Can I re-use an Azure host name?

Question

I have an Azure app service hosted as [somehostname].azurewebsites.net. Can I reuse that same host name if I delete the existing resource first?

If so, is there a delay before the prior usage of that host name is released?

Answer 1

Names are only reserved until the resources are deleted. If you delete your web app, then the name is available again.

There may or may not be a delay, based on how things are managed.