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# Delete Package Versions



This action deletes versions of a package from [GitHub Packages](https://github.com/features/packages). This action will only delete a maximum of 100 versions in one run.



### What It Can Do



* Create a retention policy (delete all except n most recent pre-release versions)

* Delete all package versions except n most recent versions

* Delete oldest version(s)

* Ignore version(s) from deletion through regex

* Delete version(s) of a package that is hosted from a repo having access to package

* Delete version(s) of a package that is hosted from a repo not having access to package

* Delete a single version

* Delete multiple versions

* Delete specific version(s)



# Usage



```yaml

- uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

  with:

  # Can be a single package version id, or a comma separated list of package version ids.

  # Defaults to an empty string.

  package-version-ids:



  # Owner of the package.

  # Defaults to the owner of the repo executing the workflow.

  # Required if deleting a version from a package hosted in a different org than the one executing the workflow.

  owner:



  # Name of the package.

  # Required

  package-name:



  # Type of the package. Can be one of docker (v4 or older), container (v5 or newer), maven, npm, nuget, or rubygems.

  # Required

  package-type:



  # The number of old versions to delete starting from the oldest version.

  # Defaults to 1.

  num-old-versions-to-delete:



  # The number of latest versions to keep.

  # This cannot be specified with `num-old-versions-to-delete`. By default, `min-versions-to-keep` takes precedence over `num-old-versions-to-delete`.

  # When set to 0, all deletable versions will be deleted.

  # When set greater than 0, all deletable package versions except the specified number will be deleted.

  min-versions-to-keep:



  # The package versions to exclude from deletion.

  # Takes regex for the version name as input.

  # By default nothing is ignored. This is ignored when `delete-only-pre-release-versions` is true

  ignore-versions:



  # If true it will delete only the pre-release versions.

  # The number of pre-release versions to keep can be set by using `min-versions-to-keep` value with this.

  # When `min-versions-to-keep` is 0, all pre-release versions get deleted.

  # Defaults to false.

  # Cannot be used with `num-old-versions-to-delete` and `ignore-versions`.

  delete-only-pre-release-versions:



  # If true it will delete only the untagged versions in case of container package.

  # Does not work for other package types and will be ignored.

  # The number of untagged versions to keep can be set by using `min-versions-to-keep` value with this.

  # When `min-versions-to-keep` is 0, all untagged versions get deleted.

  # Defaults to false.

  # Cannot be used with `num-old-versions-to-delete`.

  delete-only-untagged-versions:



  # The token used to authenticate with GitHub Packages.

  # Defaults to github.token.

  # Required if the repo running the workflow does not have access to delete the package.

  #   For rubygems and maven package, repo has access if package is hosted in the same repo as the workflow.

  #   For container, npm and nuget package, repo has access if assigned **Admin** role under Package Settings > Manage Actions Access.

  #   If `package-version-ids` is given the token only needs the delete packages scope.

  #   If `package-version-ids` is not given the token needs the delete packages scope and the read packages scope

  token:

```



# Valid Input Combinations



`owner`, `package-name`, `package-type` and `token` can be used with the following combinations in a workflow - 



  - `num-old-versions-to-delete`

  - `min-versions-to-keep` 

  - `delete-only-pre-release-versions`

  - `ignore-versions`

  - `num-old-versions-to-delete` + `ignore-versions`

  - `min-versions-to-keep` + `ignore-versions`

  - `min-versions-to-keep` + `delete-only-pre-release-versions`

  - `delete-only-untagged-versions`

  - `min-versions-to-keep` + `delete-only-untagged-versions`



# Scenarios



- [Delete Package Versions](#delete-package-versions)

    - [What It Can Do](#what-it-can-do)

- [Usage](#usage)

- [Valid Input Combinations](#valid-input-combinations)

- [Scenarios](#scenarios)

    - [Delete all pre-release versions except y latest pre-release package versions](#delete-all-pre-release-versions-except-y-latest-pre-release-package-versions)

    - [Delete all untagged container versions except y latest untagged versions](#delete-all-untagged-container-versions-except-y-latest-untagged-versions)

