[Vectorize] Allow reuse of index names (#18886)

src/content/changelogs/vectorize.yaml

@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ productLink: "/vectorize/"
 productArea: Developer platform
 productAreaLink: /workers/platform/changelog/platform/
 entries:
+  - publish_date: "2024-12-20"
+    title: Added support for index name reuse
+    description: |-
+      Vectorize now supports the reuse of index names within the account. An index can be created using the same name as an index that is in a deleted state.
+
   - publish_date: "2024-12-19"
     title: Added support for range queries in metadata filters
     description: |-
-      Vectorize now supports `$lt`, `$lte`, `$gt`, and `$gte` clauses in [metadata filters](/vectorize/reference/metadata-filtering/). 
+      Vectorize now supports `$lt`, `$lte`, `$gt`, and `$gte` clauses in [metadata filters](/vectorize/reference/metadata-filtering/).
 
   - publish_date: "2024-11-13"
     title: Added support for $in and $nin metadata filters

src/content/docs/vectorize/best-practices/create-indexes.mdx

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Creating an index requires three inputs:
 - The (fixed) [dimension size](#dimensions) of each vector, for example 384 or 1536.
 - The (fixed) [distance metric](#distance-metrics) to use for calculating vector similarity.
 
-An index cannot be created using the same name as an index previously deleted on your account. We are in the process of addressing this limitation.
+An index cannot be created using the same name as an index that is currently active on your account. However, an index can be created with a name that belonged to an index that has been deleted.
 
 The configuration of an index cannot be changed after creation.
 

src/content/docs/workers/wrangler/commands.mdx

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ npx wrangler vectorize create <INDEX_NAME> [--dimensions=<NUM_DIMENSIONS>] [--me
 ```
 
 - `INDEX_NAME` <Type text="string" /> <MetaInfo text="required" />
-  - The name of the new index to create. Must be unique for an account and cannot be changed after creation or reused after the deletion of an index.
+  - The name of the new index to create. Must be unique for an account and cannot be changed after creation.
 - `--dimensions` <Type text="number" /> <MetaInfo text="required" />
   - The vector dimension width to configure the index for. Cannot be changed after creation.
 - `--metric` <Type text="string" /> <MetaInfo text="required" />