diff --git a/internal/backstage/backstage.go b/internal/backstage/backstage.go
index e2261b67..ad3d8457 100644
--- a/internal/backstage/backstage.go
+++ b/internal/backstage/backstage.go
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ package backstage
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ func LoadCatalogInfo(r io.Reader) (*CatalogInfo, error) {
 	if catalog.service != nil {
 		var apiNames []string
 		for _, apiName := range catalog.serviceComponent.Spec.ProvidesAPIs {
+			// Preserve manually added entries, things are are NOT vervet APIs
 			if _, ok := vervetAPINames[apiName]; !ok {
 				apiNames = append(apiNames, apiName)
 			}
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ func LoadCatalogInfo(r io.Reader) (*CatalogInfo, error) {
 
 // LoadVervetAPIs loads all the compiled versioned OpenAPI specs and adds them
 // to the catalog as API components.
-func (c *CatalogInfo) LoadVervetAPIs(root, versions string, pivotDate time.Time) error {
+func (c *CatalogInfo) LoadVervetAPIs(root, versions string, pivotDate time.Time, apiName string) error {
 	root, err := filepath.Abs(root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -202,10 +205,18 @@ func (c *CatalogInfo) LoadVervetAPIs(root, versions string, pivotDate time.Time)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		api, err := c.vervetAPI(doc, root, pivotDate)
+		api, err := c.vervetAPI(doc, root, pivotDate, apiName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if _, ok := apiUniqueNames[api.Metadata.Name]; ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf(`
+there are multiple apis named %s, only one will be available on Backstage.
+To resolve this error change the Name attribute in one of the spec files.
+Note names may be truncated to fit the Backstage 63 character limit`,
+				api.Metadata.Name,
+			)
+		}
 		c.VervetAPIs = append(c.VervetAPIs, api)
 		apiUniqueNames[api.Metadata.Name] = struct{}{}
 	}
@@ -252,7 +263,7 @@ func (c *CatalogInfo) LoadVervetAPIs(root, versions string, pivotDate time.Time)
 }
 
 // vervetAPI adds an OpenAPI spec document to the catalog.
-func (c *CatalogInfo) vervetAPI(doc *vervet.Document, root string, pivotDate time.Time) (*API, error) {
+func (c *CatalogInfo) vervetAPI(doc *vervet.Document, root string, pivotDate time.Time, apiName string) (*API, error) {
 	version, err := doc.Version()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -262,7 +273,10 @@ func (c *CatalogInfo) vervetAPI(doc *vervet.Document, root string, pivotDate tim
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	name := toBackstageName(doc.Info.Title) + "_" + version.DateString()
+	name_suffix := fmt.Sprintf("_%s_%s", toBackstageName(apiName), version.DateString())
+	// Backstage names can only be a maximum of 63 characters
+	name_len := 63 - len(name_suffix)
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("%."+strconv.Itoa(name_len)+"s%s", toBackstageName(doc.Info.Title), name_suffix)
 	title := doc.Info.Title + " " + version.DateString()
 	labels := map[string]string{
 		snykApiVersionDate: version.DateString(),
diff --git a/internal/backstage/backstage_test.go b/internal/backstage/backstage_test.go
index 0c7afcd2..d84ba440 100644
--- a/internal/backstage/backstage_test.go
+++ b/internal/backstage/backstage_test.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestLoadVersionsNoApis(t *testing.T) {
 	catalog, err := LoadCatalogInfo(bytes.NewBufferString(catalogSrc))
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 	versionsRoot := testdata.Path("output")
-	err = catalog.LoadVervetAPIs(testdata.Path("."), versionsRoot, time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	err = catalog.LoadVervetAPIs(testdata.Path("."), versionsRoot, time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), "rest")
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 
 	var saveOutput bytes.Buffer
@@ -123,16 +123,16 @@ func TestLoadVersionsNoApis(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(saveOutput.String(), qt.Equals, catalogSrc+`
   providesApis:
-    - Registry_2021-06-01_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-04_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-07_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-13_beta
-    - Registry_2021-06-13_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-08-20_experimental
-    - Registry_2023-06-01_experimental
-    - Registry_2023-06-02_experimental
-    - Registry_2023-06-03_experimental
-    - Registry_2024-10-15_ga
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-01_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-04_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-07_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-13_beta
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-13_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-08-20_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-01_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-02_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-03_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2024-10-15_ga
 ---
 `[1:]+string(vervetAPIs))
 }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TestLoadVersionsSomeApis(t *testing.T) {
 `[1:]))
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 	versionsRoot := testdata.Path("output")
-	err = catalog.LoadVervetAPIs(testdata.Path("."), versionsRoot, time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	err = catalog.LoadVervetAPIs(testdata.Path("."), versionsRoot, time.Date(3000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), "rest")
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 
 	var saveOutput bytes.Buffer
@@ -156,16 +156,16 @@ func TestLoadVersionsSomeApis(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(saveOutput.String(), qt.Equals, catalogSrc+`
   providesApis:
-    - Registry_2021-06-01_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-04_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-07_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-13_beta
-    - Registry_2021-06-13_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-08-20_experimental
-    - Registry_2023-06-01_experimental
-    - Registry_2023-06-02_experimental
-    - Registry_2023-06-03_experimental
-    - Registry_2024-10-15_ga
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-01_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-04_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-07_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-13_beta
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-13_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-08-20_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-01_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-02_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-03_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2024-10-15_ga
     - someOtherApi
 ---