    - [Delete all except y latest versions while ignoring particular package versions](#delete-all-except-y-latest-versions-while-ignoring-particular-package-versions)

    - [Delete oldest x number of versions while ignoring particular package versions](#delete-oldest-x-number-of-versions-while-ignoring-particular-package-versions)

    - [Delete all except y latest versions of a package](#delete-all-except-y-latest-versions-of-a-package)

    - [Delete oldest x number of versions of a package](#delete-oldest-x-number-of-versions-of-a-package)

    - [Delete oldest version of a package](#delete-oldest-version-of-a-package)

    - [Delete a specific version of a package](#delete-a-specific-version-of-a-package)

    - [Delete multiple specific versions of a package](#delete-multiple-specific-versions-of-a-package)

- [License](#license)



  ### Delete all pre-release versions except y latest pre-release package versions



  To delete all pre release versions except y latest pre-release package versions, the __package-name__, __min-versions-to-keep__ and __delete-only-pre-release-versions__ inputs are required.



  __Example__



  Delete all pre-release package versions except latest 10



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with: 

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      min-versions-to-keep: 10

      delete-only-pre-release-versions: "true"

  ```

  To delete all pre release versions except y latest pre-release package versions from a repo not having access to package, the __owner__, __package-name__, __token__, __min-versions-to-keep__ and __delete-only-pre-release-versions__ inputs are required.



  __Example__



  Delete all pre-release package versions except latest 10 from a repo not having access to package



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with: 

      owner: 'github'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_PAT }}

      min-versions-to-keep: 10

      delete-only-pre-release-versions: "true"

  ```



  



  ### Delete all untagged container versions except y latest untagged versions



  To delete all untagged versions of a container package except y latest untagged versions, the __package-name__, __package-type__, __min-versions-to-keep__ and __delete-only-untagged-versions__ inputs are required. __package-type__ must be container for this scenario.



  __Example__



  Delete all untagged versions except latest 10



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with: 

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'container'

      min-versions-to-keep: 10

      delete-only-untagged-versions: 'true'

  ```



  



  ### Delete all except y latest versions while ignoring particular package versions



  To delete all except y latest versions while ignoring particular package versions, the __package-name__, __min-versions-to-keep__ and __ignore-versions__ inputs are required.



  __Example__



  Delete all except latest 3 package versions excluding major versions as per semver



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with: 

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      min-versions-to-keep: 3

      ignore-versions: '^(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.0\\.0$'

  ```



  To delete all except y latest versions while ignoring particular package versions from a repo not having access to package, the __owner__, __package-name__, __token__, __min-versions-to-keep__ and __ignore-versions__ inputs are required.



  The [token][token] needs the delete packages and read packages scope. It is recommended [to store the token as a secret][secret]. In this example the [token][token] was stored as a secret named __GITHUB_PAT__.



  __Example__



  Delete all except latest 3 package versions excluding major versions as per semver from a repo not having access to package



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with: 

      owner: 'github'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_PAT }}

      min-versions-to-keep: 3

      ignore-versions: '^(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.0\\.0$'

  ```



  



  ### Delete oldest x number of versions while ignoring particular package versions



  To delete oldest x number of versions while ignoring all the major package versions, the __package-name__, __num-oldest-versions-to-delete__ and __ignore-versions__ inputs are required.



  There is a possibility if the oldest x number of versions contain ignored package versions, actual package versions to get deleted will be less than x.



  __Example__



  Delete 3 oldest versions excluding major versions as per semver



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with: 

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      num-old-versions-to-delete: 3

      ignore-versions: '^(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.0\\.0$'

  ```



  To delete oldest x number of versions while ignoring all the major package versions from a repo not having access to package, the __owner__, __package-name__, __token__, __num-oldest-versions-to-delete__ and __ignore-versions__ inputs are required.



  There is a possibility if the oldest x number of versions contain ignored package versions, actual package versions to get deleted will be less than x.



