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ageis
ageis

Reputation: 27

When do bucket names expire and get released?

I created a bucket in a project. I subsequently deleted that project, so its bucket should be deleted along with it.

Now I'm attempting to make a bucket with the same name in another project, but I get the error:

"This bucket name is already in use. Bucket names must be globally unique. Try another name."

It's been over 12 hours. Documentation suggests that bucket IDs are supposed to get released if they are no longer in use. Will that bucket ID ever become available again?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 210

Answers (2)

Kevin Zhou
Kevin Zhou

Reputation: 46

An update to the previous answer. Google documentation indicates that:

If you delete the project that contains the bucket, which effectively deletes the bucket as well, the bucket name may not be released for weeks or longer.

Upvotes: 0

jterrace
jterrace

Reputation: 67073

From the support documentation:

Shutting down a project stops all billing and traffic serving, shuts down any Google Cloud Platform App Engine applications, and terminates all Compute Engine instances. All project data associated with Google Cloud and Google APIs services becomes inaccessible.

After a 7-day waiting period, the project and associated data are permanently deleted from the console.

Note that after the 7-day waiting period ends, the time it takes to completely delete a project may vary. For example, if a project has billing set up, it might not be completely deleted until the current billing cycle ends, you receive the next bill, and your account is successfully charged. Additionally, the number and types of services in use may also affect when the system permanently deletes a project.

Upvotes: 1

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