gcloud alpha artifacts docker images delete

NAME
gcloud alpha artifacts docker images delete - delete an Artifact Registry container image
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha artifacts docker images deleteIMAGE[--async][--delete-tags][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) A valid container image has the format of
LOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/PROJECT-ID/REPOSITORY-ID/IMAGE

A valid container image that can be referenced by tag or digest, has the formatof

LOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/PROJECT-ID/REPOSITORY-ID/IMAGE:tagLOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/PROJECT-ID/REPOSITORY-ID/IMAGE@sha256:digest

This command can fail for the following reasons:

  • Trying to delete an image by digest when the image is still tagged. Add--delete-tags to delete the digest and the tags.
  • Trying to delete an image by tag when the image has other tags. Add--delete-tags to delete all tags.
  • A valid repository format was not provided.
  • The specified image does not exist.
  • The active account does not have permission to delete images.
EXAMPLES
To delete imagebusy-box inus-west1 and all of itsdigests and tags:
gcloudalphaartifactsdockerimagesdeleteus-west1-docker.pkg.dev/my-project/my-repository/busy-box

To delete image digestabcxyz under imagebusy-box:

gcloudalphaartifactsdockerimagesdeleteus-west1-docker.pkg.dev/my-project/my-repository/busy-box@sha256:abcxyz

To delete image digestabcxyz under imagebusy-boxwhile there're other tags associate with the digest:

gcloudalphaartifactsdockerimagesdeleteus-west1-docker.pkg.dev/my-project/my-repository/busy-box@sha256:abcxyz--delete-tags

To delete an image digest and its only tagmy-tag under imagebusy-box:

gcloudalphaartifactsdockerimagesdeleteus-west1-docker.pkg.dev/my-project/my-repository/busy-box:my-tag
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
IMAGE
A container image.

A valid container image has the format ofLOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/PROJECT-ID/REPOSITORY-ID/IMAGE

A valid container image that can be referenced by tag or digest, has the formatof LOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/PROJECT-ID/REPOSITORY-ID/IMAGE:tagLOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/PROJECT-ID/REPOSITORY-ID/IMAGE@sha256:digest

FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--delete-tags
If specified, all tags associated with the image are deleted.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist. These variants are also available:
gcloudartifactsdockerimagesdelete
gcloudbetaartifactsdockerimagesdelete

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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.