriptPath))
	}
	if conf.Name.String == "-" {
		conf.Name = null.StringFrom(defaultTestName)
	}

	duration, testEnds := lib.GetEndOffset(params.ExecutionPlan)
	if !testEnds {
		return nil, errors.New("tests with unspecified duration are not allowed when outputting data to k6 cloud")
	}

	if conf.MetricPushConcurrency.Int64 < 1 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("metrics push concurrency must be a positive number but is %d",
			conf.MetricPushConcurrency.Int64)
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/output/cloud/output.go:167 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of grafana/k6@93accf6570 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4f163e875de21941. Report an issue: GitHub.