Question

Your team permanently deleted a Google Cloud project named 'analytics-prod-2023' after its 30-day recovery window elapsed. A colleague now wants to create a brand-new project using the exact same project ID 'analytics-prod-2023'. When they attempt this in the console, the ID is rejected as unavailable. What is the reason for this behavior?

Accepted Answer

Project IDs must be globally unique and cannot be reused even after the original project is deleted.

Answer

Project IDs are permanently reserved and can never be reused once a project has been fully deleted.

Answer

The project is still in the 30-day recovery state and must first be restored before the ID becomes free.

Answer

Billing must be unlinked from the deleted project before its ID can be released for reuse.