google cloud platform - In GCP, I deleted a project that had a bucket. How can I reuse the bucket name in a different project?

Question

In Google Cloud Platform, I used a bucket name in a project. I had to delete the project. When I tried to use the same bucket name in a new project, it says "That bucket name is taken. Try another." How can I reuse the bucket name? I used the bucket name for my own website, so the bucket name was like www.blah.com. The domain name was registered with google and it is still registered, but I cannot make it active since GCP does not allow me to reuse the bucket name. Thanks.

Answer 1

You can restore the deleted project as per this project restore process, then delete the bucket using the gcloud command:

gcloud projects undelete PROJECT_ID

gsutil rm -r gs://BUCKET_NAME

Once you delete the bucket from the project you can reuse the name for new bucket on another project.

Please note that, Project owners can restore a deleted project within the 30-day recovery period; however, Cloud Storage resources are deleted before the 30-day period ends.