 `[1:]+string(vervetAPIs))
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func TestDoesNotOutputStabilitiesAfterPivotDate(t *testing.T) {
 	catalog, err := LoadCatalogInfo(bytes.NewBufferString(catalogSrc))
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 	versionsRoot := testdata.Path("output")
-	err = catalog.LoadVervetAPIs(testdata.Path("."), versionsRoot, time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
+	err = catalog.LoadVervetAPIs(testdata.Path("."), versionsRoot, time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), "rest")
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 
 	var saveOutput bytes.Buffer
@@ -186,16 +186,28 @@ func TestDoesNotOutputStabilitiesAfterPivotDate(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(saveOutput.String(), qt.Equals, catalogSrc+`
   providesApis:
-    - Registry_2021-06-01_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-04_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-07_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-06-13_beta
-    - Registry_2021-06-13_experimental
-    - Registry_2021-08-20_experimental
-    - Registry_2023-06-01
-    - Registry_2023-06-02
-    - Registry_2023-06-03
-    - Registry_2024-10-15
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-01_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-04_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-07_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-13_beta
+    - Registry_rest_2021-06-13_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2021-08-20_experimental
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-01
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-02
+    - Registry_rest_2023-06-03
+    - Registry_rest_2024-10-15
 ---
 `[1:]+string(vervetAPIs))
 }
+
+func TestWarnsAboutConflictingNames(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
+	catalog, err := LoadCatalogInfo(bytes.NewBufferString(catalogSrc))
+	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+	versionsRoot := testdata.Path("output")
+	err = catalog.LoadVervetAPIs(testdata.Path("."), versionsRoot, time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), "rest")
+	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+
+	err = catalog.LoadVervetAPIs(testdata.Path("."), versionsRoot, time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), "rest")
+	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNotNil)
+}
diff --git a/internal/cmd/backstage.go b/internal/cmd/backstage.go
index 0f832d51..cc54fb6c 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/backstage.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/backstage.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func processCatalog(ctx *cli.Context, w io.Writer) error {
 		for _, outputPath := range outputPaths {
 			outputPath = filepath.Join(projectDir, outputPath)
 			if matchPath(outputPath) {
-				if err := catalogInfo.LoadVervetAPIs(projectDir, outputPath, pivotDate.Date); err != nil {
+				if err := catalogInfo.LoadVervetAPIs(projectDir, outputPath, pivotDate.Date, apiName); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 				break
diff --git a/testdata/catalog-vervet-apis-with-pivot.yaml b/testdata/catalog-vervet-apis-with-pivot.yaml
index 2eb5ea08..4bc2e043 100644
--- a/testdata/catalog-vervet-apis-with-pivot.yaml
+++ b/testdata/catalog-vervet-apis-with-pivot.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-01_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-01_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-06-01 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-04_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-04_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-06-04 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-07_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-07_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-06-07 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-13_beta
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-13_beta
   title: Registry 2021-06-13 beta
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-13_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-13_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-06-13 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-08-20_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-08-20_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-08-20 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2023-06-01
+  name: Registry_rest_2023-06-01
   title: Registry 2023-06-01
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2023-06-02
+  name: Registry_rest_2023-06-02
   title: Registry 2023-06-02
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2023-06-03
+  name: Registry_rest_2023-06-03
   title: Registry 2023-06-03
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2024-10-15
+  name: Registry_rest_2024-10-15
   title: Registry 2024-10-15
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
diff --git a/testdata/catalog-vervet-apis.yaml b/testdata/catalog-vervet-apis.yaml
index ceaacf7c..92d2b1fa 100644
--- a/testdata/catalog-vervet-apis.yaml
+++ b/testdata/catalog-vervet-apis.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-01_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-01_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-06-01 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-04_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-04_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-06-04 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-07_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-07_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-06-07 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-13_beta
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-13_beta
   title: Registry 2021-06-13 beta
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-06-13_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-06-13_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-06-13 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2021-08-20_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2021-08-20_experimental
   title: Registry 2021-08-20 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2023-06-01_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2023-06-01_experimental
   title: Registry 2023-06-01 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2023-06-02_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2023-06-02_experimental
   title: Registry 2023-06-02 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2023-06-03_experimental
+  name: Registry_rest_2023-06-03_experimental
   title: Registry 2023-06-03 experimental
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: API
 metadata:
-  name: Registry_2024-10-15_ga
+  name: Registry_rest_2024-10-15_ga
   title: Registry 2024-10-15 ga
   annotations:
     api.snyk.io/generated-by: vervet