Category: Google AI Studio / Cloud Integration Project ID: gen-lang-client-
Description: I was building two full applications using the AI Studio “Build” mode. After several hours of prompting and successful code generation, I attempted to deploy the apps to Google Cloud. During the deployment flow, I was prompted to enable billing/auto-pay.
I completed the payment process in a separate tab/window. When the billing was finalized and I returned to the AI Studio session, the session had timed out or refreshed.
Current State:
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The project appears in my AI Studio project list (
aistudio.google.com/projects). -
Clicking the project does not open the build interface; it only opens a “Project Details” popup.
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Attempting to access the project via direct URL results in a 404 error.
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Logs Explorer in the Google Cloud Console shows active
SetIamPolicyandSearchProjectsevents for this Project ID, confirming the backend project exists. -
However, Cloud Storage and Cloud Build history show no source files or buckets.
Troubleshooting Already Attempted:
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Checked Google Drive (including Trash and “applet” searches). No JSON or source files found.
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Checked Cloud Shell history.
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Verified browser IndexedDB for local cached state.
Request: Since the Logs Explorer shows activity, the metadata for this build must exist. Is there a way for the engineering team to recover the source code archives associated with this Project ID? This represents a significant loss of work due to a session timeout during a mandatory billing redirect.