diff --git a/grafana_dashboards/grafana/dashboard.py b/grafana_dashboards/grafana/dashboard.py
index aed9990..7775226 100644
--- a/grafana_dashboards/grafana/dashboard.py
+++ b/grafana_dashboards/grafana/dashboard.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import hashlib
 import json
 
 from requests import exceptions
@@ -22,9 +23,13 @@ from grafana_dashboards.grafana import utils
 class Dashboard(object):
 
     def __init__(self, url, session):
-        self.url = utils.urljoin(url, 'api/dashboards/db/')
+        self.db_url = utils.urljoin(url, 'api/dashboards/db/')
+        self.uid_url = utils.urljoin(url, 'api/dashboards/uid/')
         self.session = session
 
+    def dashboard_uid(self, name):
+        return hashlib.sha256(name.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()[0:10]
+
     def create(self, name, data, overwrite=False, folder_id=0):
         """Create a new dashboard
 
@@ -41,6 +46,8 @@ class Dashboard(object):
         :raises Exception: if dashboard already exists
 
         """
+        uid = self.dashboard_uid(name)
+        data['uid'] = uid
         dashboard = {
             'dashboard': data,
             'folderId': folder_id,
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@ class Dashboard(object):
             raise Exception('dashboard[%s] already exists' % name)
 
         res = self.session.post(
-            self.url, data=json.dumps(dashboard))
+            self.db_url, data=json.dumps(dashboard))
         res.raise_for_status()
         if not self.is_dashboard(name):
             raise Exception('dashboard[%s] does not exist' % name)
@@ -64,10 +71,12 @@ class Dashboard(object):
         :raises Exception: if dashboard failed to delete
 
         """
-        url = utils.urljoin(self.url, name)
+        uid = self.dashboard_uid(name)
+        url = utils.urljoin(self.uid_url, uid)
         self.session.delete(url)
         if self.is_dashboard(name):
-            raise Exception('dashboard[%s] failed to delete' % name)
+            raise Exception(
+                'dashboard %s (uid: %s) failed to delete' % (name, uid))
 
     def get(self, name):
         """Get a dashboard
@@ -78,14 +87,15 @@ class Dashboard(object):
         :rtype: dict or None
 
         """
-        url = utils.urljoin(self.url, name)
+        url = utils.urljoin(self.uid_url, self.dashboard_uid(name))
         try:
             res = self.session.get(url)
             res.raise_for_status()
         except exceptions.HTTPError:
             return None
 
-        return res.json()
+        json = res.json()
+        return json if json else None
 
     def is_dashboard(self, name):
         """Check if a dashboard exists
@@ -98,6 +108,4 @@ class Dashboard(object):
 
         """
         res = self.get(name)
-        if res and res['meta']['slug'] == name:
-            return True
-        return False
+        return True if res else False
diff --git a/tests/test_grafana.py b/tests/test_grafana.py
index b837e3f..749f2fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_grafana.py
+++ b/tests/test_grafana.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 import requests_mock
+import re
 from testtools import TestCase
 
 from grafana_dashboards.grafana import Grafana
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ DASHBOARD_NOT_FOUND = {
     "message": "Dashboard not found"
 }
 
+UID_URL_MATCHER = re.compile(r'api/dashboards/uid/[a-fA-F\d]{10}')
+
 
 class TestCaseGrafana(TestCase):
 
@@ -61,14 +64,12 @@ class TestCaseGrafana(TestCase):
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_create_dashboard_new(self, mock_requests):
         def post_callback(request, context):
-            mock_requests.get(
-                '/api/dashboards/db/new-dashboard', json=CREATE_NEW_DASHBOARD)
+            mock_requests.get(UID_URL_MATCHER, json=CREATE_NEW_DASHBOARD)
             return True
 
         mock_requests.post('/api/dashboards/db/', json=post_callback)
         mock_requests.get(
-            '/api/dashboards/db/new-dashboard', json=DASHBOARD_NOT_FOUND,
-            status_code=404)
+            UID_URL_MATCHER, json=DASHBOARD_NOT_FOUND, status_code=404)
 
         data = {
             "dashboard": {
@@ -83,8 +84,7 @@ class TestCaseGrafana(TestCase):
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_create_dashboard_overwrite(self, mock_requests):
         mock_requests.post('/api/dashboards/db/')
-        mock_requests.get(
-            '/api/dashboards/db/new-dashboard', json=CREATE_NEW_DASHBOARD)
+        mock_requests.get(UID_URL_MATCHER, json=CREATE_NEW_DASHBOARD)
         data = {
             "dashboard": {
                 "title": "New dashboard",
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ class TestCaseGrafana(TestCase):
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_create_dashboard_existing(self, mock_requests):
         mock_requests.post('/api/dashboards/db/')
-        mock_requests.get(
-            '/api/dashboards/db/new-dashboard', json=CREATE_NEW_DASHBOARD)
+        mock_requests.get(UID_URL_MATCHER, json=CREATE_NEW_DASHBOARD)
         data = {
             "dashboard": {
                 "title": "New dashboard",
@@ -114,10 +113,9 @@ class TestCaseGrafana(TestCase):
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_delete_dashboard(self, mock_requests):
-        mock_requests.delete('/api/dashboards/db/new-dashboard')
+        mock_requests.delete(UID_URL_MATCHER)
         mock_requests.get(
-            '/api/dashboards/db/new-dashboard', json=DASHBOARD_NOT_FOUND,
-            status_code=404)
+            UID_URL_MATCHER, json=DASHBOARD_NOT_FOUND, status_code=404)
         self.grafana.dashboard.delete('new-dashboard')
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()