https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6251787 To shut down a project: Go to the console . From the projects list, select Manage all projects . Find the name or project ID of the project you want to shut down, then click the trash icon. A confirmation screen describing what will happen appears. To confirm, enter your project ID and click Shut down . Shutting down a project stops all billing and traffic serving, shuts down any App Engine applications, and terminates all Compute Engine instances. All project data associated with Google Cloud 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. Ad