Delete untagged containers

Deletes containers that do not have tags from Github container registry (ghcr.io)

Note that this has not been fully tested with non-user orgs as the APIs differ. Use at your own risk

Inputs

package_name

Required: The name of the package to delete

token

Required: Access token to use for deleting packages

org

Required: The name of the org that the package belongs to (if an organization, otherwise you can use user or rely on automatic detection)

user

Required: The name of the user that the package belongs to

Example usage

Github Actions

It is now possible (and recommended) to use an automatic Github Actions token rather than a person access token. Which repos are allowed to access which packages can be configured in "Manage Actions access" under the settings for a given package.

NOTE: This does not work with org-scoped packages. If you're having Package not found errors when using secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN, try using a personal access token instead. Follow this thread for details.

name: Remove old package versions
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      package_name:
        description: 'The name of the package to delete'     
        required: true

jobs:
  remove-package-versions:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: purge packages
        uses: dylanratcliffe/delete-untagged-containers@main
        with:
          package_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.package_name }}
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Personal Access token

This example uses a personal access token with the following permissions:

• read:packages
• write:packages
• delete:packages

name: Remove old package versions
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      package_name:
        description: 'The name of the package to delete'     
        required: true

jobs:
  remove-package-versions:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: purge packages
        uses: dylanratcliffe/delete-untagged-containers@main
        with:
          package_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.package_name }}
          # This is a person access token
          token: ${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}