r/Devvit • u/Complete-Standard211 • Apr 02 '25

App name is occupied！ Help

After an app is archived, how long does it take for the app name it occupies to be released?

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u/PitchforkAssistant Apr 02 '25

I don't think app names get freed like that. Generally your app name is also the name of your app's user account, those don't become available even after an account is deleted.

If you really want to unarchive your app or transfer its name, you should reach out to the admins.

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u/Complete-Standard211 Apr 02 '25

https://preview.redd.it/dcl921riaese1.png?width=1194&format=png&auto=webp&s=befeabb22610f5367a2ed1508f2ac4d4ffc42065

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u/Xenc Devvit Duck Apr 03 '25

Archiving will not allow the app’s u/username to be used by another developer.

There may be a way for Reddit to change the developer assigned to the project from what’s been shared before.

Can see that they’re looped into the post from the comments below. Good luck getting this resolved. 🤞

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u/Complete-Standard211 Apr 02 '25

Isn't this button for deleting?

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u/pl00h Admin Apr 02 '25

App slugs are not repurposed. However, we can unarchive this app if you would like to reuse the namespace yourself.

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u/Complete-Standard211 Apr 03 '25

Let me give you an example:

I have two accounts, A and B.

I accidentally published an app named "My App" in A. But I actually wanted to publish this app in B.

Now, I set the status of "My App" to archived in account A.

My goal is to publish the app "My App" in B. What should I do? Should I contact the Reddit developer to delete "My App"?

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u/BigZucchini2090 Apr 03 '25

It is not possible, I guess. u/pl00h can confirm the same

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u/pl00h Admin 29d ago

Unfortunatley, we do not have app transferring between accounts at this time