  __Example__



  Delete 3 oldest versions excluding major versions as per semver from a repo not having access to package



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with: 

      owner: 'github'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}

      num-old-versions-to-delete: 3

      ignore-versions: '^(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.0\\.0$'

  ```



  



  ### Delete all except y latest versions of a package



  To delete all except y latest versions of a package hosted, the __package-name__ and __min-versions-to-keep__ inputs are required.



  __Example__



  Delete all except latest 2 versions of a package hosted



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      min-versions-to-keep: 2

  ```



  To delete all except y latest versions of a package hosted from a repo not having access to package, the __owner__, __package-name__, __token__ and __min-versions-to-keep__ inputs are required.



  The [token][token] needs the delete packages and read packages scope. It is recommended [to store the token as a secret][secret]. In this example the [token][token] was stored as a secret named __GITHUB_PAT__.



  __Example__



  Delete all except latest 2 versions of a package hosted from a repo not having access to package



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      owner: 'github'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}

      min-versions-to-keep: 2

  ```



  



  ### Delete oldest x number of versions of a package



  To delete the oldest x number of versions of a package hosted, the __package-name__, and __num-old-versions-to-delete__ inputs are required.



  __Example__



  Delete the oldest 3 version of a package hosted



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      num-old-versions-to-delete: 3

  ```



  To delete the oldest x number of versions of a package hosted from a repo not having access to package, the __owner__, __package-name__, __token__ and __num-old-versions-to-delete__ inputs are required.



  The [token][token] needs the delete packages and read packages scope. It is recommended [to store the token as a secret][secret]. In this example the [token][token] was stored as a secret named __GITHUB_PAT__.



  __Example__



  Delete the oldest 3 version of a package hosted from a repo not having access to package



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      owner: 'github'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      num-old-versions-to-delete: 3

      token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_PAT }}

  ```



  



  ### Delete oldest version of a package



  To delete the oldest version of a package that is hosted, the __package-name__ input is required.



  __Example__



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

  ```



  To delete the oldest version of a package that is hosted from a repo not having access to package, the __owner__, __package-name__, __token__ inputs are required.



  __Example__



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      owner: 'github'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}

  ```



  



  ### Delete a specific version of a package



  To delete a specific version of a package that is hosted, the __package-version-ids__ input is required.



  Package version ids can be retrieved via the [GitHub REST API][api]



  __Example__



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      package-version-ids: 'MDE0OlBhY2thZ2VWZXJzaW9uOTcyMDY3'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

  ```



  To delete a specific version of a package that is hosted from a repo not having access to package, the __package-version-ids__ and __token__ inputs are required.



  Package version ids can be retrieved via the [GitHub REST API][api]



  __Example__



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      package-version-ids: 'MDE0OlBhY2thZ2VWZXJzaW9uOTcyMDY3'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}

  ```



  



  ### Delete multiple specific versions of a package



  To delete multiple specific versions of a package that is hosted, the __package-version-ids__ input is required.



  The __package-version-ids__ input should be a comma separated string of package version ids. Package version ids can be retrieved via the [GitHub REST API][api].



  __Example__



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      package-version-ids: 'MDE0OlBhY2thZ2VWZXJzaW9uOTcyMDY3, MDE0OlBhY2thZ2VWZXJzaW9uOTcyMzQ5, MDE0OlBhY2thZ2VWZXJzaW9uOTcyMzUw'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

  ```



  To delete multiple specific versions of a package that is hosted from a repo not having access to package, the __package-version-ids__, __token__ inputs are required.



  The __package-version-ids__ input should be a comma separated string of package version ids. Package version ids can be retrieved via the [GitHub REST API][api].



  __Example__



  ```yaml

  - uses: actions/delete-package-versions@v5

    with:

      package-version-ids: 'MDE0OlBhY2thZ2VWZXJzaW9uOTcyMDY3, MDE0OlBhY2thZ2VWZXJzaW9uOTcyMzQ5, MDE0OlBhY2thZ2VWZXJzaW9uOTcyMzUw'

      package-name: 'test-package'

      package-type: 'npm'

      token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}

  ```



# License



The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT License](https://github.com/actions/delete-package-versions/blob/main/LICENSE)



[api]: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/packages

[token]: https://help.github.com/en/packages/publishing-and-managing-packages/about-github-packages#about-tokens

[secret]: https://help.github.com/en/actions/configuring-and-managing-workflows/creating-and-storing-encrypted-secrets