Sample - GitHub REST API
DELETE/orgs/{org}/packages/{package_type}/{package_name}/versions/{package_version_id}

Delete package version for an organization

Deletes a specific package version in an organization. If the package is public and the package version has more than 5,000 downloads, you cannot delete the package version. In this scenario, contact GitHub support for further assistance.

The authenticated user must have admin permissions in the organization to use this endpoint. If the package_type belongs to a GitHub Packages registry that supports granular permissions, the authenticated user must also have admin permissions to the package. For the list of these registries, see "About permissions for GitHub Packages."

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the read:packages and delete:packages scopes to use this endpoint. For more information, see "About permissions for GitHub Packages."

  • RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.

4 parameters
package_typestringrequired
The type of supported package. Packages in GitHub's Gradle registry have the type `maven`. Docker images pushed to GitHub's Container registry (`ghcr.io`) have the type `container`. You can use the type `docker` to find images that were pushed to GitHub's Docker registry (`docker.pkg.github.com`), even if these have now been migrated to the Container registry.
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package_namestringrequired
The name of the package.
orgstringrequired
The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.
package_version_idintegerrequired
Unique identifier of the package version.

4 status codes
204Response
401Requires authentication
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
403Forbidden
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
404Resource not found
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional

Error handling

A 401 is returned: Requires authentication. A 403 is returned: Forbidden. A 404 is returned: Resource not found.